Bylaws Revised 04/2011

Bylaws
The following bylaws were adopted at the general meeting of the membership April 20, 2005:
Bylaws of the Libertarian Party County Central Committee of Orange County, California

Bylaw 1: Authority
This organization is the duly authorized Orange County affiliate of the Libertarian Party of California Central Committee under the Bylaws of the Libertarian Party of California and pursuant to the California Election Code.

Bylaw 2: Name
The name of this organization is the Libertarian Party of California Orange County Central Committee, hereinafter referred to as the “County Central Committee”.

Bylaw 3: Purpose
The purpose of the County Central Committee is to conduct the following activities, primarily within Orange County, consistent with the Statement of Principles of the National Libertarian Party and the Libertarian Party of California:
a. Disseminate libertarian philosophy by entering into informational activities.
b. Nominate and support Libertarian Party candidates for political office.
c. Encourage voters to register with the Libertarian Party.
d. Encourage and support other libertarian activities.

Bylaw 4: Membership

Section 1.
Membership in the Orange County Central Committee Confers the right to vote on all Committee business.

Section 2.
Individuals may become members of the County Central Committee either by:
a. Election to the Orange County Central Committee by registered Libertarian voters in a primary election pursuant to relevant provisions of the Elections Code, or by

b. Satisfying such requirements as established by the Libertarian Party of California State Central Committee.

Section 3. Applicants who are full-time students are eligible for reduced membership dues calculated at $10 below the LPC prescribed rate. Student members may renew their memberships at the reduced rate a maximum of two times.
Bylaw 5: Meetings

Section 1. Annual Business Meeting.
An annual business meeting of the membership shall be held to elect Officers. The annual business meeting shall be held in the month after the Libertarian Party of California annual convention.

Section 2. General Meetings.
a. General meetings of and for the membership shall be held regularly, at least once per month, unless suspended by a vote of the Membership. Any matter concerning the conduct of the affairs of the County Central Committee may be addressed at general meetings and voted on by eligible members.
b. The Executive Committee is subject to all standing resolutions passed by the members.

Section 3. Quorum.
At any meeting of the membership a quorum shall consist of all members in attendance at the time a vote is taken, provided their number be not less then four (4).

Section 4. Time and Place of Meetings.
The Executive Committee may call meetings of the membership, shall set the time and place of meetings and shall give reasonable notice of meetings to all members.

Bylaw 6: Officers

Section 1.
The officers of the County Central Committee shall be: a Chair, three District-Chairs, a Secretary, a Treasurer, and an Ambassador to the LPC ex-comm. Any member who expresses a willingness to serve is eligible for election to any office.

Section 2.
The Chair shall preside at all meetings of the membership and the Executive Committee.

Section 3.
The District-Chairs shall act as assistant to the Chair and shall perform the duties of the Chair in the event the Chair is unable to perform those duties. Further, each District-Chair shall be responsible for party activities in one of three geographic Districts, designated North, South and Coast. District boundaries are to be defined in the standing resolutions.

Section 4.
The Secretary shall be the Recording Officer and shall maintain the membership list.

Section 5.
The Treasurer shall be the Chief Financial Officer and shall receive, hold, disburse and account for all funds under the direction of the Executive Committee.

Section 6. The Technology Officer will be the webmaster and will administer and support all online assets running under the LPOC name or control
Section 7.
The Ambassador shall be associated with the LPOC, and may be a member of the LPC Executive Committee. It is the Ambassador’s duty to attend all meetings of the LPC Executive Committee, and report to the Central Committee on LPC activities.

Section 8.
Any officer may be removed from office by
a. the unanimous vote of all other members of the Executive Committee, or

b. A 2/3 vote of the membership (with at least ten (10) votes in favor) at a general meeting, provided that charges against the officer are made, and adopted by a 2/3 vote at the preceding monthly meeting, and adequate notice of the final vote given to the members.

Section 9.
In the event of any vacancy in any office, the LPOC Executive Committee may provisionally fill the vacancy, and shall, at the next monthly meeting, with adequate notice to the members, call a vote of the members to ratify the appointment. If the ExComm’s appointee is not ratified (by a majority vote), nominations from the floor are in order, and the members may make their own appointment.

Bylaw 7: Executive Committee

Section 1.
The Executive Committee shall be composed of the Officers.

Section 2.
a. The Executive Committee shall have control and authority over the business affairs and property of the County Central Committee, between General Meetings of the membership, subject to other applicable provisions of these Bylaws and standing resolutions of the membership.
b. Any action of the Executive Committee may be rescinded by a vote of the membership at any General Meeting.

Section 3.
The Executive Committee may conduct business by meeting, by telephone, by mail ballot or by email ballot. Meetings may be called upon reasonable notice by the Chair or by any two members of the Executive Committee. A quorum at a meeting shall be a majority of the members of the Executive Committee. If business is conducted by telephone, mail ballot or email ballot, a quorum shall be 3/4 of the Executive Committee.

Bylaw 8: Committees
The Executive Committee shall establish such standing committees or ad hoc committees as it deems advisable or necessary and shall appoint a Chair for each such committee. The activities of any committee so established shall be limited in scope to specified projects by the Executive Committee and may be terminated at any time by the Executive Committee.

Bylaw 9: Finances and Accounting
The Treasurer shall cause an efficient and reviewable system of accounting to be established and maintained. The accounting records shall be open to any member of the Executive Committee at any reasonable time. All disbursements of funds exceeding $20.00 shall be made solely by check.

Bylaw 10: Amendments
These bylaws may be amended by majority vote of a quorum at any meeting of the membership provided that any proposed amendment was raised at the previous meeting and that notice of the proposed amendment accompanied the notice of the meeting at which the proposed amendment is to be considered.

Bylaw 11: Parliamentary Authority
Robert’s Rules of Order, Newly Revised (10th Edition), shall be the parliamentary authority for all matters of procedure not specifically covered by these Bylaws.
Standing Resolutions
 
1. LPOC will require one signature on the checks, two signers to be the Chair and Treasurer. The Secretary is to open/audit the bank statements. [adopted August 12, 2002]
2. Repealed July 20, 2005 (appropriation for L.A. TV production)
3. Repealed 2008apr14. The LPOC will budget $0.40/mo. per member for the production and postage of its newsletter. [adopted January 14, 2003]
4. Repealed The LPOC-Echo discussion mailing list’s purpose is to facilitate activism in Orange County. Long arguments that do not lead to action are inappropriate. Participants will please observe customary etiquette; please discuss other subjects in another forum. [adopted March 16, 2004]
5. Bylaw 5(2) identifies eligible members of the LPOC for purposes of voting at a general meeting of the membership as those members under Bylaw 4(2)(b) whose names are on the most current list of members obtained from the LPC. [adopted July 20, 2005]
6. The postal box address and the telephone number of the LPOC shall be consistently used as the sole public contact point for incoming mail and telephone calls. [adopted July 20, 2005]
7. The three LPOC districts shall be defined by the following cities: Coastal: Costa Mesa, Fountain Valley, Garden Grove, Huntington Beach, Los Alamitos, Newport Beach, Santa Ana, Seal Beach, Westminster. Northern: Anaheim, Anaheim Hills, Brea, Buena Park, Cypress, Fullerton, La Habra, La Palma, Orange, Placentia, Stanton, Villa Park, Yorba Linda. Southern: Aliso Viejo, Coto de Caza, Dana Point, Irvine, Laguna Beach, Laguna Hills, Laguna Niguel, Laguna Woods, Lake Forest, Mission Viejo, Rancho Santa Margarita, San Clemente, San Juan Capistrano, Tustin. [adopted July 20, 2005]