Constitution and Bylaws of the Minnesota Teenage Republicans

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CONSTITUTION OF THE MINNESOTA TEENAGE REPUBLICANS

ARTICLE I

THE NAME OF THE ORGANIZATION SHALL BE THE MINNESOTA TEENAGE REPUBLICANS,

HEREAFTER REFERRED TO AS MN TAR.

ARTICLE II

AS AN AFFILIATE TO THE REPUBLICAN PARTY OF MINNESOTA, HEREAFTER REFERRED TO

AS THE RPM, MN TAR SHALL STRIVE TO FOSTER HIGH SCHOOL AGE STUDENT

PARTICIPATION WITH RESPECTS TO THE FOLLOWING GOALS:

1. TO AID IN THE ELECTION OF REPUBLICAN CANDIDATES AT ALL LEVELS OF

GOVERNMENT;

2. TO DEVELOP POLITICAL SKILLS AND LEADERSHIP ABILITY AMONG REPUBLICAN

STUDENTS;

3. TO PROVIDE AN OPPORTUNITY FOR POLITICAL NETWORKING;

4.TO PROVIDE AN ARENA FOR STUDENTS TO EXPRESS REPUBLICAN BELIEFS; AND

5. TO ACT AS AN EXTENSION OF THE TEENAGE REPUBLICAN NATIONAL COMMITTEE.

ARTICLE III

SECTION I

AN INDIVIDUAL SHALL BE CONSIDERED A MN TAR IF HE OR SHE IS BETWEEN THE AGES

OF 13-19, HAS NOT GRADUATED FROM HIGH SCHOOL, AND HOLDS MEMBERSHIP IN AN

OFFICIALLY RECOGNIZED LOCAL MN TAR CHAPTER. MN TAR OFFICERS SHALL BE

ELECTED FROM AMONG MN TAR STATEWIDE MEMBERSHIP.

SECTION II

ALL LOCAL TEENAGE REPUBLICAN CHAPTERS SEEKING MN TAR OFFICIAL RECOGNITION

SHALL SUBMIT A LIST OF OFFICERS AND MEMBERSHIP AND A CLUB CONSTITUTION TO

THE MN TAR REGIONAL VICE-CHAIR AS SPECIFIED IN MN TAR BY-LAWS.

ARTICLE IV

SECTION I

THE MN TAR ORGANIZATION SHALL CONSIST OF A BOARD OF DIRECTORS ELECTED AT

THE MN TAR ANNUAL CONVENTION. THE BOARD SHALL CONSIST OF THE FOLLOWING

TWELVE OFFICERS:

STATE CHAIR

STATE DEPUTY CHAIR

STATE SECRETARY

STATE TREASURER

CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT 1 VICE-CHAIR

CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT 2 VICE-CHAIR

CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT 3 VICE-CHAIR

CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT 4 VICE-CHAIR

CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT 5 VICE-CHAIR

CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT 6 VICE-CHAIR

CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT 7 VICE-CHAIR

CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT 8 VICE-CHAIR

SECTION II

THE MN TAR BOARD OF DIRECTORS MAY BRING IMPEACHMENT PROCEEDINGS AGAINST

ANY MEMBER OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. REMOVAL OF A MEMBER SHALL BE

SPECIFIED IN THE MN TAR BY-LAWS.

SECTION III

ANY VACANCY ON THE MN TAR BOARD OF DIRECTORS SHALL BE FILLED BY AN

APPOINTMENT BY THE MN TAR STATE CHAIR, SUBJECT TO THE APPROVAL OF A

MAJORITY OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS.

ARTICLE V

SECTION I

ALL MEETINGS OF THE MN TAR STATE BOARD OF DIRECTORS MUST HAVE A QUORUM IN

ORDER TO CONDUCT BUSINESS. A QUORUM SHALL CONSIST OF A MAJORITY OF THE

STATE BOARD OF DIRECTORS.

SECTION II

THE MN TAR STATE BOARD OF DIRECTORS SHALL CONDUCT AT LEAST TEN (10)

MONTHLY MEETINGS THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE YEAR, PURSUANT TO THE MN TAR BYLAWS.

THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS SHALL FOLLOW ROBERT'S RULES OF ORDER, NEWLY

REVISED VERSION.

SECTION III

SPECIAL MEETINGS MAY BE CALLED BY THE STATE CHAIR OR BY FIVE MEMBERS OF THE

STATE BOARD OF DIRECTORS, SUBJECT TO PROCEDURES SPECIFIED IN MN TAR BY-LAWS.

SECTION IV

THE MN TAR BOARD OF DIRECTORS SHALL SELECT A PARLIAMENTARIAN TO ADVISE THE

STATE CHAIR ON PARLIAMENTARY PROCEDURE AT ALL MEETINGS AND THE MN TAR

ANNUAL CONVENTION.

SECTION V.

A MN TAR ADVISOR(S) SHALL BE APPOINTED BY THE RPM STATE CHAIR PURSUANT TO

MN TAR BY-LAWS.

SECTION VI

PROXY VOTING SHALL NOT BE ALLOWED AT THE MN TAR ANNUAL CONVENTION. PROXY

VOTING SHALL BE ALLOWED AT MN TAR BOARD MEETINGS.

ARTICLE VII

THE CONSTITUTION MAY BE AMENDED BY A TWO-THIRDS VOTE OF THE DELEGATES

ASSEMBLED AT THE MN TAR ANNUAL CONVENTION OR BY A TWO-THIRDS VOTE AT A

SPECIAL CONSTITUTION CONVENTION CALLED PURSUANT TO MN TAR BY-LAWS.

BY-LAWS OF THE MINNESOTA TEENAGE REPUBLICANS

ARTICLE I

SECTION I

ALL LOCAL TAR CHAPTERS SEEKING OR RENEWING THEIR MN TAR MEMBERSHIP MUST

SUBMIT TO THE THEIR REGIONAL VICE-CHAIR THE REQUIRED LIST OF OFFICERS,

MEMBERSHIP, AND A CLUB CONSTITUTION NO LATER THAN THE CONVENING OF THE MN

TAR ANNUAL CONVENTION. THE MEMBERSHIP LISTS AND CONSTITUTION WILL BE USED

TO DETERMINE THE NUMBER OF DELEGATES TO BE ALLOTTED TO THE MN TAR ANNUAL

CONVENTION.

SECTION II

THE MN TAR REGIONAL VICE-CHAIRS SHALL SEND A LETTER OF RECOGNITION TO

LOCAL CHAPTERS UPON FULFILLMENT OF MEMBERSHIP REQUIREMENTS. UPON RECEIPT

OF THIS LETTER, A CAMPUS CLUB IS OFFICIALLY RECOGNIZED FOR THE FOLLOWING

YEAR UNTIL THE NEXT CONVENTION.

ARTICLE II

SECTION I

MINNESOTA SHALL BE DIVIDED INTO EIGHT REGIONS TO ENSURE STATEWIDE

REPRESENTATION ON THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS, AND TO FACILITATE COMMUNICATION

BETWEEN LOCAL CHAPTERS. THE REGIONS ARE DEFINED AS FOLLOWS:

1. THE REGIONS SHALL BE DIVIDED ALONG CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT LINES

PURSUANT TO CURRENT MINNESOTA CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICTS RE-DISTRIBUTED IN

MARCH OF 2002.

SECTION II

THE DUTIES OF THE OFFICERS OF THE MN TAR BOARD OF DIRECTORS SHALL BE AS

FOLLOWS:

1. THE MN TAR STATE CHAIR SHALL PRESIDE AT ALL MEETINGS AND BE RESPONSIBLE

TO FACILITATE ALL ACTIVATES OF THE STATE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. THE STATE CHAIR

SHALL BE THE PRIMARY SPOKESPERSON FOR THE MN TAR'S AND SHALL BE

RESPONSIBLE FOR COMMUNICATIONS WITH THE REPUBLICAN PARTY OF MINNESOTA

AND OF THE TEENAGE REPUBLICAN NATIONAL COMMITTEE. THE MN TAR STATE CHAIR

SHALL ALSO ACT AS THE DELEGATE TO THE RPM STATE CONVENTION AND TO THE RPM

STATE CENTRAL COMMITTEE MEETING.

2. THE STATE DEPUTY CHAIR SHALL PRESIDE AT THE MEETINGS IN THE ABSENCE OF

THE STATE CHAIR, AND SHALL ASSIST THE STATE CHAIR IN THE ADMINISTRATION OF

THE STATE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. THE STATE VICE-CHAIR SHALL ALSO ACT AS THE

ALTERNATE DELEGATE TO THE RPM STATE CONVENTION AND TO THE RPM STATE

CENTRAL COMMITTEE MEETING.

3. THE MN TAR SECRETARY SHALL BE RESPONSIBLE TO RECORD THE MINUTES AT ALL

MEETINGS, AND TO KEEP ALL OFFICIAL RECORDS OF MEMBERSHIP AND ACTIVITIES. THE

STATE SECRETARY SHALL CARRY OUT ALL DUTIES SPECIFIED IN THE MN TAR

CONSTITUTION AND BY-LAWS. IN THE ABSENCE OF THE STATE SECRETARY, THE STATE

CHAIR SHALL APPOINT A SECRETARY PRO-TEMP TO RECORD THE MINUTES OF THE

MEETINGS.

4. THE MN TAR STATE TREASURER SHALL KEEP ALL FINANCIAL RECORDS AND SHALL

BE RESPONSIBLE FOR ALL EXPENDITURES AND RECEIPTS. THE STATE TREASURER SHALL

FILE ALL REQUIRED REPORTS. THE MN TAR STATE TREASURER SHALL OVERSEE ALL

FUNDRAISING ACTIVITY AS INSTRUCTED BY THE MN TAR STATE BOARD OF DIRECTORS.

5. THE PRIMARY FUNCTION OF THE REGIONAL VICE-CHAIRS SHALL BE

COMMUNICATION WITH THEIR RESPECTIVE LOCAL CHAPTERS. THE REGIONAL VICE CHAIRS

SHALL ASSIST ALL CHAPTERS IN THE STATE OF MINNESOTA IN THE BUILDING OF

MEMBERSHIP AND DESIGNATING OF PROJECTS.

SECTION III

THE STATE CHAIR SHALL BE EMPOWERED TO APPOINT ANY OFFICIALS TO AID IN THE

ADMINISTRATION OF THE MN TAR ORGANIZATION. ALL APPOINTMENTS ARE SUBJECT TO

THE APPROVAL OF A MAJORITY VOTE OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. THE APPOINTED

OFFICERS SERVE AT THE DISCRETION OF THE STATE CHAIR AND MAY BE REMOVED BY

SUCH. ALL APPOINTMENTS MAY ALSO BE REMOVED BY A MAJORITY VOTE OF THE

STATE EXECUTIVE BOARD.

SECTION IV

AN ADVISOR(S) TO MN TAR SHALL BE APPOINTED BY THE RPM STATE CHAIR TO HELP

FACILICATE THE MN TAR BOARD OF DIRECTORS CONDUCT NECESSARY OPERATIONS.

MN TAR MEMBERS ARE NOT ELIGIBLE TO SERVE AS ADVISOR.

SECTION V

IMPEACHMENT PROCEEDINGS MAY BE BROUGHT AGAINST ANY MEMBER OF THE BOARD

OF DIRECTORS BY ANY MEMBER OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AT A REGULAR MEETING

OF THE STATE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. AT THE SAME MEETING, THE ACCUSED WILL HAVE

THE OPPORTUNITY FOR REBUTTAL, AND THE BOARD WILL VOTE BY SECRET BALLOT. A

TWO-THIRDS VOTE OF THE STATE BOARD OF DIRECTORS IS REQUIRED TO REMOVE A

MEMBER FROM THE STATE BOARD OF DIRECTORS.

ARTICLE III

SECTION I

THE MN TAR STATE CHAIR SHALL PRESIDE AT ALL MEETINGS OF THE MN TAR STATE

BOARD OF DIRECTORS. IN THE ABSENCE OF THE STATE CHAIR, THE STATE DEPUTY CHAIR

SHALL PRESIDE. NOT LESS THAN TEN (10) MONTHLY MEETINGS SHALL BE HELD YEARLY.

THE STATE SECRETARY SHALL SEND MEETING NOTICES AT LEAST TWO WEEKS PRIOR TO

THE MEETING. BOARD MEMBERS ARE PERMITTED TO TAKE PART AND WILL BE

CONSIDERED PRESENT, BY PARTICIPATING VIA CONFERENCE CALL.

SECTION II

SPECIAL MEETINGS MAY BE CALLED BY THE STATE CHAIR OR AT LEAST FIVE MEMBERS

OF THE STATE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. WRITTEN NOTIFICATION OF SPECIAL MEETINGS

SHALL BE POSTMARKED AT LEAST TEN (10) DAYS PRIOR TO THE MEETING.

SECTION III

MEMBERS OF THE STATE BOARD OF DIRECTORS WILL BE REQUIRED TO ATTEND ALL

STATE BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETINGS. IN THE EVENT THAT A MEMBER SHALL BE

ABSENT FROM A MEETING, THEY WILL SUBMIT A WRITTEN REPORT TO THE STATE CHAIR

PRIOR TO THEIR MISSED MEETING. FAILURE TO DO SO WILL RESULT IN AN UNEXCUSED

ABSENSE. FOLLOWING TWO UNEXCUSED ABSENCES, THE MEMBER WILL BE SUBJECT TO

REMOVAL IN ACCORDANCE WITH ARTICLE II SECTION V OF THE MN TAR BY-LAWS.

ARTICLE IV

SECTION I

THE MN TAR ANNUAL CONVENTION SHALL BE HELD EACH SPRING. THE OFFICIAL

CONVENTION CALL SHALL BE ISSUED TO EACH LOCAL CHAPTER CHAIR AT LEAST THREE

WEEKS PRIOR TO THE CONVENTION BY THE MN TAR STATE CHAIR.

SECTION II

THE RULES COMMITTEE SHALL BE APPOINTED NO LATER THAN THREE WEEKS PRIOR TO

THE CONVENTION BY THE MN TAR STATE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. THE RULES COMMITTEE

SHALL SET THE AGENDA OF BUSINESS FOR THE CONVENTION, WHICH MUST INCLUDE

ELECTION OF OFFICERS, PROPOSED AMEMNDMENTS TO THE MN TAR CONSTITUTION AND

BY-LAWS, AND THE ELECTION OF MN TAR DELEGATES TO RPM FUNCTIONS. THE RULES

COMMITTEE SHALL SET THE RULES OF ORDER FOR CONDUCTING CONVENTION

BUSINESS. ALL PROPOSALS FROM THE RULES COMMITTEE MUST BE APPROVED BY A

MAJORITY VOTE OF THE CONVENTION DELEGATES.

SECTION III

THE STATE DEPUTY CHAIR SHALL CHAIR THE CREDENTIALS COMMITTEE. THE

RESPONSIBILITY OF THE COMMITTEE WILL BE TO CERTIFY MEMBERSHIP INFORMATION

AND PREPARE A CREDENTIALS REPORT CONTAINING THE NUMBER OF VOTING

DELEGATES REPRESENTING EACH CAMPUS CLUB. THE CREDENTIALS REPORT SHALL BE

THE FIRST ORDER OF BUSINESS OF THE MCR ANNUAL CONVENTION.

SECTION IV

LOCAL CHAPTERS WILL BE ALLOTTED ONE DELEGATE PER EVERY FIVE MEMBERS. NO

LOCAL CHAPTER MAY HAVE MORE THAN 25% OF THE TOTAL VOTING DELEGATES AT THE

CONVENTION. IF A LOCAL CHAPTER HAS A NUMBER OF REGISTERED DELEGATES THAT

EXCEEDS THE 25% LIMIT, DELEGATES SEATING SHALL PROCEED ACCORDING TO THE

RULES OF THE CONVENTION.

SECTION V

OFFICERS OF THE MN TAR STATE BOARD OF DIRECTORS SHALL BE ELECTED BY SECRET

BALLOT AND AT LARGE EXCEPT FOR THE CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT VICE-CHAIRS WHO

SHALL BE ELECTED BY THE DELEGATES FROM THEIR RESPECTIVE REGIONS. IN ORDER TO

RUN FOR OFFICE, AN INDIVIDUAL MUST BE NOMINATED FROM THE CONVENTION FLOOR.

SECTION VII

EACH REGION WILL CAUCUS AT THE MN TAR ANNUAL CONVENTION AND ELECT ONE

DELEGATE AND ONE ALTERNATE TO EACH RESPECTIVE CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT

CONVENTION.

SECTION VIII

ENDORSEMENTS MAY BE PASSED BY A MAJORITY VOTE OF THE DELEGATES ASSEMBLED

AT THE MN TAR ANNUAL CONVENTION. ENDORSEMENTS MAY NOT BE MADE REGARDING

ELECTIONS OR EVENTS OCCURRING ON OR AFTER MARCH 1ST OF THE YEAR FOLLOWING

THE MN TAR ANNUAL CONVENTION. ENDORSEMENT OF CANDIDATES MAY NOT BE

MADE PRIOR TO THE ENDORSEMENT OF THE RPM.

ARTICLE V

THESE BY-LAWS MAY BE AMENDED BY A TWO-THIRDS VOTE OF THE DELEGATES

ASSEMBLED AT THE MN TAR ANNUAL CONVENTION.

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