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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. | ||