North Carolina Democratic Party
Plan of Organization
As Amended Jan 20th, 2007

0.00 STATEMENT OF PRINCIPLES FOR ALL LEVELS OF THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY

0.01 OPEN PARTY

Except as provided specifically within the Plan of Organization, all public meetings of the North Carolina Democratic Party at the precinct, county, district and state levels shall be open to all registered Democrats inclusive of race, sex, color, creed, national origin, religion, ethnic identity, sexual orientation, economic status, philosophical persuasion or physical disability. Meetings are defined as a meeting of all committees and bodies created herein in which a quorum is present.

A meeting may be held in closed executive session to discuss litigation, potential litigation, or other legal issues when legal counsel is present. However final actions resulting from such meeting shall be considered in open session.

Within a reasonable time of its request by any active Democrat in the state, a list of the names and addresses of the members of any county or congressional district executive committee, or of the state executive committee, of any committee or subcommittee of the county, congressional district, or state executive committee, or of the delegates to any county, congressional district, or state convention, shall be made available for inspection, examination, or duplication. For the purposes of this section, a "reasonable time" is presumptively thirty (30) days or fewer.

0.02 ENCOURAGE PARTICIPATION

Special efforts shall be made to encourage traditionally under-represented groups to participate in delegate selection processes and in party organizations at all levels to the end that all elected or appointed Democrats to any positions reasonably reflect the Democratic electorate of the unit with regard to status.

0.03 NON-DISCRIMINATION

No test for membership in, or any oath of loyalty to, the North Carolina Democratic Party shall be required or used which has the effect of requiring prospective or current members of the Democratic Party to acquiesce in, condone or support discrimination based on status.

0.04 PUBLICIZE MEETINGS

The time and place of all meetings of the North Carolina Democratic Party at all levels shall be publicized fully and in such a manner as to assure timely notice to all interested persons.

Such meetings must be held in places accessible to all party members and large enough to accommodate all interested persons.

0.05 BROAD REGISTRATION

The North Carolina Democratic Party, at all levels, shall actively support the broadest possible registration without discrimination based on status.

0.06 NOTICE OF SELECTION OF PARTY OFFICIALS

The North Carolina Democratic Party shall publicize fully and in such a manner as to assure notice to all interested parties a full description of the legal and practical procedures of selection of Democratic Party officers and representatives on all levels. Publication of these procedures should be done in such fashion that all prospective and current members of the Democratic Party will be fully and adequately informed of the pertinent procedures in time to participate in each selection procedure at all levels of the Democratic Party organization.

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