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1 2 3 4 5Article I 6 Section 1 7 Section 2 8 Section 3 9 10Article II 11 Section 1 12 Section 2 13 Section 3 14 Section 4 15 Section 5 16 Section 6 17 Section 7 18 Section 8 19 20Article III 21 22 Section 1 23 24Article IV 25 Section 1 26 Section 2 27 Section 3 28 Section 4 29 Section 5 30 Section 6 31 32Article V 33 Section 1 34 Section 2 35 36 Section 3 37 Section 4 38 Section 5 39 Section 6 40 Section 7 41 42Article VI 43 44Article VII 45 46Article VIII
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Democratic Party of Orange County Bylaws Index (Not an Official Part of the Bylaws)

Name, Purpose and Governance

Name Purpose Governance

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Membership
Elected Members Appointed Members Ex-Officio Members Alternates Associates Removal Procedure for Removal Appointment to Vacant Seat

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Duties of Elected, Appointed and Ex-Officio Members

Duties

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Officers
Committee Officers Election of Officers Removal of Officers Procedure for Removal Appointment of Vacant Office Limitation of Terms of Office

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Duties of Officers and Appointed Positions

Chair Four Area Vice Chairs for North, Central, South and West Orange County Secretary Treasurer Sergeant-At-Arms Parliamentarian Historian

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Controller Staff Executive Committee

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47 Section 1 48 Section 2 49 Section 3 50 51Article IX 52 Section 1 53 Section 2 54 Section 3 55 56Article X 57 Section 1 58 Section 2 59 60Article XI 61 Section 1 62 Section 2 63 64Article XII 65 66 Section 1 67 Section 2 68 69Article XIII 70 Section 1 71 Section 2 72 Section 3 73 74Article XIV 75 Section 1 76 Section 2 77 Section 3 78 Section 4 79 Section 5 80 Section 6 81 Section 7 82 Section 8 83 Section 9 84 Section 10 85 Section 11 86 Section 12 87 Section 13 88 Section 14 89 Section 15 90 Section 16 91 Section 17 92
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Membership Duties of the Executive Committee Removal of Assembly District Representatives

Budget and Finance

Budget Income Expenditures

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Chartering Procedures
Chartering Requirements Revocation of Charter

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Meetings
Meeting Dates Meeting Content

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Election of California Democratic State Central Committee Members

State Central Committee Membership

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Election of State Executive Board Members

Authority and duties Membership Removal

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Committees
Standing Committees Membership Resolutions Committee Bylaws/Rules Committee Election Committee Finance Committee Communications Committee Outreach Committee Voter Registration Committee Candidate Recruitment and Services Committee Convention Committee Information Systems Committee Environmental Committee Precinct Organization Committee Youth Advisory Committee Legislative Committee Special Committees

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93Article XV 94 Section 1 95 Section 2 96 Section 3 97 Section 4 98 99Article XVI 100 Section 1 101 Section 2 102 Section 3 103 104Article XVII 105 Section 1 106 107Article XVIII 108 Section 1 109 Section 2 110 111Article XIX 112 Section 1 113 Section 2 114 115Article XX 116 Section 1 117 118Article XXI 119 120 Section 1 121 Section 2 122 Section 3 123 Section 4 124 125Article XXII 126 Section 1 127 128Article XXIII 129 Section 1 130 Section 2 131 Section 3 132 Section 4
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Quorum
Quorum for the County Committee Quorum for the Executive Committee Quorum for the Standing Committees Business

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Voting
Eligibility to Vote Manner Restrictions

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Rules of Procedure
Authority

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Dues
Amount Deferral or Waiver of Dues

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Amendment of Bylaws
Procedure Vote

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Resolutions Committee Procedures

Resolutions Committee Procedures

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Candidate Endorsement Procedures for Partisan and Nonpartisan Office

President of the United States Partisan Public Offices Other Than President Nonpartisan Public Offices Local Ballot Propositions

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Election Committee Procedures

Ballots

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General Policies
Access to the Handicapped Open Meetings Full Disclosure of Meetings Full Registration

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