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ACRC Bylaws October 2009
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ACRC Bylaws October 2009
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Committee (CRC) bylaws and the ACRC 14. Provide a list of caucus locations to the
bylaws and rules. County Clerk no later than the date prescribed
4. Be custodian of all funds, books, papers, by law.
records and proceedings of the ACRC and the 15. Instruct the secretary to provide the
Republican county assembly or convention and Colorado Secretary of State and the CRC
report to the executive committee when and as chairman with a list (names, addresses, and
the committee requires. phone numbers) of officers elected and the
5. Either co-sign all checks with the membership of the vacancy committees
treasurer or otherwise approve all expenditures selected immediately following the
made by the treasurer, except that any check Organizational meeting of the ACRC.
over $1,000 must be co-signed by the 16. Provide a list of all Republican
chairman. candidates in the county (with their post office
6. Within fifty days of first being elected addresses, zip codes, and telephone numbers)
as ACRC Chairman, appoint standing and to the CRC chairman following the designation
special committees and necessary staff of those candidates in the county assembly or
members. Standing committee member convention.
appointments are subject to confirmation by 17. Provide a written list authenticating all
the Executive Committee. Audit committee delegates and alternates elected by the county
chairman/members may not be removed during assembly to any state, congressional, judicial,
their term of appointment, except for senatorial or representative assembly or to any
resignation, or with cause by a vote of the state or congressional convention, specifying
Executive committee. the numerical order in which alternates were
7. Be ex-officio member of all committees. elected. The chairman shall mail such list to
8. Submit a budget to the executive the CRC chairman and to the appropriate
committee by June 15 following his election, district chairman immediately after the county
for a period of two years from July 1 of the assembly or convention.
odd-numbered year to June 30 two years 18. Provide to the CRC chairman and the
hence. county clerk a copy of the list of precinct
9. Make arrangements for the Republican committeepersons ratified at county assembly
county assembly or convention. within four days of the assembly.
10. Preside over the Republican county 19. Seek out and encourage qualified
assembly or convention or designate a Republican candidates to run for elective office
presiding officer. in Adams County and to do all things legal and
11. Certify the names of the ACRC necessary to ensure that Republican candidates
officers after their election. have a fair and equitable chance of being
12. File ACRC bylaws and rules with the elected to office.
State Central Committee (CRC) as required by 20. Be responsible for raising funds for the
Colorado Statutes. File amendments to these ACRC operations and activities.
bylaws with the State Central Committee as
required.
13. Appoint all officers under Section 2 of
this Article.
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following such ballot. Balloting shall continue in C. Upon the written request of one-third of the
this manner until a majority vote is cast for one voting members. The meeting shall be called by
nominee. the chairman within ten days after receipt of such
request. If the chairman fails to do so, any voting
ARTICLE VII: Meetings member may issue the call at the expense of the
ACRC. The meeting shall be held within thirty
Section 1: ACRC Organizational Meeting days of the call.
A. The Organizational meeting of the ACRC
shall be held between the first day of February and Section 3: The Call
the fifteenth day of February of the odd numbered Notice of the official call shall be sent to the last
years. Its purpose shall be to elect a chairman, known address of each member on file at the office
three vice-chairmen, secretary, district captains, of the ACRC no fewer than ten days before the
two vacancy committees, an ACRC vacancy date of the meeting. The call shall state the time
committee chairman, bonus members, and to and place of the meeting, the business to be
conduct other business that may properly come conducted, provided that the business of the
before it. (C.R.S. 1-3-103 (1)(c)) meeting shall not be limited to matters stated in the
B. Recommended Order of Business: call unless the call is for a special meeting and so
1. Reading the Minutes of the states.
previous meeting [and their approval]. Section 4: Quorums
2. Reports of Boards and Standing A quorum for any meeting shall be voting
Committees members present.
3. Reports of Special (Select)
Committees. Section 5: Frequency
4. Special Orders: Reason for Meetings of the ACRC shall be held no fewer than
meeting such as, electing officers, three times during any two-year period.
conducting State House and Senate
organizational meetings, etc. Section 6: Notice
5. Unfinished Business and Unless otherwise provided for by law, any call,
General Orders meeting notice or other notice required by the
6. New Business. ACRC bylaws may be sent and delivered by U.S.
Mail, electronic mail or facsimile to the last known
Section 2: Other Meetings address, for the respective delivery mode, of the
Regular or special meetings shall be held: person receiving the notice.
A. At a time and place designated by the
ACRC; or ARTICLE VIII: Voting and Proxies
B. Upon the call of the chairman or (in the
event of his absence or inability to act) upon the Section 1: Voting
call of the First Vice-chairman or (in the event of A. Voting, with the exception of the election of
an emergency when both chairman and First Vice- officers (Article VI), shall be by voice or standing
chairman are absent upon the call of the Second vote unless forty-five or more voting members
Vice-chairman, or if absent the Third Vice- request a roll call. The roll call shall be taken
chairman, or if absent the secretary; or within the captains’ district delegations and the
totals announced by district.
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2. The committee shall provide for an will draft rules for assemblies, conventions and
annual audit of the books of the ACRC, shall other meetings as directed by the ACRC chairman.
review the audit report, and shall report the C. The Resolutions Committee shall be
results of the audit to the next meeting of the composed of no fewer than three members. The
executive committee. It shall also audit the number of members greater than three shall be at
books at any other time requested by the the discretion of the chair. The committee shall
executive committee. review all resolutions submitted in accordance
3. The committee shall report all audits with Articles XI and XII and make
since the last organizational meeting to the recommendations to the chairman and county
ACRC at its next organizational meeting. assembly or convention.
4. Upon request of the chairman or a
majority of the executive committee, audits Section 4: Quorums
may be conducted by an independent certified The quorum for any standing or special committee
public accounting firm and reviewed by the shall consist of those members present provided
audit committee. that notice has been given to all members no fewer
B. The Bylaws Committee shall be composed than seven days before the meeting.
of no fewer than three nor more than five
members. It shall review all proposed ARTICLE XI: Precinct Caucuses
amendments and make recommendations to the
ACRC. It shall also notify the ACRC of Section 1: Procedures
mandatory changes required by changes in the A. Precinct caucuses shall be held in
election laws, rules of the Republican National accordance with Colorado Revised Statutes
Committee or Colorado Republican Committee. It (1-3-102, and 1-4-602) as amended. The ACRC
will recommend rules and procedures pertaining to recommends use of a common location for
the operation, meetings and assemblies/ multiple precinct caucuses.
conventions of the ACRC B. District Captains will distribute precinct
C. The Finance Committee shall oversee all caucus materials to caucus leaders, including
fund-raising programs. The number of members caucus location notification signs, at least two
shall be at the discretion of the chairman. weeks prior to precinct caucus day. Signs must be
posted at each caucus location no later than twelve
Section 3: Special Committees days before precinct caucus day (see C.R.S.
Special committees may include: 1-4-602(4)(a)).
A. The Credentials Committee shall be C. A private home will be considered
composed of no fewer than three members. It shall “accessible to persons with disabilities” without
initially review credentials of ACRC members at evidence to the contrary. If a registered
each ACRC meeting. At the request of the Republican who desires to attend makes a request
chairman, executive committee, or the ACRC it for assistance, the applicable district captain and
shall investigate any party controversy (other than precinct committeeperson(s) should coordinate
delegate contests) and report thereon to the ACRC assistance for the one requesting access.
or executive committee, with its recommendations.
B. The Rules Committee shall be composed Section 2: Election Judges
of no fewer than three members. The committee Precinct officers shall recommend persons to be
election judges and poll watchers.
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Section 2: Resolutions
Before any resolution may be considered by the Section 5: Quorums
county assembly or convention, it shall be referred The quorum at the county assembly or convention
to the resolutions committee of such body. shall consist of those delegates present.
Resolutions received from county precincts in
accordance with Article XI shall be considered by Section 6: Authority
the resolution committee. All other resolutions to The CRC shall have the full power to pass upon
be proposed shall be filed with the ACRC and determine controversies about both the
chairman no fewer than thirty days before the regularity of the party organization within the
assembly or convention convenes. county and the right to use the party name. It may
also provide rules that shall govern the ACRC in
Section 3: Nominations determining such controversies. Factional disputes
A. No candidate shall be designated by must be referred to the CRC (People ex rel. Lowry
assembly for the Republican primary election v. Dist. Court, 32 Colo. 15, 74 P. 896 (1903).
ballot unless he shall have been affiliated as a (C.R.S. 1-3-106).
Republican for at least two months preceding the
date of the caucus and is otherwise qualified for Section 7: Party Affiliation
office under the law. Affiliation as a Republican shall be as shown on
B. Nominations shall be accepted for those the registration books of the county clerk and
candidates who have advised the presiding recorder or by other lawful proof.
chairman of their intent to seek office and who are
able to prove they meet all qualifications for the Section 8: Rules
elected office as required by law. (C.R.S. 1-4-501). The rules of the last county assembly or
convention shall be the temporary rules of the next
Section 4: Voting county assembly or convention and its committees
A. No proxies shall be allowed or recognized until duly amended in accordance with these
in any assembly or convention. Any vacancy shall bylaws.
be filled by an alternate present, selected from the
list of alternates by numerical order, beginning ARTICLE XIII: Vacancies
with the first alternate.
B. What is commonly known as the “unit Section 1: Vacancies in Designation and
rule,” by which the entire vote of a delegation is Nomination
cast according to the majority vote within that A. Designation of candidates for nomination
delegation, shall not be enforced nor adhered to. on the primary election ballot may be made by the
Cumulative voting shall not be permitted. appropriate designating assembly. Such assembly
C. What is commonly known as fractional or shall also select a vacancy committee, which may
proportional voting shall not be permitted. fill any vacancy occurring in the designations up to
D. Any delegate to any congressional, judicial, 68 days prior to the primary election or such other
senatorial or representative assembly or any state period as provided by state law. The vacancy
or congressional convention shall have the right to committee shall select a person who meets the
demand of his delegation and have entered a roll candidate qualifications as of the date of the
call of his county’s delegation upon any disputed assembly that made the original designation.
vote. (C.R.S. 1-4-1002(1)).
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B. The appropriate vacancy committee may according to the provisions of the appropriate
fill a vacancy in nomination occurring during the subsections of section 4 of this Article.
67 days before the primary as provided for in B. Vacancy committees shall be elected by the
subsection A, except that the candidate need only ACRC for county commissioner district central
meet qualifications as of the date of the primary committees, as appropriate, for the specific and
election. only purpose of filling vacancies in the office of
C. Any vacancy in nomination occurring after county commissioner( C.R.S. 1-12-206).
the day of the primary election and more than
eighteen days before the general election may be Section 3: Vacancies in ACRC Membership and
filled by the respective assembly vacancy Offices
committee of the district or county as appropriate A vacancy committee shall be composed of not
with the following conditions prescribed by CRS less than five members elected at the odd-year
1-4-1002(9): ACRC organizational meeting. They shall meet,
1. The Chairman of the central committee, as a minimum, on days selected for ACRC regular
which selected the vacancy committee, must meetings and shall fill precinct committeeperson
provide written notice to vacancy committee vacancies with qualified volunteers from the
members announcing the time and location of respective precincts. Additionally, they shall fill
the meeting mailed at least five days prior to vacancies for offices (not to include chairman)
such meeting. held by members of the central committee.
2. The vacancy committee shall certify the
selection to the secretary of state within seven Section 4: Failure to Select A Vacancy
days from the date the vacancy occurs. Committee
3. The vacancy committee, by a majority If the appropriate designating assembly fails to
vote shall select a person who meets all of the select a vacancy committee, the vacancy
requirements of candidacy as of the date of the committee shall be selected or constituted as
primary election. follows:
4. A quorum shall consist of not less than A. The ACRC shall elect a vacancy committee
one-half of the voting membership of the of not less than five or more than eleven members.
vacancy committee. If the ACRC fails to do so;
5. No member of the vacancy committee B. The executive committee shall elect a
may vote by proxy. vacancy committee of not less than five members.
D. Any vacancy in nomination occurring less If the executive committee fails to do so;
than 18 days before the general election need only C. The chairman may appoint a vacancy
be filled if the vacant Republican candidate wins committee of not less than five members.
the election, in which case the vacancy shall be D. In county commissioner districts the
filled according to CRS 1-12-203 within 30 days vacancy committee shall be constituted as for a
after the date of the general election vacancy in office in accordance with C.R.S.
1-3-103(1)(c), and 1-12-206.
Section 2: Vacancies in County Public Office
A. Vacancy committees shall be elected by the
ACRC. If ACRC fails to select a vacancy
committee as provided in C.R.S. 1-3-103, then a
vacancy committee shall be selected or constituted
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Robert’s Rules of Order Newly Revised shall We the undersigned hereby certify the Adams
govern the ACRC whenever they are applicable County Republican Central Committee of
and not inconsistent with these bylaws or the Colorado ratified the foregoing bylaws on October
Colorado Revised Statutes. 23, 2009.
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