CONSTITUTION OF THE BUCKS COUNTY FEDERATION OF YOUNG REPUBLICANS Adopted: February 1, 2005
PREAMBLE
We believe the principles enumerated in the United States Constitution present the best way to bring a truly representative government into existence. We believe in the strength of the individual to best control his or her own destiny and believe in the government’s responsibility to protect the individual in his or her “pursuit of happiness.” We believe that the government should provide equal rights, equal justice and equal opportunity to all regardless of race, creed, color, national origin or sex. Further, we believe that it is the Republican Party which best seeks to promote these truths. We therefore bind ourselves together as members of the Bucks County Federation of Young Republicans to aid the Republican Party in the advancement of these principles.
ARTICLE ONE: NAME
The name of this organization shall be the Bucks County Federation of Young Republicans, hereinafter referred to as “Young Republicans.”
ARTICLE TWO: OBJECTIVE
The objectives of the Young Republicans are:
- To support the principles, objectives, and platform of the national, state and local Republican Party and to work for the election of all duly nominated Republican candidates. The Young Republicans, as an organization, shall not seek to influence the endorsement of any candidate by the Senior Party, nor work against any endorsed candidate of the Senior Party.
- To bring young people into the Republican Party, to provide them an opportunity for political expression and recognition, and to help them to contribute to the betterment of American Government through the work of the Republican Party.
- To maintain and strengthen a Countywide Young Republican organization.
ARTICLE THREE: MEMBERSHIP
Section One
- Membership in the Young Republicans shall be available to any registered Republican who is a full time resident of Bucks County, Pennsylvania, and who is of legal age to vote, but is younger than forty (40).
Section Two
- Voting membership (hereinafter referred to as “members”) in the Young Republicans shall be reserved to those who qualify under section one of this article, who have paid their dues for the current calendar year.
Section Three
- Dues for membership in the Young Republicans may be assessed at a rate and frequency to be determined by the Executive Committee.
Section Four
- The names of any new applicants for membership shall be read at the first meeting of the organization after their application for membership has been received. They shall automatically become members at the close of that meeting.
Section Five
- The membership may, by a two-thirds (2/3) vote of a quorum at a general meeting, expel from the Young Republicans any members for any act or conduct deemed unfriendly or hostile to the stated objectives of the organization. In any matter of expulsion, the Executive Committee must first review and approve the action and then notify the member in question by certified mail at least one (1) week prior to the next meeting of the organization. The membership must be notified of the expulsion recommendation and the charges against the offending member at least seventy-two (72) hours prior to the next meeting.
ARTICLE FOUR: AMENDMENTS
Section One
- This Constitution shall be in effect from the date it is adopted by a majority of the Young Republicans.
Section Two
- This Constitution may only be amended by a two-thirds (2/3) vote of a quorum at a general meeting.
Section Three
- Any proposed amendment shall be submitted in written form to the Recording Secretary at any general meeting. The amendment shall then be read aloud or presented in writing to the members present.
Section Four
- Notification of the proposed amendment must be sent to all members before it is voted upon at the next general meeting.
