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NCDP Plan of Organization Section 8.00 - 8.03
North Carolina Democratic Party
Plan of Organization
As Amended Jan 20th, 2007
8.00 POLICY COMMITTEES
8.01 RESOLUTIONS AND PLATFORMS COMMITTEE
Composition. The one individual elected from each congressional district to the Resolutions and Platforms Committee pursuant to Section 4.08. In addition, the presidents of state chartered auxiliary organizations with constitutions and/or by-laws approved by the state executive committee shall serve as voting members of the Resolutions and Platforms Committee. In addition, the state chair shall appoint seven (7) at-large members, and designate from members of the committee a chair, vice chair and secretary.
Meetings. The committee shall meet at the call of its chair. It shall prepare the proposed platform of the Party for submission to the state convention.
Matters for Consideration. The Resolutions and Platforms Committee shall consider all resolutions addressed to the biennial state convention. The committee is encouraged to hold one or more public hearings and to invite testimony from all citizens.
In addition, any state chartered auxiliary organization with constitutions or by-laws approved by the state executive committee, and any Democratic organization, committee or convention established or recognized by this Plan of Organization may submit a proposed platform or resolutions or both to the Resolutions and Platforms Committee.
In odd-numbered years, when a biennial state convention is not held, the Resolutions and Platforms Committee shall meet prior to each meeting of the state executive committee to consider resolutions referred to the state executive committee for consideration.
For a resolution or platform to be considered by the delegates to the biennial state convention or by the members of the state executive committee, said resolution or platform must receive a favorable recommendation from a majority of the members of the Resolutions and Platforms Committee present and voting. A resolution or platform that does not receive a favorable recommendation from the Resolutions and Platforms Committee may be brought to the floor of the biennial state convention or the state executive committee meeting for consideration only after a motion to consider said resolution or platform is adopted by a two-thirds vote of those delegates or members present and voting.
8.02 STATE LEGISLATIVE POLICY COMMITTEE
Composition. The State Legislative Policy Committee shall be composed of the following persons or a duly appointed representative of each of them: the Democratic Governor, the Democratic Lt. Governor, the Democratic Speaker of the State House of Representatives, the Democratic President Pro Tem of the Senate, and the state chair. If a Democrat is not the Speaker of the North Carolina House of Representatives, then the person designated as Democratic or minority leader of the North Carolina House of Representatives shall be a member of the Committee. If a Democrat is not the President Pro Tem of the North Carolina Senate, then the person designated as Democratic or minority leader of the North Carolina Senate shall be a member of the Committee. The following persons shall also be members of this committee: the three state vice chairs, members of the Democratic National Committee from North Carolina, each congressional district chair, and five persons appointed by the state chair. The state chair or designee shall serve as chair of the Committee.
Meetings. This committee shall meet at least twice each year, one being prior to the convening of the General Assembly for its regular session and at other times upon the call of the chair.
Duties. This Committee shall formulate recommendations for state and national Democratic legislative policy. It shall communicate to state and national legislators grassroots sentiment on legislative issues. It shall assist in sponsoring public forums throughout the state on state and national issues.
8.03 COMMITTEE FOR DISTRIBUTION OF POLITICAL PARTY FUNDS (TAX CHECK-OFF)
Allocation of funds received from the State of North Carolina pursuant to North Carolina General Statutes shall be made in accordance with the provisions of North Carolina General Statutes.
