§ 1-3-106 — Control of party controversies

(1) The state central committee of
any political party in this state has full power to pass upon and determine all
controversies concerning the regularity of the organization of that party within any
congressional, judicial, senatorial, representative, or county commissioner district
or within any county and also concerning the right to the use of the party name. The
state central committee may make rules governing the method of passing upon and
determining controversies as it deems best, unless the rules have been provided by
the state convention of the party as provided in subsection (2) of this section. All
determinations upon the part of the state central committee shall be final.

(2) From the time the state convention of the party convenes until the time of
its final adjournment, the state convention has all the powers given by subsection
(1) of this section to the state central committee, but not otherwise. The state
convention of the party may also provide rules that shall govern the state central
committee in the exercise of the powers conferred upon the committee in
subsection (1) of this section.

Legislative History

Source: L. 80: Entire article R&RE, p. 320, � 1, effective January 1, 1981. L. 92: Entire article amended, p. 671, � 3, effective January 1, 1993.