We discussed the importance of studying the county committee by-laws before the June organizational meeting, and considered the following:
County Committee by-laws
The by-laws is the governing document of your county committee. It will tell you who is elected to county committee, what voting districts they are elected in, how many are elected, and what years they are elected in.
The by-laws are public information because they dictate how the Primary Election is administered, and Primaries are tax-payer financed private elections in Pennsylvania.
Who should have a copy of the county committee by-laws?
The Board of Elections, Director of Elections, county committee Chair, Secretary, any officer of the county committee, and any member of the county committee should have a copy of the by-laws!
What information will I find in the by-laws?
The by-laws will contain information on when your organizational meeting will be conducted and what is done in the organizational meeting, what officers are elected, who is on the Executive Committee, how people can get appointed to committee, when meetings are held, what the term of office is, how the by-laws can be changed, how many members must be present to form a “quorum,” etc.
As a member of the committee, it is your duty to be familiar with the by-laws before you attend your first meeting. Make it your responsibility to make sure you have read them before you go!
(I, of course, after 2 months and 13 days of requesting a copy still do not have the bylaws for the Armstrong County Republican Committee. I do somewhat expect that all new committee members will receive a copy either at the June 3d meeting or sometime shortly before.)
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