(1) (a) At its own precinct caucus, each political
party shall elect two committeepersons for each election precinct as provided in
section 1-3-102. Each committeeperson shall hold the position for a term of two
years after the date of the election, and each shall serve until a successor is duly
elected or appointed and commences the term of office. In case of a vacancy in the
office of precinct committeeperson, the vacancy may be filled by the members of
the county central committee vacancy committee. If the county central committee
vacancy committee does not fill the vacancy within thirty days of the vacancy
occurring, the vacancy may be filled by the recommendation of the county chair,
subject to ratification by the county central committee. If the county chair does not
fill the vacancy within sixty days of the vacancy occurring, the vacancy may be
filled by recommendation of the state chair, subject to ratification by the county
central committee. The person selected must be a resident of the precinct in which
the vacancy occurred. When a vacancy in the office of precinct committeeperson is
filled in accordance with this section, the newly appointed precinct
committeeperson shall not participate in the vacancy committee process described
in section 1-12-203 to fill a vacancy in the general assembly until, at the earliest,
ninety-one days after the newly appointed precinct committeeperson was
appointed.
(b) (I) All of the precinct committeepersons of the political party in the
county, all of the district captains and co-captains, if any, of the political party in
the county, and the county party officers selected pursuant to paragraph (c) of this
subsection (1), together with the elected county public officials, the state senators
and representatives, the United States senators and representatives, the elected
state public officials, and the district attorney, who are members of the party and
who reside within the county, shall constitute the membership of the county central
committee, but the multiple office shall not entitle a person to more than one vote,
excluding proxies.
(II) In counties which have adopted a five-commissioner board or county
home rule, such county central committee shall be constituted of all the precinct
committeepersons from precincts in the county commissioner district, together
with the officers selected pursuant to this subparagraph (II), and the state senators
and representatives and the district attorney who are members of the party and
who reside within the district. Such county central committee shall meet on the
same date and select a chairperson and vice-chairperson in the same manner as the
county central committee. Such central committee shall select a vacancy
committee for the purpose of filling vacancies in the office of county commissioner
held by members of the political party.
(c) Each county central committee shall meet on a date which falls between
February 1 and February 15 of the odd-numbered years to organize by selecting a
chairperson, a vice-chairperson, and a secretary and any other officers provided for
in the county rules and shall select a vacancy committee authorized to fill
vacancies in the county central committee and the offices held by members of the
county central committee and shall select a separate vacancy committee to fill
vacancies in the office of county commissioner held by members of the political
party.
(d) Except as provided in paragraph (d) of subsection (4), paragraph (b) of
subsection (5), and paragraph (b) of subsection (6) of this section, all other central
committees shall meet on a date which falls between February 15 and April 1 of the
odd-numbered years to organize by electing a chairperson, a vice-chairperson, and
a secretary and shall select a vacancy committee authorized to fill vacancies in the
central committees and in district and state offices held by members of the political
party.
(e) Repealed.
(2) (a) The state central committee shall consist of the chairpersons and
vice-chairpersons of the several party county central committees, together with the
elected United States senators, representatives in congress, governor, lieutenant
governor, secretary of state, state treasurer, attorney general, members of the
board of regents, members of the state board of education, state senators, and
state representatives, and any additional members as provided for by the state
central committee bylaws. Two additional members shall be allowed the political
party from each county that polled at least ten thousand votes at the last preceding
general election for its candidate for governor or president of the United States.
Two additional members shall be allowed for each additional ten thousand votes or
major portion thereof so polled in the county. The additional members shall be
elected by the county central committee of the political party.
(b) Within ten days after the adjournment of the organizational meeting of
the state central committee of any political party, the chairperson and secretary of
the state central committee shall file under oath with the secretary of state a full
and complete roll of the membership of the state central committee.
(3) (a) The chairpersons and vice-chairpersons of the several party county
central committees entirely or partially, who reside within each congressional
district, together with the elected congressperson, the elected state board of
education member of the party for the congressional district, the elected board of
regents member of the party for the congressional district, and the state senators
and representatives of the party who reside within the congressional district, shall
constitute the party congressional central committee.
(b) If, in any county, or portion thereof, within the congressional district, any
political party has polled at least ten thousand votes at the last preceding general
election for its candidate for governor or president of the United States, the county
shall be entitled to two additional members of the congressional central committee
of the political party. Two additional members shall be allowed for each additional
ten thousand votes or major portion thereof so polled by the party in the county or
portion thereof within the congressional district. The additional members shall
reside within the congressional district and shall be elected by those members of
the county central committee of the political party who reside within the
congressional district. The additional members shall be as equally divided as
possible between male and female.
(c) Other members of the congressional central committees may be provided
for by the state central committee bylaws.
(d) Each party congressional district central committee shall elect its own
chairperson, vice-chairperson, and secretary and shall adopt its own bylaws
concerning its conduct, which shall include but need not be limited to requirements
for eligibility to vote in the congressional district assembly.
(e) The chairperson of each party congressional district central committee
shall fix the time and place of each meeting of the committee, shall fix the time and
place of its congressional district assembly, and shall preside over each meeting
and the congressional district assembly.
(4) (a) The chairpersons and vice-chairpersons of the several party county
central committees, who reside within each judicial district, together with the
elected district attorney of the party for the judicial district, shall constitute the
judicial district central committee.
(b) If, in any county within the judicial district, any political party has polled
at least ten thousand votes at the last preceding general election for its candidate
for governor or president of the United States, the county shall be entitled to two
additional members of the judicial district central committee of the political party.
Two additional members shall be allowed for each additional ten thousand votes or
major portion thereof polled in the county. The additional members shall be elected
by those members of the county central committee of the political party who reside
within the judicial district. The additional members shall be as equally divided as
possible between male and female.
(c) Other members of the judicial district central committee may be provided
for by the state central committee bylaws.
(d) When a judicial district is comprised of one county or a portion of one
county, the judicial district central committee shall consist of all elected precinct
committeepersons, the elected district attorney, and the chairperson, the vice-chairperson, and the secretary of the county central committee, all of whom are of
the party and reside in that judicial district. The committee shall meet on the same
date and select a chairperson and vice-chairperson in the same manner as a party
county central committee; except that after the 2025 meeting of any judicial
district central committee to select a chairperson and vice-chairperson pursuant to
this section, the judicial district central committee shall next meet to organize on a
date that falls between February 15 and April 1 of 2029, and shall meet to organize
on a date that falls between February 15 and April 1 of every fourth year thereafter.
(e) Each party judicial district central committee shall elect its own
chairperson, vice-chairperson, and secretary and shall adopt its own bylaws
concerning its conduct, which shall include but need not be limited to requirements
for eligibility to vote in the judicial district assembly.
(f) The chairperson of each party judicial district central committee shall fix
the time and place of each meeting of the committee, shall fix the time and place of
its district assembly, and shall preside over each meeting and the judicial district
assembly.
(5) (a) When a state senatorial district is comprised of one or more whole
counties or of a part of one county and all or a part of one or more other counties, a
state senatorial central committee shall consist of the elected precinct committee
persons, the chairpersons, vice-chairpersons, and secretary of the several party
county central committees, who reside within the state senatorial district. If any of
those officers do not reside in the state senatorial district, replacements shall be
provided who do reside in the district. The state senatorial central committee shall
also include the elected state senator of the party for the state senatorial district,
the state representatives of the party who reside within the state senatorial district,
and a chairperson, vice-chairperson, and secretary of the state senatorial central
committee, who may or may not be elected from among, but shall be elected by, the
chairpersons, vice-chairpersons, and secretary, the state senator, and the state
representatives.
(b) When a state senatorial district is comprised of a portion of one county, a
state senatorial central committee shall consist of the elected precinct
committeepersons, the elected state senator, the elected state representatives,
and a chairperson, vice-chairperson, and secretary of the state senatorial central
committee, all of whom are of the party and reside in that senatorial district. In
addition, the chairperson, vice-chairperson, and secretary of the party county
central committee shall be members of each state senatorial central committee,
who reside within the senatorial district. The chairperson, vice-chairperson, and
secretary of the state senatorial central committee may or may not be elected from
among, but shall be elected by, the state senatorial central committee. The
committee shall meet on the same date and select a chairperson and vice-chairperson in the same manner as the party county central committee.
(6) (a) When a state representative district is comprised of one or more
whole counties or of a part of one county and all or a part of one or more other
counties, a state representative central committee shall consist of the elected
precinct committee persons, the chairpersons, vice-chairpersons, and secretary of
the several party county central committees, who reside within the state
representative district. If any of those officers do not reside in the state
representative district, replacements shall be provided who do reside in the district.
The state representative central committee shall also include the elected state
representative of the party for the state representative district, each state senator
of the party who resides within that representative district, and a chairperson, vice-chairperson, and secretary of the state representative central committee, who may
or may not be elected from among, but shall be elected by, the chairpersons, vice-chairpersons, and secretary, the state representative, and the state senators.
(b) When a state representative district is comprised of a portion of one
county, a state representative central committee shall consist of the elected
precinct committeepersons, the elected state representative, the elected state
senators, and a chairperson, vice-chairperson, and secretary of the state
representative central committee, all of whom are of the party and reside in that
state representative district. In addition, the chairperson, vice-chairperson, and
secretary of the party county central committee, who reside within the state
representative district, shall be members of the state representative central
committee. The chairperson, vice-chairperson, and secretary of the state
representative district central committee may or may not be elected from among,
but shall be elected by, the state representative central committee. The committee
shall meet on the same date and select a chairperson and vice-chairperson in the
same manner as the party county central committee.
(7) No later than thirty days after the organizational meetings authorized by
this section, the secretary of each party central committee prescribed by this
section shall file with the state party a list of the names, addresses, and telephone
numbers of each of the officers elected, together with a list of the names,
addresses, and telephone numbers of the vacancy committee selected. No later
than forty-five days after the organizational meetings authorized by this section,
the state party shall file with the secretary of state a compiled list of all the officers
elected and vacancy committee members selected along with their addresses and
telephone numbers.
(8) All references to elected public officials in this article shall include those
public officials appointed to fill vacancies in elective offices.
(9) (a) No later than ninety days after the organization of the state central
committees of the major political parties in each odd-numbered year, each
committee shall adopt in its bylaws or rules its general guidelines and regulations
for all county party matters. Such bylaws or rules shall establish a procedure for
the selection of delegates to any party assembly that is consistent with party
practice. Any method under such procedure for choosing or allocating delegates in
a county based on the number of votes cast at an election for a particular candidate
shall be uniform among the counties so that all types of ballots are counted or not
counted for purposes of determining the number of votes cast. Any county central
committee may adopt its own rules in conformance with those of the state central
committee. In the absence of county rules pertaining to specific items, the party's
state central committee's guidelines and rules shall apply. Each state central
committee shall file its party's bylaws or rules with the secretary of state no later
than the first Monday in February in each even-numbered year and, if filed prior to
that date, the bylaws or rules may be amended until that date. Except as provided
in subsection (9)(c) of this section, no bylaw or rule may be filed or amended after
the first Monday in February in each even-numbered year. Where the bylaws or
rules are not filed in accordance with this section, the party's state central
committee, as well as the party's county central committee, are subject to the code
through the general election of the same year. Each state central committee shall
compile and provide to the secretary of state information concerning the
membership of the county central committees of the party in addition to the bylaws
or rules of each county central committee.
(b) and (c) Repealed.
(10) (a) Each party state senatorial central committee and each party state
representative central committee shall elect its own chairperson, vice-chairperson,
and secretary and adopt its own bylaws concerning its conduct, which shall include,
but not be limited to, the listing of requirements for eligibility to vote in the state
senatorial or state representative district assembly.
(b) The chairperson of each party state senatorial central committee and
each party state representative central committee shall fix the time and place of
meetings of the central committee, shall fix the time and place of its district
assembly, and shall preside over the meetings and district assembly.
(11) Repealed.
(12) If a jurisdiction's central committee that is not a state senatorial central
committee or state representative central committee fails to select a vacancy
committee, the central committee of the jurisdiction serves as the vacancy
committee.
(13) In selecting the members of a vacancy committee authorized to fill
vacancies in office pursuant to this section, the jurisdiction's central committee that
is not a state senatorial central committee or state representative central
committee shall select, at a minimum, the members of the jurisdiction's central
committee.
(14) If a state senatorial central committee or state representative central
committee fails to select a vacancy committee, the vacancy committee is
comprised of the state senatorial central committee or state representative central
committee and any county commissioners who are members of the political party
and reside within the state senatorial or state representative district.
(15) In selecting the members of a vacancy committee authorized to fill
vacancies in office pursuant to this section, the state senatorial central committee
or state representative central committee shall select, at a minimum, the members
of the state senatorial central committee or state representative central committee
and any county commissioners who are members of the political party and reside
within the state senatorial or state representative district.