Platform Process
For presentation to the Central Committee February 21, 2009.
Proposed Amendment re Platform Revision Procedures
Proposed additions are
indicated in bold underlined text, and proposed
deletions are indicated in strikethrough text.
The intent of this amendment is to formalize a procedure for Central Committee members to revise the Party Platform.
Bylaw 9 Committee Procedures
D. Constitution and Bylaws Committee
3. Changes. The Constitution and Bylaws Committee is responsible for reviewing the Party Constitution and Bylaws and making recommendations to the County Central Committee for changes as the need arises. It is also responsible to review all proposed Party Platform revisions submitted and edit each proposed revision for style, form, balance, redundancy, and consistency prior to Executive Committee review of the proposed revision.
Bylaw 11 – Party Platform
A. Purpose. The purpose of the Party Platform is to identify the Party--and elected officials who are members of the Party--with certain values, principles, and legislative priorities.
B. Procedure for Revisions.
Who may propose. Any member of the Central Committee may propose revisions to the Party Platform.
Review by Constitution and Bylaws Committee. Proposed revisions shall be submitted in writing to the Constitution and Bylaws Committee, which shall review and edit each proposed revision for style, form, balance, redundancy, and consistency.
Consideration and Recommendation by Executive Committee. The Executive Committee shall then consider any proposed revisions and make a recommendation.
Presentation to Central Committee. Proposed revisions, along with Executive Committee recommendations, shall be presented to the Central Committee. Approval of any proposed revision requires a 2/3 majority vote of a quorum present at any Central Committee Meeting where written notice of the proposed revision has been previously available (through any means including, but not limited to, publication on the Party website, email, regular mail, and hand delivery) to all Central Committee members at least 7 days prior to the meeting at which the vote will take place.
Limitation. Platform revisions adopted in any Central Committee meeting held within the time period between the candidate filing deadline and the general election shall not go into effect until after the general election.
Constitution Article III Organization and Powers
G. The Powers of the governing committees are as follows:
3. The Steering Committee shall be responsible to conduct the daily operations of the Utah County Republican Party and shall make decisions and take actions consistent with these responsibilities and in accordance with law, this Constitution and the bylaws. The Steering Committee is delegated specific executive powers, as follows:
a. To plan, organize, direct and evaluate the affairs of the Utah County Republican Party, including the meetings of the three governing committees and party conventions.
b. To make payments for authorized expenditures from party funds.
c. To cause the bylaws and the party platform to be drafted and proposed to appropriate committees or conventions.
Bylaw 7 Meetings and Conventions
E. Organizing Convention
1. The Utah County Republican Party Organizing Convention shall be held on or before the 15th of August of each odd numbered year. Notice of the Convention shall be mailed no later than forty days prior to the date of the Convention to the same delegates as attended the next previous Nominating Convention or to their duly appointed successors. The Convention shall convene at the time and place designated by the Central Committee and shall conduct party business as directed by the Executive Committee.
2. The Utah County Republican Party Organizing Convention business shall include the election by ballot of the four County Party Officers and the State Central Committee members as provided in the Bylaws. Only qualified members who filed a declaration of their candidacy with the County Party Secretary at least fourteen days before the convention shall have their names placed on the ballots provided by the Party. The Convention Chair shall certify to the Convention the election results.
3. Adoption of a Party Platform.
