Document:National Bylaws and Convention Rules 1980: Difference between revisions

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==ARTICLE V: NATIONAL COMMITTEE==
==ARTICLE V: NATIONAL COMMITTEE==
Section 1. The National Committee of the Party shall be composed of the following:
Section 1. The National Committee of the Party shall be composed of the following:
a. The four elected officers of the Party;
a. The four elected officers of the Party;
b. The immediate past Chair, for the two-year period following the election at a Convention of a new Chair;
b. The immediate past Chair, for the two-year period following the election at a Convention of a new Chair;
c. Seven members elected at large by all the delegates at the Regular Convention; and
c. Seven members elected at large by all the delegates at the Regular Convention; and
d. The regions shall select, as provided in Rule IX and Section 5 of this Article, one member from each Regional Division, plus one additional member from each Region with between 10 and 20 percent of the Party membership. Each Region containing over 20 percent of the total Party member­ ship shall be entitled to a third National Committee member.
d. The regions shall select, as provided in Rule IX and Section 5 of this Article, one member from each Regional Division, plus one additional member from each Region with between 10 and 20 percent of the Party membership. Each Region containing over 20 percent of the total Party member­ ship shall be entitled to a third National Committee member.


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Region 1: Alaska
Region 1: Alaska
Region II: California, Hawaii and U.S. territories and possessions in the Pacific Ocean
Region II: California, Hawaii and U.S. territories and possessions in the Pacific Ocean
Region III: Washington and Oregon
Region III: Washington and Oregon
Region IV: Arizona
Region IV: Arizona
Region V: Nevada
Region V: Nevada
Region VI: Utah, Idaho and Montana
Region VI: Utah, Idaho and Montana
Region VII: Colorado, New Mexico and Wyoming
Region VII: Colorado, New Mexico and Wyoming
Region VIII: North Dakota, South Dakota, Iowa and Minnesota
Region VIII: North Dakota, South Dakota, Iowa and Minnesota
Region IX: Nebraska, Kansas, Oklahoma, Missouri and Arkansas
Region IX: Nebraska, Kansas, Oklahoma, Missouri and Arkansas
Region X: Texas
Region X: Texas
Region XI: Illinois and Wisconsin
Region XI: Illinois and Wisconsin
Region XII: Michigan, Indiana, Ohio and Kentucky
Region XII: Michigan, Indiana, Ohio and Kentucky
Region XIII: Louisiana, Tennessee, Mississippi and Alabama
Region XIII: Louisiana, Tennessee, Mississippi and Alabama
Region XIV: North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Florida and U.S. territories and possessions in the Caribbean region
Region XIV: North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Florida and U.S. territories and possessions in the Caribbean region
Region XV: West Virginia, Maryland, District of Columbia and Virginia
Region XV: West Virginia, Maryland, District of Columbia and Virginia
Region XVI: New Jersey, Pennsylvania and Delaware
Region XVI: New Jersey, Pennsylvania and Delaware
Region XVII: New York
Region XVII: New York
Region XVIII: Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Rhode Island and Connecticut.
Region XVIII: Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Rhode Island and Connecticut.


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