Constitution for the New York Young Republican Club, Inc.

Preamble

The now and present members of the New York Young Republican Club, Inc., comprising of and serving the Republican citizens of the whole and incorporated New York City, in order to better serve our Party, City, State and Nation, through educating the general citizenry about the Republican Party, and support the candidates running for office as Republicans, and develop the younger members of the party to be its eventual leaders, do hereby declare that this document will serve as the Constitution for the New York Young Republican Club, Inc.

Article I

The Club governed under this Constitution shall be forever known as the New York Young Republican Club, Inc. and shall be referred to in this document as such or as the "NYYRC."

Article II

Section 1. Membership in the New York Young Republican Club, Inc. may be that of a Regular Member, Associate Member, or Honorary Member.

Section 2. Regular Members shall consist of any persons, aged 18-40, who have paid their dues in full, according to the Treasurer, herein defined, and must, at the time of application for membership, either reside or be employed in the five Boroughs of New York City.

Section 3. Honorary Members shall consist of any persons awarded Honorary Membership status by the Board of Governors of the NYYRC. Such members are permitted to take part in Club activities, but shall have no vote in club matters.

Section 4. Associate Members shall be dues-paying Members above 40 years of age. Associate Members may not, unless granted special permission by the Executive Board, cast any vote on any matter at any meeting.

Section 5. All applications for membership shall be approved by the Membership Committee, per the By-Laws. Such approved memberships may be overturned by a three-fourths (3/4) vote of the Executive Board.

Article III

Section 1. All powers granted within this Article concern the decision-making authority of the Membership of the New York Young Republican Club, Inc.

Section 2. Unless otherwise stated, all meetings of the NYYRC and procedural motions made during such meetings shall be governed by Robert¹s Rules of Order.

Section 3. All subjects made explicitly the province of the Membership shall be decided by a simple majority of the Voting Membership unless otherwise specified. Each Voting Member, regardless of title, shall have one vote, unless otherwise excepted.

Section 4. There shall be at least ten (10) meetings of the Membership during each calendar year. Meetings of the Membership shall be held not less than twenty (20) days from the most recent meeting held, with the time, place, and manner of holding such meetings set by the Executive Board, herein defined.

Section 5. Minutes for all meetings of the Membership shall be kept by the Secretary, herein defined, or, if the Secretary is not available, by a designee chosen by the Executive Board.

Section 6. All votes concerning the payment of dues shall be decided by the Voting Membership present.

Section 7. The Voting Membership shall also entertain all votes concerning:
Expending Club resources on political campaigns of members and non-members; Disciplining members (except expulsion);
Amending the Bylaws or rules of meetings;
Memberships in other organizations; and
Elections of Executive Board members at regular elections and for permanent replacements to the Executive Board as necessary.

Section 8. All votes concerning memberships and affiliations with other organizations shall pass with a two-thirds (2/3) vote of the Voting Membership present.

Section 9. Any vetoes of the Executive Board, herein defined, may be overturned by a two-thirds (2/3) vote of the Voting Membership present.

Section 10. Elections for officer to the Club will be decided by a plurality of the Voting membership, whether at the regular time or in a special election for a permanent replacement to the Executive Board.

Section 11. Articles of Impeachment brought to the floor by motion can be passed only by a three-fourths (3/4) vote of all Voting Members, including those members present and not present.

Section 12. Attendance of five percent (5%) of the total Voting Membership at any meeting of the Voting Membership shall constitute a Quorum.

Article IV

Section 1. The Executive authority shall reside in the Executive Board, consisting of the President, Vice President, Treasurer and Secretary. Only Voting Members, at the time of any election, may hold office as a member of the Executive Board. Further, no member that has not been a member of the New York Young Republican Club, Inc. for at least one year may be elected to the Executive Board. No member shall be a candidate for, or hold at any one time, multiple elected offices within the NYYRC. Further, no member that has not been a member of the New York Young Republican Club, Inc. for at least two years may serve as President. No member of the Executive Board may hold an elected position in any other county-based Young Republican Club.

Section 2. The Executive Board has authority over all subjects not explicitly granted to the Voting Membership, including the interpretation of this Constitution and any by-laws enacted under it, and may temporarily fill any vacancies on the Executive Board, in accordance with the other principles herein outlined, until the next General Meeting. The Executive Board may, by a three-fourths (3/4) vote of the entire Executive Board, veto any decision of the Voting Membership.

Section 3. The President shall serve as the Chief Executive Officer and leader of the New York Young Republican Club, Inc. in all matters, public or private. The President shall, with the advice and consent of the Executive Board, select the Chairpersons of the Committees installed by the Executive Board, and select a General Counsel for the Club¹s legal matters. The President shall set the agenda for each meeting with the advice of the Executive Board and act as Chief Parliamentarian for all meetings of the Club, running each meeting accordingly. In the President¹s role of Chief Parliamentarian, the President shall have no vote on matters before the Club Membership, except in the event of a tie, in which the vote of the President shall decide all ties.

Section 4. The Vice President shall serve as President when the President is unable to perform such duties. The Vice President shall also perform any other duties as assigned by the President.

Section 5. The Treasurer is the Chief Financial Officer and accountant for the New York Young Republican Club, Inc. The Treasurer shall collect all dues and other sums due the Club, maintain a bank account for holding such funds, pay all bills of the Club from such funds, pay all certification fees to the New York State Young Republicans, arrange for the filing of taxes where necessary, and otherwise handle the day-to-day monetary arrangements of the Club. The Treasurer shall maintain lists members in good standing and shall produce a certified copy of said list at the Annual Meeting and Election of Officers. The Treasurer shall also, at the beginning of each fiscal year, submit a budget to the Board of Governors, herein defined, for approval.

Section 6. The Secretary serves as the Chief Operations Officer for the New York Young Republican Club, Inc. The Secretary shall have charge of all record keeping relating to the operation on the NYYRC outside of fiscal matters and shall keep a file of all committee reports, a copy of all minutes of that year¹s meetings, a copy of the By-Laws, including any and all amendments, and shall record and draw up the meeting minutes of the meetings of the Membership and the Board. The Secretary shall notify all members of any actions taken by the board affecting them and shall perform other additional responsibilities as are assigned by the President.

Section 7. It shall be the responsibility of the Executive Board members to deliver a report at each meeting detailing the status of the Club.

Section 8. Any member of the Executive Board herein defined, shall, for criminal, unethical, or other behavior unbecoming a member of the New York Young Republican Club, Inc., be removed from office on Impeachment.

Article V

Section 1. The Board of Governors shall be comprised of all Executive Board members, the Chairpersons of each standing Committee, and the Chairperson of the Advisory Committee.

Section 2. The Board of Governors shall be charged with the management responsibilities for the entirety of the NYYRC, and shall, subject to the powers and limitations granted in this Constitution and any By-Laws enacted under it, have all powers necessary to carry out this responsibility.

Section 3. The following Committees are deemed permanent and their status may not be altered by the Executive Board: Advisory, Campaign, Community Outreach, Events, Finance, Public Relations, Membership, Law, College Chapter, Speakers, and Publications.

Section 4. The Elections Committee shall be deemed a permanent committee, insofar as the Executive Board may not alter the status of such committee and that a Chairperson of the Elections Committee must be appointed, as per this Constitution and any relevant By-Laws. This status as a permanent committee shall not, however, be interpreted as requiring maintenance of an Elections Committee after the Annual Meeting and Election of Officers.

Section 5. The creation of Special and ad hoc Committees, and the processes for appointment and termination shall be performed in a method detailed in the By-Laws.

Article VI

Section 1. The President, with the advice and consent of the Board of Governors, shall appoint a Comptroller, who shall have authority to review, audit or otherwise monitor the financial status of the NYYRC. A Comptroller must be a member of the Club for at least one year prior to the appointment.

Section 2. The Comptroller shall perform the functions described in Section 1 of this Article in a manner as directed by the Board of Governors, but in no event less than twice per year.

Section 3. The Comptroller shall also be responsible for any and all administrative filings for and on behalf of the NYYRC, and shall assist the Treasurer in the preparation of tax filings.

Section 4. The Comptroller shall not be a member of the Executive Board, the Board of Governors, the Advisory Board or serve as a Committee Chairperson while serving as Comptroller. The Comptroller may not vote on NYYRC business, save for those matters brought before the Voting Membership.

Section 5. Nothing in the preceding Sections shall preclude the Comptroller from serving on any standing, special or ad hoc committee.

Article VII

Section 1. Each year in the month of April, the Board of Governors shall call together an Annual Meeting and Election of Officers ("Annual Meeting") to discuss the business and direction of the Club.

Section 2. It being the intent that informed participation at such Annual Meetings be high, the Executive Board must distribute an Agenda and List of Items for Consideration, including votes for Executive Board Members if applicable, to the Membership no later than twenty (20) days prior to the Annual Meeting.

Section 3. Consistent with the aforementioned intent, it shall be the duty of the board to accept votes on such Considered Items via mail, electronic medium, in person or any other widely accepted medium of communication, as determined by the President, with the counsel of the Executive Board.

Article VIII

Whenever a majority of the Voting Membership deems it necessary, motions to Amend this Constitution shall be entertained by the Voting Membership. In such a case, after due deliberation on the Amendment, constituting one month¹s time, the Voting Membership, having been duly notified by the Executive Board of the pending Amendment, shall vote on the Amendment. The Amendment to this Constitution shall pass upon a vote of two-thirds (2/3) of the Voting Membership. Such votes on the Amendment should be taken in accordance with the guidelines proscribed for the Annual Meeting.

Article IX

Nothing in this Constitution or any By-Laws enacted under it shall be read in a manner so as to discriminate against any Member or applicant for membership based on race, physical or mental disability, religious creed, ethnicity, gender, or sexual orientation. Further, the right of any person to be a member of the NYYRC shall not be abridged on account of any of these factors.

Article X

The New York Young Republican Club, Inc. a domestic Not-For-profit Corporation, exists and operates under the Not-For-Profit-Corporation Law of the State of New York and this Constitution and any By-Laws enacted shall not be read in any manner so as to conflict with any New York State Law.

Drafted and approved by the unanimous consent of the Board of Governors in the year of our Lord two thousand and two.
Jason S. Weingartner, President
Terrence McCauley, Vice President
Dennis M. Cariello, Esq., Treasurer
Kimberly Morella, Secretary