as amended on August 21, 2003
The name of this Chapter of the Libertarian Party of Illinois shall be the “Southern Illinois Libertarians,” hereinafter referred to as the “Chapter.”
The object of the Chapter shall be to promote the ideals specified in the Libertarian Party Statement of Principles by any means consistent with those principles. Specifically, the Chapter will move public policy in a libertarian direction by: building an organization that elects Libertarians to local office; helping to elect Libertarians to state and federal offices; and engaging in public information activities.
Section 1. Membership Criteria. A
Chapter member shall be any person whose dues are current in
both the Libertarian Party of Illinois and the Southern
Illinois Libertarians.
Section 2. Dues. The annual dues
shall be twelve dollars, payable in advance on or before July
30 of each year. Members joining after July 30 shall pay dues
at a pro-rated amount on a monthly basis.
Section 3. Excepting officers, the
distribution of the name of, and any information about, any
Chapter member shall be limited upon request of that person
to the Chair of the Chapter.
Section 1. Officers and Duties.
The officers of the Chapter shall be a Chair, a Vice-Chair, a
Secretary, and a Treasurer. These officers shall perform the
duties prescribed by these bylaws and by the parliamentary
authority adopted by the Chapter.
Section 2. State Organizing
Committee Representative. The Chair will serve as the State
Orgainizing Committee Representative and serve on the
Libertarian Party of Illinois State Organizing Committee. The
Vice-Chair shall serve as an alternate.
Section 3. Chair's Ex-Officio
Committee Membership. The Chair shall be ex-officio a member
of all committees except the Nominating Commitee, if
established.
Section 4. Nomination Procedure,
Time of Elections. At the annual meeting, nominations for
officers will be taken from the floor. Following nominations,
the officers shall be elected by ballot to serve for one year
or until their sucessors are elected, and their term of
office shall begin at the close of the annual meeting at
which they are elected.
Section 1. Regular Meetings. The
regular meeting of the Chapter shall be held on the third
Thursday of each month unless otherwise ordered by the
Assembly or the Executive Board.
Section 2. Annual Meetings. The
regular meeting in July shall be known as the annual meeting
and shall be for the purpose of electing officers, receiving
reports of officers and committees, and for any other
business that may arise.
Section 3. Quorum. Four members of
the Chapter, one of whom must be an officer, shall constitute
a quorum.
Section 1. Board Composition. The
officers of the Chapter shall constitute the Executive
Board.
Section 2. Board's Duties and
Powers. The Executive Board shall have general supervision of
the affairs of the Chapter between its business meetings, fix
the hour and place of meetings, make recommendations to the
Chapter, and perform such other duties as specified in these
bylaws. The Board may authorize needed expenditures and
appoint special committees of the Chapter between its
business meetings. The Board shall be subject to the orders
of the Chapter, and none of its acts shall conflict with
actions taken by the Chapter.
Section 3. Board Meetings. Meetings
of the Board may be called by the Chair or Vice-Chair, and
may be conducted by telephone, by electronic mail, or in
person.
The rules contained in the current edition of Robert’s Rules of Order Newly Revised shall govern the Chapter in all cases to which they are applicable and in which they are not inconsistent with these bylaws and any special rules of order the Chapter may adopt.
These bylaws may be amended at any regular meeting of the Chapter by a two-thirds vote of members present, provided that notice of such amendment is provided to the Secretary no less than fifteen days before the next scheduled meeting, at which time it will be placed in the call of the meeting.
