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TEXAS DEMOCRATIC PARTY RULES -
Last Updated June 8, 2024
TABLE OF CONTENTS
PREFACE
TEXAS DEMOCRATIC PARTY RULES
NAME
STATEMENT OF PRINCIPLES
Beliefs.
Declarations.
MEMBERSHIP
PARTY OFFICERS, PUBLIC OFFICERS, & CANDIDATES
Included Officers.
Residency.
Candidate Eligibility
Support of Nominees.
Resignations.
Terminology.
MEETINGS
General Requirements.
Quorum.
Method of Voting.
Ballots.
Minutes.
Proxy Voting.
Subcommittee Authority.
Minority Report.
Non-Public Sessions.
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEES
Duties of Executive Committee Members.
Requirement for Majority Vote.
Meetings Around Conventions.
Conflict of Interest.
Additional Information Collected During Primary Filing.
STATE DEMOCRATIC EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
SDEC Members.
Officers.
Removal of SDEC Members & Executive Officers.
Meetings.
Standing SDEC Committee Membership.
Operating Budget.
Audit.
Quadrennial Strategic Plan.
COUNTY EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
Members.
Duties and Responsibilities.
Acting Precinct Chair Appointment Upon Failure of the Elected Chair to Perform Duties.
Eligibility to Vote on Replacements of County Chair or Candidate on the Ballot.
Changes to Precinct Boundaries.
Removal of precinct chair or county chair for abandonment of office.
Officers.
Meetings.
Compensation from Primary Fund.
Expenditure of Funds.
Authorization for Adopting Rules.
DISTRICT EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
Membership.
Meetings.
Officers.
Duties.
OTHER “DISTRICT COMMITTEES”
Meetings.
Precinct Executive Committee For the Purpose of Filling a Commissioner or Justice or Constable Precinct Candidate Vacancy.
GENERAL RULES FOR ALL CONVENTIONS
Compliance with Rules.
Accessibility.
Briefing on Governing Documents.
Eligibility to Participate.
Quorum.
Voting and Meetings.
Media.
Minority Reports.
Resolutions.
Rules Changes.
Petition Requirements.
Presidential Preference.
Balancing Delegations.
Automatic Delegates.
Public Officers.
Nominations.
Non-Attendance at Prior Convention.
Appearing at Committees.
Establishment of Districts.
PRECINCT CONVENTIONS
Date, Time & Place.
Notice.
Quorum.
Precinct Convention Officers.
Convention Business.
Submission of Documents.
COUNTY & CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT CONVENTIONS
Type of Convention and Purpose.
Date of Convention.
Time & Place.
Notice & Publicity.
Organizational Limitations for Joint County Conventions and Regional Conventions.
Eligibility to Participate.
Quorum.
County/CD Convention Officers.
Convention Business.
Convention Committees.
Submissions to Committees.
Precinct Caucus.
Election of State Delegates.
Determination of At-Large Delegates.
Election of Delegates to State Convention by Acclamation.
Changes to State Delegation.
Appointment of State Delegates by State Chair Where No Convention Held.
Delegation Chair.
CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT PRECONVENTION CAUCUSES
Preconvention Caucus Composition.
Order of Business.
Purpose.
Quorum Not Required.
Date, Time, & Location.
Notice.
STATE CONVENTION
Date, Time, Place, & Site Selection.
Purpose.
Quorum.
Related to Rules.
Accessibility.
Delegates.
Proxies.
Notice.
Call to Convention and State Convention Standing Rules.
Convention Officers.
Temporary Committees.
Permanent and Additional Committees.
Congressional District Caucuses.
Constituency and Interest Caucuses.
Order of Business.
Election of National Committeemembers.
General Voting.
Voting For Executive State Party Officers.
DISCIPLINARY PROCESS
Disciplinary Committee.
Complaint Process.
AMENDMENT
Adoption and Status.
Amendment.
Rules Proposal Filings.
Publicizing of Rules.
PARLIAMENTARY AUTHORITY
NATIONAL DELEGATE SELECTION RULES
JUDICIAL OFFICEHOLDER AND CANDIDATE POLITICAL CONTRIBUTIONS
EMERGENCY PROCEDURES
Alternate Actions or Activities Proposal.
Emergency Rules In Effect.
APPENDIX
Parliamentary Cheat Sheet.
Rules Passed By SDEC In Between 2024 & 2026 Conventions, Temporary Rules.
Election Matters.
Provisos.
Pay the Chair
Harassment-Free Environment Pledge.
Special Rules of Order.
Standing Rules for the Term.
Helpful Links.
Changes by
TEXAS DEMOCRATIC PARTY RULES - Last Updated June 8, 2024
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