VIRGINIA
DEMOCRATIC
PARTY PLAN

Section 4.1 Membership________________________________________________________________________7 Section 4.2 Election of Central Committee_________________________________________________________7 Section 4.3 Equal Division______________________________________________________________________7 Section 4.4 Election of State Party Officers_________________________________________________________7 Section 4.5 Election of National Committee Members________________________________________________7 Section 4.6 Vacancies__________________________________________________________________________8 Section 4.7 Central Committee Meetings___________________________________________________________8 Section 4.8 Quorum___________________________________________________________________________8 Section 4.9 Duties of the Central Committee________________________________________________________8 Section 4.10 Removal from Central Committee_______________________________________________________8 Section 4.11 Chair of the Central Committee_________________________________________________________8 Section 4.12 Vice Chairs of Central Committee_______________________________________________________8 Section 4.13 Secretary of Central Committee________________________________________________________9 Section 4.14 Treasurer of the Central Committee_____________________________________________________9 Section 4.15 Dues______________________________________________________________________________9 Section 4.16 Amendments to Party Plan____________________________________________________________9 Section 4.17 Standing Committee on Resolutions_____________________________________________________9 Section 4.18 State Central Committee Elections in the Absence of a State Convention_______________________10 Section 4.19 Central Committee Caucuses__________________________________________________________10 Section 4.20 Constituency Group Organizations_____________________________________________________10 Section 4.21 Outreach Committee________________________________________________________________11

Section 5.1 Members of the Steering Committee____________________________________________________11 Section 5.2 Duties of Steering Committee_________________________________________________________12 Section 5.3 Steering Committee Meetings_________________________________________________________12 Section 5.4 Designation of Substitutes____________________________________________________________12 Section 5.5 Appeals__________________________________________________________________________13 Section 5.6 Complaints________________________________________________________________________13 Section 5.7 Executive Committee________________________________________________________________13

Section 6.3 Officers__________________________________________________________________________13 Section 6.4 Congressional District Committee Meetings______________________________________________14 Section 6.5 Vacancies_________________________________________________________________________14 Section 6.6 Duties____________________________________________________________________________14 Section 6.7 Removal from District Committee_____________________________________________________14 Section 6.8 Nomination of Candidates for House of Representatives____________________________________14 Section 6.9 Oversight Duties___________________________________________________________________14 Section 6.10 New County and City Committee Elections______________________________________________14 Section 6.11 Supervisory Authority_______________________________________________________________14 Section 6.12 Appeals__________________________________________________________________________15 Section 6.13 District Committees and Reapportionment_______________________________________________15 Section 6.14 Special Elections - House of Representatives_____________________________________________15

Section 7.1 Definition of Committees____________________________________________________________15 Section 7.2 Nominating Process_________________________________________________________________15 Section 7.3 Composition of Nominating Committees________________________________________________15 Section 7.4 Voting___________________________________________________________________________15 Section 7.5 Officers and Organization____________________________________________________________15 Section 7.6 Appeals__________________________________________________________________________16

Section 8.1 Time of Election___________________________________________________________________16 Section 8.2 Caucuses_________________________________________________________________________16 Section 8.3 Committee Membership_____________________________________________________________16 Section 8.4 Election By Primary_________________________________________________________________16 Section 8.5 Appeals__________________________________________________________________________16 Section 8.6 Officers__________________________________________________________________________16 Section 8.7 Bylaws___________________________________________________________________________17 Section 8.8 Responsibilities____________________________________________________________________17 Section 8.9 Removal__________________________________________________________________________17 Section 8.10 Vacancies_________________________________________________________________________17 Section 8.11 Meetings__________________________________________________________________________17 Section 8.12 Nomination_______________________________________________________________________17 Section 8.13 Nomination Conventions_____________________________________________________________17 Section 8.14 Dues_____________________________________________________________________________17 Section 8.15 Ex-Officio Members________________________________________________________________17 Section 8.16 Combination of County and City Committees____________________________________________18

Section 9.1 Notice Requirements________________________________________________________________18 Section 9.2 Declaration of Candidacy____________________________________________________________18 Section 9.3 Full Participation___________________________________________________________________18 Section 9.4 Filing Notice______________________________________________________________________18 Section 9.5 Meetings__________________________________________________________________________19 Section 9.6 Special Election Waivers_____________________________________________________________19

Section 10.1 Proxy Voting______________________________________________________________________19 Section 10.2 Bylaws___________________________________________________________________________19 Section 10.3 Unit Rule_________________________________________________________________________19 Section 10.4 Binding Delegates__________________________________________________________________19 Section 10.5 Quorum__________________________________________________________________________19 Section 10.6 Failure to Nominate a Candidate_______________________________________________________19 Section 10.7 Special Election____________________________________________________________________19