 |
||||||
 |
BylawsSteuben County Green Party By-LawsAs amended August 20, 2012 The Steuben County Green Party shall be the Steuben County Organization of the Green Party of New York State. All the duties and powers pertaining to county organizations according to the Rules and By-Laws of the Green Party of New York State shall, for Steuben County, NY, be vested in the Steuben County Green Party. I. PRINCIPLESThe Steuben County Green Party recognizes the Ten Key Values of the Green Movement: 1. Ecological Responsibility II. MEMBERSHIPA. Membership in the Steuben County Green Party is comprised of all who are currently enrolled with the Board of Elections in Steuben County, NY, as Green Party voters. Enrollment for purposes of notification shall be determined on February 1 and June 1 of each calendar year. B. Only members of the Steuben County Green Party shall be authorized by the Green Party of New York State to elect from their membership officers of the Steuben County Green Party, and to otherwise officially represent the Green Party in Steuben County, NY. III. COUNTY ORGANIZATIONA. The Steuben County Green Party shall be the county organization of the Green Party in Steuben County, NY, and shall have general authority and responsibility for the Green Party organization within the county. B. The Steuben County Green Party may establish such committees as it sees fit. C. The Steuben County Green Party shall elect for one year terms from its membership by simple majority vote at a meeting of the Steuben County Green Party any officers it deems necessary to conduct Green Party business, including at a minimum, a Chair, a Secretary, and a Treasurer. It shall also seek other officers to assist in the building of the party in Steuben County. D. These elected officers, plus the Green Party State Committee members from Steuben County, shall serve as the Coordinating Committee of the Steuben County Green Party. Such committee shall be the functional equivalent of the County Committee provided for in state election law. It shall have the ability to take action in emergency situations, such as nominating and designating candidates in special elections. The Coordinating Committee may perform day-to-day business of the Steuben County Green Party. E. The Steuben County Green Party shall meet at least once a year. F. A meeting of the general membership of the Party, or the Coordinating Committee, may establish a regular monthly meeting of the Green Party. G. A meeting of the Steuben County Green Party related to the nomination or designation in candidates in a regular election, or the annual membership meeting of the Party related to election of party officers, may be convened by the Chair, by a regular monthly meeting, by the Coordinating Committee, or by a petition signed by 5% of its members. Members shall be provided notice of any meeting by mail at least 7 days in advance of any such meeting. A quorum for any such meeting shall consist of five (5) members, two of whom shall be officers of the organization. H. All meetings of the Steuben County Green Party and its subcommittees shall be open to all enrolled Green Party voters of the county. IV. OFFICERSA. The Chair shall be responsible for filing all required notices with the State and County Board of Elections, except those which have to do with financial matters, or which by law or by party by-laws or rules are required to be filed by some other officer. The Chair shall be the Presiding Officer of the Steuben County Green Party. B. The Secretary shall maintain a list of members, as provided by the County Board of Elections, updated according to section IIA, and shall keep the minutes of all meetings of the Steuben County Green Party. Within ten days after the adoption of any county rule or amendment thereto a certified copy thereof shall be filed by the Secretary with the office of the state Board of Elections, and with the county Board of Elections. C. The Treasurer shall be responsible for the collection of funds for party purposes in and for the County Organization. The Treasurer shall see that such funds are properly disbursed, and shall file with the proper offices and board of elections all financial reports and statements required by law. In general, the Treasurer shall perform the duties ordinarily performed by the Treasurer of a political party, and such other duties relating to financial matters as the Steuben County Green Party may require. D. The State Committee members from Steuben County shall represent the Steuben County Green Party on the State Committee of the Green Party of NYS. State Committee members shall be elected according to the Rules and By-Laws of the Green Party of NYS and State Election Law. V. REMOVAL AND RECALLA. Any officer may be removed from office in the Steuben County Green Party office by a two-thirds vote at a meeting of the Steuben County Green Party convened with notice. A recall vote shall be placed on the agenda for the meeting upon receipt and certification by the Secretary of a petition signed by 5% of the members. An election held to replace any individual removed from office shall take place at the meeting at which the recall vote is taken. If the Green Party of New York does not have ballot status, the removal procedure set forth in this paragraph shall apply to the removal from office of state committee representatives. B. Pursuant to Sec. 2-116 of the state election law, any member may be removed from membership in the Steuben County Green Party for disloyalty to the party or corruption in office after notice is given and a hearing upon written charges has been had. The hearing shall be held by the Steuben County Green Party, or by a committee thereof established for that purpose, which committee shall report its finding to a meeting of the Steuben County Green Party. A two-thirds vote at a meeting of the Steuben County Green Party shall be needed for removal. VI. VACANCIESFilling of vacancies: In the case of death, enrollment in another party, declination, or removal for any other cause, of an officer of the Steuben County Green Party , except for State Committee members, the vacancy created thereby shall be filled by the Steuben County Green Party. Vacancy on the State Committee shall be filled according to the Rules and By-Laws of the Green Party of NYS, and NYS Election Law. VII. VOTING METHODSA. Voting: All votes of the Steuben County Green Party shall be conducted by simple majority vote, if consensus is not achieved; provided however that if an election is for more than one position, then preferential voting will be allowed; and provided further that all single seat elections shall be conducted by Instant Runoff Voting. None of the Above will also be a choice in all elections. A two-thirds vote shall be required for amendments to the bylaws and for authorization of non-enrolled greens to run as candidates. Upon a call for consensus, 10 minutes will be allowed for objections to be resolved after which a vote will be taken. B. Proxies: Proxy votes are not allowed. VIII. AUTHORIZATIONS FOR PUBLIC OFFICEA. Authorizations of enrolled Green Party members for public office on the Green Party line to be filled by voters of political jurisdictions solely within the county shall be determined within said jurisdictions as specified in New York State Election Law, by the Rules of the Green Party of NYS, and pursuant to Sec. VII.A above. B. The Chair and Secretary of the Steuben County Green Party shall have the authority to sign authorization for candidates that have been approved pursuant to these bylaws. IX. AMENDMENTSA. These by-laws shall continue to be the by-laws and rules for the Steuben County Green Party until they are amended, or new by-laws are adopted by a successor County Organization, or County Committee. B. These rules may be amended by a two-thirds vote at a meeting of the Steuben County Green Party.
|
|
|
Home | About the Green Party | Calendar | Email: info at steubengreens.org
|