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16.1-03 Party Committee Organization

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CHAPTER 16.1-03PARTY COMMITTEE ORGANIZATION16.1-03-01. Precinct caucus to elect precinct committeemen - Time and manner ofholding - Caucus call - Notice.1.On or before May fifteenth following the last preceding general election, a party<br>caucus must be held by every election precinct at a site within or reasonably close to<br>the precinct in the manner provided in sections 16.1-03-01 through 16.1-03-03.2.The legislative district chairman of each party shall issue the call for the precinct<br>caucus at least twenty days before the time set for holding the caucus and the call<br>must contain the following:a.Name of party.b.Precinct number or name.c.Date of caucus.d.Place of caucus.e.Hours of caucus.f.A statement of the business to be conducted, including the election of precinct<br>committeemen and such other persons as may be provided by state law and<br>party rules.g.The name of the district chairman issuing the call.3.The district chairman shall provide ten days' published notice in the official<br>newspaper in circulation within each precinct in the district.The notices mustcontain that information set forth in subsection 2. The district chairman may include<br>the information required by this section for all precincts in the district in one notice for<br>publishing purposes.16.1-03-02. Who may participate in and vote at caucus.1.Only those persons who are qualified electors pursuant to section 16.1-01-04 may<br>vote or be elected as committeemen or officers at the precinct caucus.2.Only those persons who either voted or affiliated with the party at the last general<br>election or intend to vote or affiliate with the party at the next general election may<br>vote at the precinct caucus.3.In case the right of a person to participate at the caucus is challenged, the question<br>of the person's right to participate must be decided by a vote of the whole caucus. A<br>person so challenged may not vote on the question of the person's right to<br>participate in the caucus, and a two-thirds vote of the whole caucus is required to<br>exclude a person from participation.4.No person may vote or participate at more than one precinct caucus in any one year.16.1-03-03.Caucus business and elections - Political parties entitled to electcommitteemen.1.Each precinct caucus shall elect a chairman, committeemen as provided in<br>subsection 3, and other officers as may be provided by party rules. The caucus mayPage No. 1also discuss party policies, candidates, and any other business as prescribed by<br>party rules.2.No political organization is entitled to elect a precinct committeeman at its precinct<br>caucus unless:a.The organization nominated and had printed on the ballot at the last preceding<br>general election the names of a set of presidential electors pledged to the<br>election of the party's candidates for president and vice president or a<br>candidate for governor, attorney general, or secretary of state; andb.The candidates provided for in subdivision a received at least five percent of the<br>total vote cast for presidential electors or for governor, attorney general, or<br>secretary of state within this state at that election.3.Each political party in each voting precinct of this state, otherwise qualifying under<br>subsection 2, is entitled to elect one precinct committeeman for each two hundred<br>fifty votes, or fraction thereof, cast for the party's presidential electors, governor,<br>attorney general, or secretary of state in the precinct in the last general election.<br>Each precinct is entitled to at least one precinct committeeman for each party which<br>qualifies under subsection 2. Each precinct committeeman must be an elector of the<br>precinct in which the committeeman resides and must be elected for a two-year<br>term.16.1-03-04. Candidates elected at caucus - Tie vote - Canvassing vote. Repealed byS.L. 1997, ch. 189, </p> <BR></DIV><!-- /.col.one --><!-- /.col.two --></DIV><!-- /.col.main --></DIV><!-- /div id = content --> <BR class=clear></DIV> <!-- /div id = livearea --> <DIV></DIV><!-- /.col.one --> <DIV></DIV><!-- /.col.main --> <DIV></DIV><!-- /#content --><BR class=clear> <DIV></DIV><!-- /#livearea --> <!-- Footer--> <DIV id=footer> <DIV class=container> <P class=copyright>Copyright &copy; 2012-2022 Laws9.Com All rights reserved. </P><!-- /.copyright --> <P class=footerlinks><A href="/contactus.html">Contact Us</A> | <A href="/aboutus.html">About Us</A> | <A href="/terms.html">Terms</A> | <A href="/privacy.html">Privacy</A></P><!-- /.footerlinks --> </DIV><!-- /.container --> </DIV><!-- /footer --> </BODY></HTML>