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Article I
Section 101: Name
The name of this organization shall be
the Southcentral Region Caucus of the Young Democrats
of America.
Section 102: Policy
This organization shall operate in conformance
with the Charter, Bylaws, and rules of the Young Democrats
of America, hereinafter known as YDA. It shall serve
to develop and strengthen its members' organizations
and the YDA through its active and positive commitment
to the principles of the Democratic Party.
Section 103: Membership
Membership in the Southcentral Region
Caucus shall consist of those duly chartered state units
in Arkansas, Louisiana, Missouri, Oklahoma, and Texas.
Article II
Section 201: Region VI Conferences
(A) Southcentral Region Caucus will hold
a Regional Conference each even numbered year to coordinate
election year activities and in each odd numbered year
to elect officers.
(B) At least thirty (30) days notice shall be given
to all the Southcentral Region Caucus members.
(C) Regional Conference delegates need not be members
of the the Southcentral Region Caucus.
Section 202: Southcentral Region Caucus
(A) Southcentral Region Caucus shall be
the governing body of YDA Region VI.
(B) Southcentral Region Caucus will hold regular meetings
in conjunction with each meeting of the YDA National
Committee regardless of date and location.
(C) Notice of an YDA National Committee meeting shall
be sufficient notice of a Southcentral Region Caucus
meeting at same location and date.
(D) Membership of the Southcentral Region Caucus is
composed of all members of the YDA National Committee
members that reside in the Southcentral Region Caucus,
Presidential appointments that reside in the Southcentral
Region Caucus, Southcentral Region Caucus officers,
Southcentral Region Caucus select committee appointees,
Southcentral Region Caucus standing committee chairs,
the Southcentral Region Caucus member of the YDA Judicial
Council, and the Regional Director emeritus.
Section 203: Southcentral Region Caucus
Executive Committee
(A) Southcentral Region Caucus Executive
Committee shall be responsible for Southcentral Region
Caucus activities in-between meetings of the Southcentral
Region Caucus.
(B) Southcentral Region Caucus Executive Committee is
composed of the Regional Director, the Deputy Regional
Director, the Secretary-Treasurer, and the President
of each state unit.
(C) Each member of the Executive Committee shall have
one vote.
(D) The Regional Director, with five (5) days notice,
may call a meeting of the Southcentral Region Caucus
Executive Committee.
Section 204: Quorum, Delegate Voting,
Proxies, Other Committees, Notice
(A) A quorum for each Regional Conference
and the Southcentral Region Caucus meeting is two-fifths
of the votes outstanding of all charted state units
in Region VI, either in person or by proxy. A quorum
for the Southcentral Region Caucus Executive Committee
or any Southcentral Region Caucus standing committee
is a simple majority.
(B) Voting delegates for a Caucus meeting shall those
members of the Caucus outlined in Section 202 of the
Bylaws. No member of the Caucus may hold more than one
vote.
(C) Proxies are allowed at a Regional Conference or
a Southcentral Region Caucus meeting. A member of the
Caucus may vote a maximum of two proxies that are signed
and duly notarized.
(D) Regional Director has discretion to create standing
committees and appoint their leadership. Each state
unit may appoint a member to each Southcentral Region
Caucus standing committee.
(E) Notice of any meeting may be made by US mails and/or
by electronic mail.
Article III
Section 301: General
(A) Officers shall be elected at a Regional
Conference in every odd numbered year.
(B) All officers shall be elected by majority vote with
voting based on the number of votes each respective
state unit had at the last YDA National Convention.
If a majority is not attained a run-off will be held
between the two candidates receiving the most votes.
(C) The Executive Committee, with the consent of the
Southcentral Region Caucus, will fill vacancies in the
office of Deputy Regional Director and Secretary-Treasurer.
If the office of Regional Director is vacated then the
Deputy Regional Director is the successor.
Section 302: Regional Officers
(A) Regional Director: Shall chair all
Regional Conferences, the Southcentral Region Caucus,
the Southcentral Region Caucus Executive Committee,
and ex officio member of all Southcentral Region Caucus
standing committees. Shall also serve as Southcentral
Region Caucus chief executive and shall represent the
Southcentral Region Caucus on the YDA National and Executive
Committees.
(B) Deputy Regional Director: Shall serve as vice-chair
of all Regional Conferences, the Region VI Caucus, Region
VI Caucus Executive Committee, in the absence of the
Regional Director shall act on his/her behalf, ex officio
member of all Southcentral Region Caucus standing committees,
and shall assist the Regional Director as needed.
(C) Secretary-Treasurer: Shall be responsible for keeping
minutes of all Regional Conferences, Region VI Caucus
meetings, and Southcentral Region Caucus Executive Committee
meetings. Shall also be responsible for maintaining
all financial records of Southcentral Region Caucus
with the power to receive and disburse funds.
Section 303: Additional Offices and
Appointments
(A) YDA Judicial Council Representative:
Shall be elected at the Regional Conference under voting
rules established in Section 301 of this Article.
(B) All appointments to YDA select committees from the
Southcentral Region Caucus shall serve at the pleasure
of the Regional Director.
(C) Staff appointments shall serve at the pleasure of
the Regional Director.
Section 304: Removal from Office
(A) If after elected any regional officer
or the YDA Judicial Council Representative moves out
of Southcentral Region Caucus then the office is automatically
vacated and a replacement shall be selected as outlined
in Section 301 of Article III for Regional Director
or Deputy Regional Director. A vacancy in the office
of Judicial Council Representative will be filled as
per the National Charter.
(B) A Two-Thirds vote of the Southcentral Region Caucus
shall be required to remove an elected officer from
their office.
(C) The following shall constitute grounds for removal
from office or revocation of membership:
(1) Malfeasance, misfeasance, or nonfeasance
(2) Use of Region VI property to promote the cause
of any primary political contest
(3) Active opposition of any Democratic nominee
(4) Absence of two (2) consecutive meetings of the
Southcentral Region Caucus
Article IV
Section 401: Finance & Fundraising
The Southcentral Region Caucus shall have
the authority to raise non-federal operating funds for
administrative expenses. Said funds to be generated
in one of two ways:
(A) Annual dues from each state unit of
$40. The funds are due by September 1st to the Secretary-Treasurer
in each year. In those states where said contribution
is made in a timely manner the Southcentral Region Caucus
will refrain from fundraising activities.
(B) Failure to contribute said funds will not result
in any voting penalties. In any state that does not
contribute said funds the Regional Director, at his/her
sole discretion, may engage in fundraising activities
to generate non-federal operating funds for Southcentral
Region Caucus.
Article V
Section 501: Parliamentary Authority
The current Robert's Rules of Order shall
govern all deliberations of the Region where not herein
contained by the appropriate authority of the Southcentral
Region Caucus of the YDA.
Article VI
Section 601: Amendments
All amendments shall be proposed in writing
to both the Regional Director and Secretary-Treasurer
no later than thirty (30) days prior to a Regional Conference
or the Southcentral Region Caucus meeting. A three-fifths
majority of votes is required to adopt any proposed
amendment. All amendments to the Bylaws shall go into
effect upon passage.
Adopted this 10th day of August 2001.
Amended this 2nd day of December 2001.
Amended by YDA Charter change this 23rd day of March
2002.
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