Constitution

Of the
Utah County Republican Party
(as amended April 29, 2006)

Preamble

As Republicans residing in Utah County, State of Utah, we do hereby establish this Constitution of
the Utah County Republican Party in order to support the Constitution of the United States of
America and the Constitution of the State of Utah; to support local, state and national Republican
Parties; to seek, support and elect capable and effective Republican candidates for elective public
office; and to govern the affairs of the Utah County Republican Party.

Article I - Authority

This Constitution is established to provide rules by which the Utah County Republican Party
Organizations will operate. Future changes in the laws governing political parties or court decisions
that adjudge any provisions herein to be invalid shall have the immediate effect of amending this
Constitution and shall not affect, impair or invalidate the remaining provisions. The Party shall
comply with the law; and the Central Committee by a majority vote of the quorum present shall adopt
revised wording of the Constitution to conform with the law. This action shall not require ratification
by a Convention.

Article II - Membership

Membership in the Utah County Republican Party shall be open to all residents of Utah County who
register as Republicans and who support Republican Party candidates and the Party Platform.

Article III - Organization and Powers

A. The Utah County Republican Party organizations shall be organized into geographic
subdivisions identified from smallest to largest as follows:

1. Voting Precincts, the smallest state voting units as established by law.

2. Legislative Districts, each of which consists of a number of Voting Precincts as

established by law.

3. The Utah County Republican Party as a whole, with its three governing committees:
the Steering Committee, the Executive Committee and the Central Committee.

B. The officers of each Voting Precinct shall be elected by ballot at the Voting Precinct Caucus
and shall consist of a Chair, Vice-Chair, Secretary, Treasurer, and at least three Committee
Members; all of whom serve until the completion of the Voting Precinct Caucus held in the
following General Election year.

C. The officers of each Legislative District shall consist of a Chair, Vice-Chair, Education
Officer and two Committee Members. Chair, Vice-Chair and Education Officer shall be
elected by ballot by a caucus of Legislative District Chair, Vice-Chair, Education Officer, all
Voting Precinct Chairs and Vice-Chairs, and all Republican elected officials residing in their
respective Legislative Districts.

D. The four elected officers of the Utah County Republican Party shall be elected by ballot at the
Utah County Republican Party Organizing Convention, and shall consist of a Chair,

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 Vice-Chair, Secretary, and Treasurer, whose terms of office begin two weeks after the
Organizing Convention.

E. The Utah County Republican Party shall be governed by three Committees:

1. The Steering Committee shall consist of the four Elected County Party Officers; and
five Appointed Officers: an Education Officer, a Finance Officer, an Organization
Officer, a Volunteers Officer, and a Public Relations & Media Officer.

2. The Executive Committee shall consist of the Steering Committee members, the
Chairs of the Legislative Districts, and the Chairs of the two Standing Committees,
namely, the Chair of the Audit Committee and the Chair of the Constitution and
Bylaws Committee.

3. The Central Committee shall consist of the Voting Precinct Chairs and Vice-Chairs;
the Party's Elected County Officers; the Party's Appointed County Officers; the
Legislative District Chairs, Vice-Chairs and Education Officers; all past full-term
County Chairs who served to the end of the term to which they were elected or to
which they succeeded as County Chair and served a minimum of six months; and all
County, State and Federal Elected Officials.

4. Both the Executive and Central Committees may also include, as nonvoting members,
a representative from each Allied Organization that has been approved by a 2/3 vote
of the Executive Committee or a majority of the Central Committee. Such
membership is to facilitate communication and coordinate action with the represented
Allied Organizations and shall not be construed as Party endorsement, authorization,
or responsibility for the actions of those organizations. The represented Allied
Organizations are separate bodies with no authority to act for or in behalf of the Party.

F. Standing Committees. The following standing committees shall be established: Audit, to

monitor financial matters; and Constitution and Bylaws, to accept and propose changes to the
Party Constitution and Bylaws. The County Central Committee shall elect by ballot, from
among its members, members of the Audit Committee and the Constitution and Bylaws
Committee. None of the County Party Officers may serve on the Audit Committee or the
Constitution and Bylaws Committee. The Party Chair shall appoint nonvoting committee
members of the standing committees with the advice and consent of the County Central
Committee.

G. The Powers of the governing committees are as follows:

1. The Central Committee shall be the governing body of the Utah County Republican
Party. All powers not specifically reserved for the Party Conventions or specifically
delegated by this Constitution are vested in the Central Committee. The Central
Committee may delegate specific powers to the Steering Committee, to the Executive
Committee, or to an individual. The powers of the Central Committee include, but are
not limited to, the following:

a. To specify the number of delegates to the County Party Conventions.

b. To cause Voting Precinct Caucus and County Party Conventions to be held.

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 c. To approve the appointments of qualified members to complete the unexpired
terms of Central Committee officers and delegates when vacancies occur.

d. To certify the name of another qualified candidate to the County Clerk when
any candidacy for elected public office becomes vacant prior to elections and
under conditions specified by law.

e. To propose and adopt new Bylaws or amendments thereto consistent with law
and this Constitution.

f. To approve budgets and changes thereto.

g. To approve and recommend proposed amendments to this Constitution for

presentation to a County Party Convention.

h. To establish the procedure for selecting Utah County membership in the Utah
State Republican Party Central Committee.

i. To discipline any party officer for cause by censure or removal from office by
a two-thirds majority vote of the quorum present.

j. To resolve inconsistencies or contradictions in procedures established by law

where not resolved by this Constitution.

k. To adopt a formula which allocates directly to the Voting Precincts for

nomination at the caucuses a portion of Utah County's State Delegate
entitlement. This formula shall be proportionate to the formula required by
law for the allocation of County Delegates, and shall provide that each Voting
Precinct shall be allocated at least one State Delegate for nomination at the
caucus. The remaining portion of the State Delegate entitlement shall be
allocated by a separate formula which is also determined by the Central
Committee at the same time as the formula for delegates nominated at the
Voting Precincts Caucuses.

2. The Executive Committee shall be primarily a screening committee for both the
Steering Committee and the Central Committee. The Executive Committee however,
is delegated the following specific powers:

a. To advise and assist the Steering Committee in planning, scheduling,

organizing and directing party activities, conventions and meetings.

b. To review and recommend resolutions and motions for presentation to the

Central Committee, to include, but not be limited to, motions for amendments,
bylaws, budgets and budget changes.

c. To approve interim appointments for officers as provided herein.

d. To investigate charges of alleged malfeasance, misfeasance or nonfeasance in

office by any party officer; to conduct hearings and make findings thereof; to
remove officers based on its findings unless an appeal is made to the Central
Committee; and to make reports of findings and recommendations to the
Central Committee when an appeal is made.

e. To over-ride a veto by the County Party Chairman, which over-ride requires a

two-thirds majority vote of the quorum present, provided that the over-ride

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 occurs no later than the end of the next Executive Committee Meeting held
after the veto is received by the County Party Secretary.

3. The Steering Committee shall be responsible to conduct the daily operations of the
Utah County Republican Party and shall make decisions and take actions consistent
with these responsibilities and in accordance with law, this Constitution and the
bylaws. The Steering Committee is delegated specific executive powers, as follows:

a. To plan, organize, direct and evaluate the affairs of the Utah County
Republican Party, including the meetings of the three governing committees
and party conventions.

b. To make payments for authorized expenditures from party funds.

c. To cause the bylaws and the party platform to be drafted and proposed to
appropriate committees or conventions.

d. To recruit qualified candidates for elective office.

e. To over-ride a veto by the County Party Chairman on a Steering Committee

decision made pursuant to that committee’s constitutionally-authorized
powers. The veto over-ride requires a two-thirds majority vote of the Steering
Committee, and must occur no later than the end of the next Steering
Committee Meeting held after the veto.

Article IV - Officers and Delegates

A. Only citizens of the United States of America, residing in their respective Utah County
Voting Precinct or Legislative District who are registered as Republicans, may be elected or
appointed to party offices which have voting privileges in any of the three governing
committees or may be elected or appointed delegates to County or State Party Conventions.
The limitations of this section do not apply to those whose 18th birthday will occur before the
next general election and would be eligible to vote at that time.

B. The Utah County Republican Party Chair shall direct the daily affairs of the Utah County
Republican Party. In addition to responsibilities and powers described in other articles, the
County Party Chair shall:

1. Chair and preside over the three governing committees and shall preside over County
Party Conventions.

2. Assure sound financial management of party funds.

3. Have veto power over the Steering Committee and Executive Committee, provided
that the veto is submitted in writing to the County Party Secretary no later than seven
days after the meeting in which the motion is passed and provided that written notice
be given to the appropriate body.

4. Be the spokesman for the Utah County Republican Party outside the Party
Organization.

5. Provide liaison with the Utah State Republican Party Organization.

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C. The County Party Vice Chair shall serve as Vice Chair of the three governing committees,
assist the Chair and share in the duties and daily affairs of the Utah County Republican Party,
perform the duties of the Chair in the Chair's absence; and perform other duties as delegated
by the Chair.

D. The County Party Secretary shall be secretary to the three governing committees and the
County Party Conventions. The County Party Secretary shall also maintain and have custody
of this Constitution, bylaws, delegate lists, mailing lists, rosters, committee reports and
records of official acts not covered by minutes, and shall present minutes for approval at
subsequent committee meetings.

E. The County Party Treasurer shall propose a budget to the Steering Committee to be
approved/amended by the Executive and Central Committees, maintain the party checking,
savings and other financial accounts, reconcile those accounts, and submit a quarterly report
of party finances to the Executive Committee and to each regularly scheduled Central
Committee Meeting.

F. The County Party Education Officer shall prepare written instructions and conduct seminars
to train Central Committee members, with the assistance of the Legislative District Education
Officers, in the performance of their duties and shall prepare written information for
distribution to voters and the media to improve voter awareness and knowledge of current
issues.

G. The County Party Finance Officer shall prepare and recommend plans for fund-raising, shall
implement approved fund-raising plans, shall be Chair of the Finance Committee and shall
advise and assist party officers in fund-raising activities.

H. The County Organization Officer shall be responsible to see that the Party is fully organized
at the Legislative and Voting Precinct levels, will be responsible to organize and oversee
Voter Identification drives as assigned and shall assist the Finance Officer in organizing and
conducting the annual Neighbor-to-Neighbor fund raising campaign.

I. The County Volunteers Officer shall be responsible to organize a pool of volunteers that can
be called upon to assist in campaigns and other official projects and activities of the Party, as
assigned.

J. The County Public Relations & Media Officer is not a spokesperson for the Party, but
working under the direction of the County Chair is responsible to maximize favorable media
coverage for the Party, assist with the preparation and placement of paid political advertising,
writing of press releases, scheduling of press conferences, and radio interviews, etc.

K. The Legislative District Chairs shall direct party affairs within their respective Districts. In
addition to powers and responsibilities described in other articles, the Legislative District
Chairs shall:

1. Supervise assigned Voting Precinct Chairs to assure success of party programs.

2. Provide communications between the governing committees and Voting Precinct

Officers.

3. Preside over Legislative District Caucuses.

4. Recommend and report locations for the Voting Precinct Caucuses.

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L. The Legislative District Vice Chairs shall preside and direct Legislative District meetings in
the absence of the Chair, shall attend Central Committee Meetings, Conventions, Training
Meetings, etc., and perform other duties as delegated by their respective Chair.

M. The Legislative District Education Officers shall distribute written information to voters to
improve voter awareness and knowledge of current issues. They shall attend training meetings
sponsored by the County Party Education Officer, and assist in training Central Committee
members in the performance of their duties. They shall assist with other duties as delegated by
the Legislative District Chair.

N. The Voting Precinct Chairs shall direct party affairs within their respective Precincts. In
addition to powers and responsibilities described in other articles, the Voting Precinct Chairs
shall:

1. Preside over their Voting Precinct's Voting Precinct Caucus.

2. Direct fund-raising in the Voting Precinct and, together with the Voting Precinct
Treasurer, be responsible for all funds collected.

3. Direct voter identification, education, registration and motivation programs as

instructed by the Central Committee.

4. Assist Republican nominees' (candidates unopposed by other Republican Candidates)

campaigns within the Voting Precinct.

5. Organize and direct a poll-watching and voter turn-out program to get Republican
voters to the polls on election days as instructed by the Central Committee.

6. Attend Central Committee Meetings or send a representative to the meeting.

O. The Voting Precinct Vice-Chairs shall preside and direct in the absence of their Chair, and
shall attend Central Committee Meetings.

P. The Voting Precinct Secretaries shall provide notice of meetings to members, prepare agendas
for and record minutes of meetings at which their chair presides, and shall maintain historical
documents.

Q. The Voting Precinct Treasurers shall receive, account for, and turn in collected monies to the
appropriate organization as directed and shall submit a financial report at each meeting of the
body which elected them.

R. Delegates to State and County Party Conventions shall attend both the Primary Convention
and Organizing Convention to which they were elected or appointed. Delegates to the Utah
State and Utah County Conventions shall be selected in accordance with law and this
Constitution. The procedures for selecting these delegates shall be established by the Central
Committee.

Article VII - Bylaws

A. Bylaws shall define responsibilities and establish specific policies and procedures to be
followed by Party Officers, Delegates, governing committees, conventions, Legislative
District Caucuses and Voting Precinct Caucuses and shall be consistent with this Constitution
and the law. In the case of a conflict between Bylaws and this Constitution, the provisions of
this Constitution shall govern.

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 Article VIII - Ratification and Amendments

A. Ratification: This Constitution shall become binding on the Utah County Republican Party
when (1) approved and recommended by a two-thirds (2/3) majority vote of a quorum of the
Central Committee present at a Central Committee meeting and (2) subsequently ratified by a
majority vote of the delegates present at a Utah County Republican Party Convention.

B. Amendments: This Constitution may be amended when any proposed amendment is (1)
submitted in writing to the Steering Committee, (2) reviewed and processed by the
Constitution and Bylaws Committee, (3) approved and recommended by a two-thirds (2/3)
majority vote of a quorum of the Central Committee present at a Central Committee meeting
and (4) subsequently ratified by a majority vote of the delegates present at a Utah County
Republican Party Convention. The Central Committee may approve, amend or reject any
proposed amendment. Amendments approved by the Central Committee take effect when
duly ratified at a County Convention.