Sanpete County Republicans

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SANPETE COUNTY REPUBLICAN PARTY BY-LAWS

A. AUTHORITY:  These By-Laws are established in accordance with the SANPETE COUNTY REPUBLICAN PARTY Constitution and relevant state laws.

B. PURPOSE:  these By-Laws are designed to establish specific procedures and rules which will be followed by the SANPETE COUNTY REPUBLICAN PARTY in performance of its responsibilities.  The By-Laws will provide either specific instructions or general guidelines to be followed, as may be appropriate.

C. METHOD OF APPROVAL:  Any member of the CENTRAL COMMITTEE may propose By-Laws.  Proposed By-Laws shall be submitted in writing to the STEERING COMMITTEE which may appoint a By-Laws committee to process them.  After consideration by the STEERING COMMITTEE and the EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE, the By-Laws shall be submitted with recommendation to the CENTRAL COMMITTEE for approval.

 A. State Delegates:

1. The Utah State Republican Party CENTRAL COMMITTEE allocates the number of State Delegate positions to each county.

2. Allocation of Delegate positions is made as follows:

a. At-large Delegates shall be set at four.

1)  Steering Committee, OR NEXT

2)  County elected members of State Central Committee, OR NEXT

3)  Area Chairpersons, if not designated to Steering Committee Members, based on Republican percent of vote cast according to 20A-5-201 of the Utah State Code (votes cast for Attorney General, State Auditor, State Treasurer and Governor.

b.  Voting Precinct Delegates:

1)      Each voting precinct shall elect one delegate and one alternate from party members present at their Mass Meeting Caucuses, whom commit to attend both the following State Nominating Convention and State Organizing Convention, to be State Delegates to said conventions.

2)      Remaining delegate positions shall be made among precincts according to 20A-5-201 of the Utah State Code.

3)      When an alternate is needed, and an elected alternate is not available, the responsibility falls to the Administrateve Area Officers or a nearby precinct alternate.

B. County Delegates

1. The SANPETE COUNTY REPUBLICAN PARTY CENTRAL COMMITTEE allocates the number of County Delegate positions to the county convention.

2. The allocation of delegate positions is made as follows:

a. At-large Delegates shall be set at 20.

1)      Steering Committee, NEXT

2)      Area Officers, NEXT

3)      State Republican Senators residing in Sanpete County, NEXT

4)      State Republican elected officials based on republican precent of vote case according to 20A-5-201 of the Utah State Code (Votes cast for Attorney General, State Auditor, State Treasurer and Governor), NEXT

5)      State Republican elected officials residing in Sanpete County.

b. Voting Precinct Delegates

1)      Two delegate positions allocated to each VOTING PRECINCT.

2)      The following allocation shall be made among the voting districts according to 20A-5-201 of the Utah State Code (votes cast for Attorney General, State Auditor, State Treasurer and Governor):

Republican votes cast                                    # of delegated per precinct

            0000 – 0300                                                            2

            0301 – 0400                                                            3

            0401 – 0500                                                            4

            0501 – 0600                                                            5

            0601 – 0700                                                            6

            0701 – 0800                                                            7

            0801 – 0900                                                            8

            0901 – 1000                                                            9

            1001 – 1100                                                            10

An additional delegate for each 100 votes cast or part thereof

C. State Committee Members

1. The Utah State Republican Party allocates the number of State Central Committee Members.

2. The allocation of positions is made as follows:

a. At Large

1)  County Chairman and Vice Chairman, NEXT

2) Any others shall be elected by the County Delegates at the Organizing Convention.  This will be a two year term.