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Bylaws of the Orange County
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Democratic Central Committee
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August 2009
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Article I. Name, Purpose and Governance
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Section 1. Name
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The name of this organization shall be the Orange County Democratic Central Committee, hereafter
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called the County Committee.
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Section 2. Purpose
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The County Committee shall have charge of the party campaign in Orange County and shall perform
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such duties and services as benefit the Democratic Party.
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Section 3. Governance
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These bylaws shall govern the organization, operation, and functions of the County Committee.
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Legal authority is vested in these bylaws and governed by the California Election Code and by the
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California Democratic Party, hereafter called CDP.
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Article II. Membership
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Section 1. Elected Members
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A.
Elected members shall be registered Democrats elected from Assembly Districts at the Direct
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Primary election in each even numbered year and shall consist of six (6) members elected
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from each Assembly District. Each member shall reside in the district he/she represents and
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shall be elected at-large within his/her Assembly District.
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B.
Elected members shall have all the rights and privileges enumerated in the bylaws.
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C.
Any vacancies shall be filled as provided for in this Article, Section 8 of these bylaws.
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D.
An elected mem
ber is entitled to a ballot designation of “Incumbent” upon seeking re
-election
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to the County Committee at the next Direct Primary election
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Section 2. Appointed Members.
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A.
Appointed members derive their membership through appointment to a seat vacated by an
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elected member, as provided for in this Article, Section 8.
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B.
An appointed member shall have all the rights and privileges of an elected member, except an
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appointed member shall not be entitled to a ballot designation of “Incumbent” upon seeking
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election to the County Committee at the next Direct Primary election, but is entitled to a ballot
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designation of “Appointed Incumbent”.
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Section 3. Ex-Officio Members
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A.
Any Democratic nominee for, and any Democrat elected to either the State Senate, Assembly,
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or House of Representatives, at either a general or special election, whose district lies wholly
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or partially within the County of Orange, is an ex-officio member of the County Committee.
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B.
The Democratic nominee for each of the following offices shall be an ex-officio member of
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the County Committee if he/she resides in the County of Orange:
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1.
Governor
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2.
Lt. Governor
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3.
Secretary of State
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4.
Controller
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5.
Treasurer
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6.
Attorney General
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7.
State Board of Equalization
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8.
U.S. Senator
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9.
Superintendent of Public Instruction
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10.
Insurance Commissioner
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C.
Regional Director/s of the CDP for Orange County shall be ex-officio member/s.
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D.
Ex-officio members shall be entitled to all the rights and privileges of other members, except
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ex-
officio members are not entitled to a ballot designation of “Incumbent”
upon seeking
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election to the County Committee at the next Direct Primary election.
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Section 4. Alternates
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A.
Each member of the County Committee shall designate an alternate. Such designation shall
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be in writing and filed with the Secretary of the County Committee. The alternate will take
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the oath of office required by members, either orally or in writing
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B.
Each alternate shall pay dues and meet the same qualifications as the County Committee
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member appointing him/her and shall be subject to the same rules, regulations and
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responsibilities of the County Committee.
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C.
An alternate shall have a voice and motion at all regular and special County Committee
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meetings and shall have all the rights and privileges of a member in the absence of the
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member who appointed the alternate, unless as otherwise provided in these bylaws.
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D.
An alternate may hold membership on any Standing or Special Committee.
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E.
An alternate may hold an office of the County Committee designated in Article IV. An
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Alternate may not be elected by the County Committee to the Democratic State Executive
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Board, as provided for in Article XIII.
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F.
The alternate shall be counted for purpose of a quorum at County Committee meetings, only
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when the member for whom he/she is the alternate is absent.
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G.
The term of an alternate shall be the same as the member designating him/her, except that
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such member may remove the alternate at any time by written notice to the Secretary,
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provided that such notice be received by the Secretary at least two (2) business days in
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advance of the regular, special or sub-committee meeting for which it is to be effective.
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H.
The office of an alternate may be declared or become vacant in the manner provided in
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Sections 6 and 7 of this Article, except that Section 6 B does not apply to alternates.
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Section 5. Associates
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A.
There are two (2) types of associates: any member of the Democratic National Committee
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who resides in Orange County; and, an appointed or elected representative from each Orange
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County Democratic Club that is chartered by the County Committee as provided in these
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bylaws after written notification of the County Committee of the name of its representative.
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B.
Associates shall have a voice at all regular, standing and special committee meetings, but
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shall not be entitled to vote.
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C.
The office of an associate may be declared or become vacant in the manner provided in
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Section 6 and 7 of this Article, except that Section 6 B does not apply to associates.
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D.
An associate is not entitled to appoint an alternate.
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Section 6. Removal
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A.
The office of any member, alternate or associate, may be declared vacant by resolution of the
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County Committee if any member, alternate or associate, affiliates with or registers as a
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member of another party, publicly advocates that voters not vote for an endorsed nominee of
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the Democratic Party, gives support or avows a preference for a candidate of another party or
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a candidate who is opposed to a candidate nominated and endorsed by this party.
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B.
Any member except an ex-officio or associate, shall be deemed to have resigned his/her office
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if three (3) consecutive regular or five (5) meetings in total are missed during his/her term,
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unless such member is unable to attend for medical reasons, work related reasons, family
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necessity or absence from the County and such absence is reported to the Secretary.
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C.
The attendance of an alternate in the absence of a member does not fulfill the member’s
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attendance requirements under 6 B of this Article.
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D.
The office of any member shall be deemed vacant if that member dies, resigns, is removed or
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becomes ineligible or is disqualified.
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Section 7. Procedure for Removal
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A.
No member, alternate or associate, may be removed from the County Committee pursuant to
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Section 6 A of this Article unless said removal is listed as an agenda item in the meeting
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notice sent out by the Secretary pursuant to Article V, Section 3. The County Committee
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Chair shall provide the member at least ten (10) days written notice that such action shall be
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taken at the next meeting and shall provide that the member have an opportunity to be heard
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at that meeting.
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B.
In the event of removal of any member, alternate or associate, the Secretary shall direct a
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letter to such member at his/her last known address advising him/her of the action taken by
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the County Committee.
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Section 8. Appointment to Vacant Seat
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A.
If the office of any member, other than an ex-officio member, is declared vacant, the Chair
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shall inform the County Committee of the vacancy at the next regularly scheduled meeting
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and take nominations to fill the vacancy. Further nominations and the election shall take
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place at the subsequent meeting.
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B.
Any Democrat residing in the Assembly District of the vacated seat is eligible to fill the
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vacancy and all members of the County Committee shall vote to fill the vacancy.
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