CONSTITUTION
of the
DEMOCRATIC PARTY
of the
STATE OF OKLAHOMA
.Adopted July 26. 1 92 1. and Amended February 28, 1924.
February 5.1934, February 16, 1948 and February 1 7, 1958.
DEMOCRATIC STATE
HEADQUARTERS
800 Sheraton-Oklahoma Hotel
Oklahoma City 1, Oklahoma Central 5 -7361
T ABLE OF CONTENTS
Article Item Page
Preamble ---- 1
1 Party Organization --- 2
Definition-Meetings and Convention- 3
2 Elections and Committee Meeting3
3 Quorums and Proxies-7
4 Recalls- 9
5 Vacancies-10
6 Appeals ---11
7 State Central Committee ---12
8 State Executive Committee ----14
9 State Convention & County Convention15
10 National Convention --16
11 Amendments to Constitution.- 17
CONSTITUTION
of the
DEMOCRATIC PARTY of the STATE OF OKLAHOMA
DEMOCRATIC STATE
HEADQUARTERS
800 Sheraton-Oklahoma Hotel Oklahoma City 1, Oklahoma
CEntral 5-7361
Adopted July 26. 1921. and Amended February 28. 1924.
February 5. 1934. February 16, 1948. and February 17. 1958.
PREAMBLE
We. the members of the Democratic State Central Committee of Oklahoma,
being the highest governing body of the Democratic Party in the State of
Oklahoma. do hereby establish. and adopt this Constitution of the Democratic
Party of Oklahoma based on the following principles:
The Principle of People-giving service to the needs and aspirations of all
people of the United States and the State of Oklahoma;
The Principle of Peace-striving in a spirit of cooperation and understanding
for brotherhood with man-kind throughout the world;
The Principle of Democracy-declaring platforms and policies which work
toward the achievement of the Principles of Peace. People and Democracy
with an un swerving faith in the traditions of America.
We further state that the Democratic Party of the State of Oklahoma consists
of those voters of the state who work for and support the nominees of the
Democratic Party in national. state and local elections and who are in accord
with and pledge allegiance to the time honored principles of the Democratic
Party as herein stated.
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ARTICLE I
Organization
Section I - Organizations
The organization within the Democratic Party of
Oklahoma shall be:
A. A Precinct Committee elected as hereinafter
provided.
B. A County Central Committee for each county which shall consist of the
Precinct Chairman and Precinct Co-Chairman of the county and the County
Chairman. County Co-Chairman and County Secretary-Treasurer. The County
Chairman. County Co-Chairman and County Secretary- Treasurer shall be
elected as hereinafter provided.
C. A Congressional District Committee for each congressional district within the
state which committee shall consist of the County Chairman and County
Co--Chairman of the counties within the Congressional District and a District
Chairman. District Co-Chairman and District Secretary-Treasurer. The District
Chairman. Dis-trict Co-Chairman and District Secretary-Treasurer shall be
elected as hereinafter provided.
D. A State Central Committee which shall consist of the County Chairman and
the County Co-Chairman of each county; the Congressional District Chairman
and District Co-Chairman of each congressional district in the state; and a
State Chairman, State Co-Chairman and State Secretary-Treasurer shall be
elected as hereinafter provided.
E. A State Executive Committee which shall con-sist of the Congressional District
Chairmen and District Co-Chairmen and the State Chairman. State Co-Chairman.
and State Secretary-Treasurer.
F. A City Central Committee as provided in Article II. Section 9.
Section 2 - Democratic Meeting and
Democratic Convention.
A Democratic "meeting" when hereinafter mentioned shall mean the
meeting of one of the committees above referred to as is hereinafter
provided.
A Democratic "convention" shall mean a meeting at either county or
state levels. of delegates properly elected to such convention. as
hereinafter provided.
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ARTICLE II
Elections and Committee Meetings
Section 1 - Precincts
There shall be elected at the hour of 7 :30 P.M. on
the second Friday in February of even numbered years, by the
Democratic voters of each voting precinct within the State of Oklahoma,
a Precinct Chairman and Precinct Co-Chairman, who shall not be of the
same sex, and a Precinct Secretary-Treasurer; and four members. two
men and two women, who shall serve for a period of two years and until
their successors are elected and qualified, who shall constitute the Precinct
Committee; provided, however. that the time of day for holding the precinct
election may be changed by the County Chairman and County Co-Chairman.
Said precinct election shall be held at the usual place for holding elections;
provided that the County Chairman and County Co-Chairman may change the
place for holding the precinct election to a central location within the county
if more convenient. Any such change in time or place must be noted in the call
for precinct election and shall be advertised by posting notices on the door of
the regular place of voting, if it be in existence, and in three public places in
the voting precinct at least five (5) days before the meeting, and by such
newspaper publicity as is possible. If no change in time or place for the
election} is made, notices of the meeting need not be posted.
Section 2 - Precinct Elections
The precinct election of the Precinct Committee shall be presided over by
the Precinct Chairman for said precinct and in his absence by the Precinct
Co-Chairman; or if neither are present, by any Democratic voter of said
precinct elected by the Democrats present. At such election all duly
registered Democratic voters of said precinct shall be permitted to
participate unless the right of some person shall be challenged. in
which event, upon the making of an affidavit that he or she intends to
support the nominees of the Democratic Party at the next election. the
challenged party will be permitted to participate in said meeting. At the
conclusion of said elec-tion the newly elected Precinct Chairman shall,
within five (5) days, certify in writing to the Secretary of the County Central
Committee, the name and post office
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address of the Precinct Committee and Precinct Delegates elected at
that meeting.
Any number of Democrats present at the precinct election shall constitute
a quorum.
Section 3 - Precinct Delegates
At the precinct election. in addition to the precinct officials elected as
above provided. there shall be elected delegates from the precinct to
the County Convention as provided in Article IX. Section 3. of this
Constitution.
Section 4 - Counties
The County Central Committee of each county of the State of Oklahoma
shall assemble on call of the re-tiring County Chairman on the third
Saturday in February of each even numbered year at 2 :00 P.M. and
organize by the election of a County Chairman and County Co-Chairman.
who shall not be of the same sex. and a County Secretary-Treasurer.
Any qualified Democrat of said county shall be eligible to any of said
offices regardless of whether they are members of the County Central
Committee. Meetings shall be held in the county seat of the county
unless the County Central Committee by rule provided another place
in said county as the meeting place of the County Central Committee.
A quorum of the County Central Committee shall consist of a majority
of the members elected thereto.
Section 5 -Districts
Within twenty (20) days from the third Saturday in February of each
even numbered year. a Congressional District Committee. whose duty
it will be to give particu-lar attention to the election of the Democratic
nominee for Congress in said district. shall meet on call of the retiring
District Chairman and elect a District Chairman and District Co-Chairman.
who shall not be of the same sex. and a District Secretary-Treasurer.
all of whom shall be Democrats and residents of said congressional
district and who are not a County Chairman. County Co-Chair-man. or
County Secretary-Treasurer as the case may be in their respective
counties. The time and place of the meeting shall be fixed by the
retiring District Chairman of the Congressional District Committee.
A quorum of the Congressional District Committee shall consist of a
majority of the members elected thereto.
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Section 6 -State
The State Central Committee shall meet in the State's Capital City
by call of the State Chairman not later than the thirty-first (31) day of
March following th ir election and shall organize by electing a State
Chairman and State Co-Chairman, who shall not be of the same sex,
and a State Secretary-Treasurer, and such other officers and
committees as the State Central Committee shall deem necessary.
A quorum of the State Central Committee shall consist of a majority
of the members elected thereto.
Section 7 - Special Meetings
The Chairman of the County, District, or State Committee may
call a special meeting of the Chairman's Committee at any time
for any purpose which is for the benefit and welfare of the
Democratic Party.
Section 8 - Rules
The Congressional District Committee and the County Central
Committee may formulate such rules for their own government as
they may deem necessary and expedient and which are not
inconsistent with this Con-stitution.
Section 9 - City Central Committee
A City Central Committee of each city in this state may be
organized and shall consist of the Democratic Precinct Chairmen'
and Precinct Co-Chairmen of the various precincts whose
boundaries are located within said city whether or not all of
said precincts be in the same county. The City Central Committee
may be or-ganized at any time on call of the County Chairman of
the county in which the city lies, or the county in which a major
part of said city, lies, or on call of not less than 300/0 of the
Precinct Chairmen and Precinct Co-Chairmen in said city. They
shall meet and organize by the election of a City Chairman and
City Co-Chairman, who shall not be of the same sex, and a City
Secretary-Treasurer, each of whom must be a Precinct Chairman,
Precinct Co-Chairman, or Precinct Secretary - Treasurer as the
case may be. These officers must pe elected every two years in
general election years at least sixty (60) days prior to the general
election.' Unless 750/0 of the Pre-cinct Chairmen and
Co-Chairmen of the city agree to
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participate in, become members of and work with the City
Central Committee, no City Central Committee shall be
organized. In the event a City Central Committee is organized,
the City Chairman thereof. at his discretion, may cause to be
organized a committee in each ward of the city by causing
to be elected in each ward, a Ward Chairman, Ward Co-Chairman,
and Ward Secretary Treasurer. each of whom must be Precinct
Chairman. Precinct Co-Chairman. or Precinct
Secretary-Treasurer as the case may be in said ward.
The City Central Committees and Ward Committees shall work
with and be under the direct supervision and control of the
County Central Committees.
Any number of Democrats present at a City Central Committee
Meeting shall constitute a quorum.
Section 10 - Eligible Voters
A. At a County meeting. the only persons entitled to vote on
the election of the County Chairman. County Co-Chairman and
County Secretary-Treasurer shall be the duly elected and
qualified Chairmen and Co-Chairmen of the precincts in the
county. On any question other than the election of these
officers. the County Chairman, County Co-Chairman. and
County Secretary-Treasurer shall have a right to vote in
addition to the Precinct Chairmen and Precinct Co-Chairmen.
B. At a District meeting. the only persons entitled to vote on
the election of the District Chairman, District Co-Chairman, and
District Secretary-Treasurer shall be the duly elected and
qualified Chairmen and Co-Chairmen of the counties in
the district. On any question other than the election of
these officers. the District Chairman, District Co-Chairman.
and District Secretary-Treasurer shall have a right to vote
in addition to the County Chairmen and County Co-Chairmen.
C. At a State meeting, the only persons entitled to vote on
the election of the State Chairman, State Co--Chairman,
and State Secretary-Treasurer shall be the duly elected and
qualified County Chairmen and County Co--Chairmen of the
various counties in the state and the District Chairmen and
District Co-Chairmen of the six congressional districts in the
state. On any question other than the election of these
officers. the State Chairman. State Co-Chairman. and
State Secretary-Treasurer shall have a right to vote in
addition to the County Chairmen. County Co-Chairmen,
District Chairmen, and District Co-Chairmen.
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D. Under no circumstances shall any County, District,
or State Central Committee meet as a committee of
the whole allowing persons other than those above
enumerated to vote.
Section 11 - Election of Officials
Where this Constitution provides for the election of a
Democratic official. there shall be elected but one such
official and neither the duties nor the privileges of said
office shall be divided.
ARTICLE III Quorums and Proxies
Section 1 - Quorums
A. Precinct-Any number of Democrats present
at the precinct election shall constitute a quorum.
B. County-A quorum of the County Central Committee
shall, consist of a majority of the members elected
thereto.
C. District-A quorum of the District Central Committee
shall consist of a majority of the members elected thereto.
D. City-Any number of Democrats present at a
City .Central Committee meeting shall constitute a quorum.
E. State-A quorum of the State Central Committee shall consist
of a majority of the members elected thereto.
F. State Executive Committee-A quorum of the State Executive
Committee shall consist of a majority of its members.
G. County Convention-Any number of the dele-gates present
at a County Convention shall constitute a quorum.
H. State Convention-Any number of the delegates
present at a State Convention shall constitute a quorum.
I. Recall :
(1) Precincts-A quorum shall consist of
25% of the registered Democratic voters of
the precinct.
(2) Counties-Since a recall requites a majority
vote of the membership of the county, no
provision as to a qorum is required on recall
elections except to proxies.
J. Proxies-...ln all instances except where specifically
prohibited. proxies shall be considered in determining
whether there shall be' a quorum.
No proxies shall be voted at any recall vote.
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Section 2 - Proxies
Proxies may be used as follows: At any meeting of the County
Central Committee. Congressional District Committee or State
Central Committee. County Con-vention or State Convention.
The person entitled to vote at such meeting may give a proxy to
another who must be a Democrat and a resident of the unit; such
as precinct. county or district in which the giver of the proxy resides.
Except that such proxy may be given by a Precinct Chairman or
Precinct Co-Chairman to the County Chairman or County
Co-Chairman; and a proxy may be given by a County Chairman or
County Co-Chairman to a District Chairman or District Co-Chairman;
and a District Chairman or District Co-Chairman may give his or her
proxy and or a proxy already given him or her to the State Chairman
or State Co-Chairman.
Proxies must be voted by persons of the same sex as the person
giving the proxy except in the case of District Chairman or District
Co-Chairman and State Chairman and State Co-Chairman who may
vote the proxies of persons of either sex.
Any such proxies must be in writing and must substantially state the
name of the person giving the proxy; the name of the person to
whom the proxy is given; the name. date and place of the meeting
at which the proxy shall be exercised. All proxies must be sworn to
before a Notary Public or any other officer authorized to administer
oaths under the Statutes of the State of Oklahoma.
The proxy may contain instructions in writing concerning the
exercise thereof; and if such instructions are included. they
are binding upon the person holding the proxy and the holder
must vote in accordance therewith. If the proxy contains no
written instructions. the holder may vote said proxy according
to his own discretion.
If the presiding officer has knowledge of the exis-tence of a
proxy which a person there' holds and such person refuses to
vote the proxy and such proxy contains instructions. the presiding
officer shall declare the proxy voted in accordance with the
instructions of the written proxy.
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Section 3 - Absence of Proxies
In the event a member of the Sate Central Com-mittee fails to
attend a meeting and fails to give his or her proxy as heretofore
set forth, then in that event that individual shall have no voice
or representation ar the meeting. No person shall have the right
to cast their vote for him.
ARTICLE IV
Recall
Section 1 - Recall
All officers elected under this Constitution are subject to
recall if they do not support the entire" Democratic ticket in
any general election, and/or for any cause the Committee,
which such officer serves, feels is detrimental to the principles
or purposes of the Democratic Party.
The officers elected by the State Central Committee, the
Congressional District Committee. and the various County
Central Committees may be recalled and re-moved from their
offices by majority vote of the persons constituting the Committee
electing such officers under the procedure of this article.
A meeting of the State Central Committee or any Congressional
District Committee or any County Central Committee for the purpose
of recall may be called by the chairman of the committee concerned,
or by a notice signed by 300/0 of the members of any such committee;
provided. however, that the call for such recall showing the time and
place of meeting shall be served by registered mail upon each of the
members of the committee being called at least ten (10) days prior
to the meeting for recall.
At any recall meeting of any committee, when a motion be made for
recall of any officer who is then presiding, said presiding officer shall
immediately re-linquish the chair. If there be no other regularly elected
presiding officer present to preside. the members present may elect a
temporary chairman to preside. Said temporary chairman shall preside
until a consideration and disposition of the motion for recall is concluded.
If the motion for recall carries by a majority vote of the total membership
of the committee. the temporary chairman shall continue or preside and
immediately conduct an
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election of a successor for the officer recalled. If such
motion for recall does not carry. the temporary chairman
shall immediately relinquish the chair to the regular
presiding officer.
The Precinct Chairman. Precinct Co-Chairman. Precinct
Secretary-Treasurer and Precinct Committee members are
also subject to recall under the provisions hereof at a meeting
called for that purpose by the Precinct Chairman or by a
notice signed by ten (10) percent of the registered Democratic
voters of the precinct provided that such notice giving time
and place of the meeting shall be made by registered mail to
all registered Democratic voters of the precinct at least ten
(10) days prior to the meeting being called. At such precinct
recall meeting. a quorum shall consist of twenty-five (25)
percent of the registered Democratic voters of the precinct.
No proxies shall be voted at any recall vote.
ARTICLE V
Vacancies
Section 1 - Precincts
Any vacancy occurring in the Precinct Committee by
resignation. by death. or by change of residence from a
precinct. or by recall. or in any event any precinct shall fail to
elect a Precinct Committee or any member thereof. the Precinct
Chairman or if the vacancy be a Precinct Chairman. the Precinct
Co-Chairman may issue a call to the Democratic voters of said
precinct within twenty (20) days after the said vacancy occurs
calling a special election to be held in said precinct for the filling
of said vacancy. If said vacancy is not filled by said election
within twenty (20) days. said vacancy may be filled by
appointment by the County Chairman. County Co-Chairman,
and County Secretary-Treasurer.
Section 2 - Counties
When a vacancy occurs among the officers of the County
Central Committee. a meeting of said committee shall be called
within twenty (20) days after the vacancy arises by the County
Chairman. or if the vacancy be in the County Chairman by the
County Co-Chairman. and an election held for the purpose of
filling such vacancy. If the vacancy is not filled within such
twenty (20) days.
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the District Chairman, District Co-Chairman, and District
Secretary-Treasurer. of the District including said county
shall fill such vacancy by appointment with such
appointment to extend until the next regular election held
for the filling of such office.
Section 3 - Districts
When a vacancy occurs among the officers of the
Congressional District Committee, a meeting of said committee
shall be held for the purpose of filling such vacancy within
twenty (20) days after the vacancy arises the meeting to be
called by the District Chairman, or if the vacancy be in the
District Chairman by the District Co. Chairman. If the vacancy is
not filled by the District Committee within such twenty (20) days,
the State Chairman, State Co-Chairman, and State
Secretary-Treasurer, shall fill such vacancy by appointment,
such appointment to extend until the next regular meeting of
the Congressional District Committee at which time such
office may be filled.
Section 4 - State
When a vacancy occurs in the office of State Chair-man, State
Co-Chairman or State Secretary-Treasurer, the vacancy shall be
filled by the State Executive Committee at a special meeting
called by the State Chairman, or if the vacancy be in the State
Chairman's office by the State Co-Chairman, as quickly as
possible after said Vacancy occurs; in any event not longer
than fifteen (15) days. Such appointment shall extend for the
duration of the term in which the vacancy is filled.
ARTICLE VI
Appeals
Section 1 - Precincts
In the event of any disagreement on any matter that may arise
at precinct election and the said disagreement is not finally
determined at the precinct election, then said disagreement
must be determined at the next regular meeting of the County
Central Committee and the determination by said County
Central Committee shall be final and there shall be no appeal.
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Section 2 - Counties
In the event of any disagreement on any matter that may
arise at a County Central Committee meeting and said
disagreement is not finally determined at the County meeting,
said disagreement must be determined at the next regular
meeting of the Congressional District Committee and said
determination of said matter by the Congressional District
Committee shall be 'final and there shall be no appeal.
Section 3 - Districts
In the event of any disagreement on any matter at a
Congressional District Committee meeting, the appeal will be
to the State Central Committee meeting.
Section 4 - Conventions
In the event of any disagreement on any matter that may
arise at a County Convention and said disagreement is not
finally determined in the County Convention, there being no
District Convention, said disagreement must be heard at the next
State Convention.
ARTICLE VII
State Central Committee
Section 1 - Duties and Regulations
The State Central Committee shall be the supreme governing
body of the Democratic Party organization, and all other
organizations in the state having a purpose similar to the
purpose of the State Central Committee shall he subordinate
to the State Central Committee and must work through and
under the direction of the State Central Committee. and said
State Central Committee shall have the direction and control
of all campaigns carried on for and on behalf of the Democratic
Party within the State.
Section 2 - State Chairman
The State Chairman of the State. Central Committee shall preside
at all meetings of the State Central Committee, and with such
limitations as hereafter may be prescribed, act for the State
Central Committee when it is not in session; and have the
general direction and
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control of the campaigns and affairs of the Party subject to the
suggestions of the State Central Committee.
Section 3 - State Co-Chairman
The State Co-Chairman of the State Central Com-mittee shall
preside over the State Central Committee in the absence of the
State Chairman and act for the State Chairman when the State
Chairman is absent from the state or otherwise disqualified;
act conjointly with the State Chairman under the direction of
the State Central Committee in the direction and control of all
campaigns. in the promotion of all Party policies and all financial
affairs of the Party. The name of the State Co-Chairman shall be
attached to all State Calls and in the event the State
Co-Chairman is a woman she shall have full control of all
women's organizations.
Section 4 - State Secretary-Treasurer
The State Secretary-Treasurer of the State Central Committee
shall maintain or assist in maintaining a record of the meetings
of the State Central Committee. such records to be retained in
the permanent files of the State Headquarters Office. He or she
shall attest to the signa-ture of the State Chairman to all calls
and any other official documents deemed necessary by the State
Chairman. be the custodian of records and papers of the State
Central Committee. however. such records and papers should be
retained in permanent files under lock and key in the permanent
offices of the State Headquarters. Subject to the direction of the
State Chairman. the State Secretary- Treasurer shall be in charge
of the clerical or office force of said State Central Committee. He
shall. subject to the direction of the State Chairman. receive all funds
coming into the hands of the State Central Committee by subscription
or otherwise to defray the expenses of the State Central Committee
and of the carrying on of political campaigns. All checks shall be
drawn on the bank account of the Committee by the State Chairman
and countersigned by the State Secretary Treasurer.
The State Secretary-Treasurer shall make a detailed report of the
financial condition of the State Central Committee. The amount of receipts
and disbursements. whenever called upon by the Executive Committee.
or to the State Central Committee when called upon.
The State Secretary-Treasurer shall be required to
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give bond payable to the State Central Committee in
such sum as may be required by the Executive Committee.
Section 5 - Eligibility
Any qualified person shall be eligible to any of the offices of
the State Central Committee regardless of whether they are
members of the State Central Committee.
ARTICLE VIII
State Executive Committee
Section I - Members
The Executive Committee shall consist of the State Chairman,
State Co-Chairman and State Secretary-Treas-urer of the State
Central Committee and the Chairmen and Co-Chairmen of the
Congressional District Committee of each Congressional District.
This Executive Committee shall meet as often as may be necessary,
and shall be called either upon call duly issued by the State
Chairman or upon call of any five members of the Executive
Committee; and shall have the power to act for and on behalf
of the State Central Committee when same is not in session, but
shall have no authority to do anything that is elsewhere in this
Constitution required to be done by the State Central Committee.
The Executive Committee shall also have the power to call a
meeting of ,the State Central Committee whenever. in their
discretion, the interests of the Party may demand."
A quorum of said Executive Committee shall consist of a
majority of its members.
ARTICLE IX
State Convention
Section 1 - Call
The State Central Committee, by its, Executive Committee. may at its
discretion, issue, a call for a State Convention. for the purpose of
giving the rank, arid, me of the Democratic Party of the State of
Oklahoma an opportunity to adopt a platform of Party principles
and confer upon Party policies.
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Section 2 - Issuance of Call
In the "event the Executive Committee of the" State
Central Committee should issue a call for such convention,
the "Executive Committee shall issue a call fixing the time
of the convening of the said convention, which shall be
held in the State's Capital City. The State Central Committee
shall determine the number of delegates to the convention
for each county of the state based on the number of votes
cast by that county at the preceding general election for
the Presidential elector re-ceiving the highest number of
votes on the Democratic Ticket; or the highest number
of votes cast for the Democratic candidate for governor
in the preceding election.
A copy of said call including the number of dele-gates for each
county shall be mailed by registered mail to the County Chairman
of each County Central Com-mittee of the state, who shall
within ten (10) days, convene a meeting of the County
Central Committee which shall issue a call for a County
Convention.
Section 3 - Delegates
The delegates to the County Convention shall be elected
by the Democratic voters of each voting precinct at the
time fixed in this Constitution in Article n, Section 3, for
the election of the Precinct Committee. The number of
delegates elected from each precinct shall be one (I)
delegate for each twenty (20) Democratic votes or portion
thereof cast in the preceding general election in said
precinct for either the office of the Governor of the State
of Oklahoma or the President of the United States.
The delegates shall be elected by written ballot and immediately
after their election the Precinct Chairman shall certify to the
Secretary of the County Central Com-mittee the names and
post office addresses of the delegates elected to the County
Convention. The precinct elections shall be fixed by the State
Central Committee in its call and the time shall be uniform
throughout the state.
Section 4- - County Conventions
The County Convention shall be called to order by the
Chairman of the County Central Committee, and the Secretary of
the County Central Committee shall act as Secretary until the
election of temporary officers. The County Conventions shall
elect delegates" to the State
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Convention; the number of delegates to be as specified
by the call of the State Central Committee with these
delegates to be from the rank and file of those voters
in the county who are registered as and do vote Democratic.
Any number of delegates present at a County Convention
shall constitute a quorum.
Section 5 - State Conventions
The State Conventions shall be called to order by the State
Chairman of the State Central Committee who shall preside
during the election of a temporary. Con-vention Chairman.
The Secretary of the State Central Committee shall act as
Secretary during the election of a temporary organization.
When the Convention is permanently organized, the
permanent officers of that Convention shall be installed and
the convention will then proceed to adopt a platform of
principles and confer upon questions of Party policies.
Section 6 - National Committeeman and National Committeewoman
A National Committeeman and a National Com-mitteewoman
shall be elected every four years as provided by the Constitution
of the Democratic National Committee of the National Democratic
Party.
ARTICLE X
National Convention
Section I - Delegates
The several Congressional District Committees shall elect at least
one-half (Yz) of the delegates to the Democratic National
Convention at a called Congressional Dis-trict meeting to be
held for that purpose in the year. in which Presidential elections
are held, each district having the right to elect an equal number
of delegates as far as possible taking into consideration the
division of odd numbers in which event the portion thereof shall
be granted to or divided by those districts having the largest
Democratic vote. .
The number of delegates to be elected by each Congressional
District Committee shall be determined by the State Executive
Committee after the Committee has been
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informed by the Democratic National Committee of the number of
delegates aloted to the State of Oklahoma for the Democratic
National Convention.
The remainder of the delegates to the Democratic National Convention
shall be elected by the State Convention.
ARTICLE XI
Amendments Section I - Amendments
This Constitution may be amended at any regularly called meeting
of the State Central committee. provided written or printed copies
of any proposed amendment (s) shall be mailed to each member of
the State Central Committee by the State Secretary at least ten (10) days
prior to the day of the meeting.
Any amendment (s) must receive an affirmative vote of two-thirds (213)
of the members present in person or by proxy at such regularly called
meeting of the State Central Committee.
State of Oklahoma.
County of Oklahoma.
We hereby certify that the foregoing is a true and correct copy of the
Constitution of the Democratic State Central Committee of Oklahoma.
as adopted at the meet-ing held in Oklahoma City on July 26. 1921.
and amended at meetings of the Democratic State Central Committee.
held in Oklahoma City. February 28. 1924. February 5. 1934. and
February 16. 1948. and February 17. 1958. and clarified by order
of the Democratic State Central Committee March 19. 1960.
GENE McGILL. Chairman
GRACE HUDLIN. Co-Chairman.
RAYMON THOMAS, Secretary-Treasurer
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INDEX
Item Article Page
Absence of Proxies 3 7
Amendments to Constitution 11 17
Appeals 6 12
Call for Conventions 9 14
City Central Committees 2 5
Conventions 3,6,9 7,12,15
County:
Appeals 6 11
Conventions 3,9 7,15
Elections 2 3
Meetings -- - - -- -- 2 4
Officers- 2 3
Organization- 1 2
Proxies_ 3 7
Quorums_ 3 7
Vacancies 5 11
Definition-
Meetings Conventions m.1
Delegates 9 10
District:
See divisions under "County" listed above
Duties.
State Central Committee 7 12
Elections 2 3
Eligibility of Officers 7 14
Eligible Voters 2 6
Executive Committee (State) 8 14
Meetings - 2 3
Members:
Party Organization 1, 2 2
State Executive Committee 8 14
National Committee 9 16
National Convention 10 16
Organization (City, County, District, Party, Precincts.
State Central Committee.
State Executive Committee) 1, 2 2,3,4
Officers (All divisions) 1. 2, 7. 8 2
Party Officials 1, 2. 7, 8 2,3
Party Organization 1, 2 2,3
Precinct:
See divisions under "County"
Proxies... 3 8
Quorums 3 7
Recalls - 3. 4 9,10
Rules 2 5
Regulations. State Committee 7 5
Special Meetings 2
State:
Officers- l. 2, 7. 8 2,8
Organization 1,2 2,3
Convention. - - --. --. -. -- - -. -. 9 14
Executive Committee 2. 3, 5. 7. 8 2,14
Vacancies- 5 11
Voters 2 6
