As Adopted: February 24, 2003

ARTICLE I

NAME

SECTION 1. The organization of the Republican Party of Perry County shall be named and known as "Perry County Republican Committee."

SECTION 2. The Perry County Republican Committee (Committee) shall be an organization which, acting through its officers, has power to acquire, own, hold, sell, mortgage or other encumber, to lease and manage real estate, to acquire and own or lease personal property, to incur obligations and indebtedness, and to employ or dismiss employees, and to conduct all business transactions involving the Committee. The Committee shall have control of the Republican Party of Perry County as well as electoral districts and shall have authority to put into effect such measures that promote its interest and those of its candidates in accordance with these bylaws.

ARTICLE II

MEMBERSHIP

SECTION 1. Members of the Committee shall be elected in accordance with the Act of 1937, June 3, P.L. 1333, Article VIII, Section 807.

SECTION 2. Members shall be elected every four years in the primary election held in conjunction with the U.S. presidential election by Republican electors of each voting district. Members elected shall in each instance be qualified electors and registered Republicans residing in said district. To be elected as a write-in candidate, a member must receive at least 10 valid write-in votes from registered Republican electors residing in said district.

SECTION 3. The term of office shall be for four (4) years, unless otherwise established by Pennsylvania Republican State Committee.

SECTION 4. Each voting district of Perry County shall have one (1) member on the Committee for each 150 qualified Republican electors therein or fraction thereof, except that no voting district shall have less than two (2) members on the Committee. Members of the Committee will be computed from Perry County voter registration records and adjusted prior to the circulation of petitions for the primary election in the years when committeepersons are elected.

SECTION 5. Membership of the Committee from each voting district may appoint a chairman from that voting district.

SECTION 6. Members of the Committee shall serve from the date of their election or appointment until the following primary election when committeepersons are elected (as noted in Article II, Section 2), unless disqualified under these bylaws.

SECTION 7. Whenever a vacancy exists within the membership of the Committee, the county chairman, with the advice and consent of the Executive Committee, shall fill the vacancy by appointment of a qualified Republican elector residing in the voting district wherein such vacancy exists.

ARTICLE III

OFFICERS

SECTION 1. Officers of the Committee shall be a chairman, vice chairman, secretary, treasurer, and general counsel, all of whom shall be qualified Republican electors residing in Perry County . The chairman and vice chairman shall be of opposite sexes. Each officer of the Committee who is not an elected member of the Committee shall have a vote in all matters coming before the Committee.

SECTION 2. Officers shall be elected at the organization meeting as provided for in Article IV, Section 1. Nominations for officers shall be made from the floor and shall require at least one second. Balloting for officers shall be by secret ballot when the office is contested.

SECTION 3. None of the aforementioned officers need to be a member of the Committee at the date of his/her election or appointment.

SECTION 4. Should a vacancy occur in the office of county chairman, by reason of death, resignation, or other circumstance, it shall be the duty of the vice chairman to call a special meeting of the Committee's Executive Committee (as established in Article VI, Section 1) to be held with 15 days of the date when the vacancy occurred. At that meeting, the Executive Committee will elect a successor to fill the unexpired term of the chairman.

SECTION 5. All other vacancies in Committee offices shall be filled by the Executive Committee for the unexpired term of the office.

ARTICLE IV

DUTIES OF OFFICERS

SECTION 1. County Chairman

a. Shall preside at all meetings of the Committee.

b. Shall act as the chief executive officer of the Republican Party in Perry County .

c. Shall carry out the rules governing the Committee as set forth in these bylaws and any resolutions duly passed by the Committee.

d. Shall appoint all standing and ad hoc committees and act as ex officio member of each. When appointing committees, due consideration shall be given to both men and women.

e. Shall dismiss any member who is not, in the opinion of the chairman, working for the best interest of the Committee or the Republican Party and its Candidates. Said dismissal may be put before the Executive Committee and must meet with the approval of a majority of the Executive Committee present to take effect. A letter informing the member of his/her pending dismissal, along with cause for the action, shall be mailed to the member at least two weeks prior to the Executive Committee meeting at which the situation is to be discussed. The member shall have the right to present a defense before the Executive Committee prior to a dismissal vote being taken. Any member dismissed in this fashion shall have the right to appeal to the full Committee upon due notice to the secretary in writing within 30 days after such action.

SECTION 2. Vice Chairman

a. Shall preside at all meetings in absence of the chairman and perform other duties prescribed in these bylaws.

SECTION 3. Secretary

a. Shall attend all meetings of the Committee and its Executive Committee.

b. Shall record all votes and minutes and maintain records of such.

c. Shall send notices of all meetings to the membership.

d. Shall serve as custodian of all books and records of the Committee.

SECTION 4. Treasurer

a. Shall have charge of all funds of the Committee and shall deposit them in such depositories as are designated by the Executive Committee.

b. Shall pay all vouchers properly attested by the chairman and/or secretary.

c. Shall keep a complete and accurate record of Committee finances and make such reports as are required by law and requested by the Committee or its Executive Committee.

SECTION 5. General Counsel

a. Shall serve as the legal advisor to the Committee.

ARTICLE V

MEETINGS

SECTION 1. The reorganization meeting of the Committee will be held in years that committeepersons are elected. The incumbent county chairman shall, within 60 days after the primary election held in such years, call a meeting of the Committee for the purpose of reorganization. Such meeting shall be convened within Perry County at a time designated by the incumbent chairman. At such reorganization meeting, the Committee shall elect a chairman and other officers, as outlined in Article III, to serve until the next reorganization meeting.

SECTION 2. The Committee shall endeavor to meet at twice each year at the call of the chairman. Such meetings shall be convened within Perry County.

SECTION 3. Special meetings may be called by the chairman upon five days advance notice in writing to all members of the Committee. A special meeting shall also be called by the chairman upon the written request of at least a majority of the members of the Committee. Said request shall state the purpose for which the special meeting is being called.

SECTION 4. All meetings of the Committee shall be governed by provisions set forth in "Robert's Rules of Order."

ARTICLE VI

COMMITTEES

SECTION 1. Executive Committee

a. The Executive Committee shall be made up of the five officers of the Committee; members of Republican State Committee; county officers, if elected Republicans - county commissioners, sheriff, prothonotary, register and recorder, treasurer, coroner, district attorney, county auditors, and jury commissioner; and state senator(s) and state representative(s) representing Perry County if elected as registered Perry County Republicans; and up to nine members of the Committee appointed by the chairman, serving at his/her discretion. If one or more of the five officers of the Committee also serves as a member of Republican State Committee, as a county officer, or as a state Senator(s) or state Representative(s), the chairman may appoint additional member(s) of the Committee to the Executive Committee so as to bring the Executive Committee up to its full designated complement.

b. Due consideration shall be given by the chairman to regional location when appointing Executive Committee members.

c. The following shall serve as ex officio members of the Executive Committee: state senator(s) and state representative(s) from district(s) encompassing Perry County , if elected as registered Republicans but residing in another county.

d. The Executive Committee, excluding ex officio members, shall inherit all voting rights and privileges as Committee members.

e. The Executive Committee should endeavor to meet at least once each calendar quarter at the call of the chairman.

f. Duties of the Executive Committee are as follows:

(1) Approve bills as presented by the treasurer. All campaign expenses must be approved by the Executive Committee prior to payment.

(2) Approve appointments and dismissals of committeepersons as recommended by the chairman.

(3) Advice and consent to the filling of nomination vacancies as provided for in Article VII, Section 1(b) and (c).

(4) Emergency powers to act in all matters in the interim between meetings of the Committee as a whole, which, in the opinion of the chairman, are not serious enough to require the calling of a special meeting of the Committee.

(5) Review and recommend proposed resolution(s) submitted by members of the Committee, as provided for in Article XI.

SECTION 2. Any other standing or ad hoc committees, such as Audit or Campaign & Finance, that are, in the judgment of the chairman, necessary for the advancement of the Republican Party.

ARTICLE VII

VACANCIES

SECTION 1. Vacancies in various tickets caused by the withdrawal or death, or the creation of a new office, shall be filled in the following manner:

a. Congressional, Senatorial, Legislative, or Judicial District

(1) Vacancy shall be filled by conferees selected by the Committees of the respective county( ies). Perry County conferees will be chosen by the chairman with the advice and consent of the Executive Committee.

(2) Each county shall be entitled to one conferee (vote). For every additional 1,500 votes cast for the Republican nominee for President in the last preceding presidential election, each county will receive an additional conferee.

(3) The conferees shall meet at a time and place to be fixed by the chairman of the Pennsylvania Republican State Committee.

(4) Should said conferees be unable to agree, the chairman of the Pennsylvania Republican State Committee shall appoint a representative Republican residing in such district to act as a referee in bringing about a nomination. Nothing in these rules shall supersede or be in conflict with the Act of 1937, June 3, P.L. 1333, Article IX, Section 980, as amended.

b. County Ticket

(1) Any such vacancy shall be filled at a special meeting of the Committee called for that purpose, except when the vacancy occurs at such time that it would be impossible to fill such vacancy within the time limit allowed by election laws. In such cases, the chairman shall fill the vacancy with the advice and consent of the Executive Committee.

c. Cities, Boroughs, Townships, Wards, Districts

(1) Any such vacancy shall be filled by a majority vote of all committeepersons from such political subdivision at a meeting called by the chairman for the purpose of filling the vacancy. Where it is impossible for such committeepersons to agree on a candidate for the vacancy, the chairman shall fill the vacancy with the advice and consent of the Executive Committee.

ARTICLE VIII

QUORUM

SECTION 1. A quorum for purposes of conducting Committee business shall consist of at least 20 duly elected or appointed committeepersons represented in person or by proxy. A majority of committeepersons present shall decide all questions that may arise.

ARTICLE IX

RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS

SECTION 1. Every member of the Committee or Executive Committee (except ex officio members) in good standing shall have the right to vote at all regular, special, and organization meetings and to hold office.

SECTION 2. Any member of the Committee not in good standing, or ex officio, shall not have the right to vote or hold office.

SECTION 3. Any member of the Committee or Executive Committee must support all nominees of the Republican Party or be subject to dismissal from the Committee in accordance with Article IV, Section 1(e) of these bylaws.

ARTICLE X

PROXY Printable Proxy Form

SECTION 1. Any member of the Committee who shall be absent from a regular, special, and organization meeting shall have the power to substitute by proxy any qualified, registered Republican elector residing in his/her voting district, other than another member of the Committee, to act for him/her.

SECTION 2. All proxies shall be in writing, signed, and witnessed by at least one person. No person may vote more than one proxy.

SECTION 3. Proxies shall be furnished by the secretary and shall be in the following form:

I, the undersigned, a member of the Perry County Republican Committee, hereby make, constitute and appoint _________________________________ as my true and lawful proxy with full power of substitution for me and in my name, place, and stead, to attend and represent me at the meeting of the Perry County Republican Committee to be held on ____________________, 20____, and thereat to vote upon all matters and take part in the transaction of any and all business that may come before the said meeting as fully and with like effect as I could if personally present and voting, hereby ratifying and confirming all that my said proxy may do or cause to be done in the premises.

DATED ________________________________, 20____.

SIGNED IN THE PRESENCE OF_____________________________________________________

ARTICLE XI

RESOLUTIONS

SECTION I: Any member(s) of the Committee in good standing may propose resolutions for Committee review and action. Proposed resolution(s) must first be submitted in writing to the chairman, who shall then transmit a full and correct copy to members of the Executive Committee for review and comment. The Committee member(s) sponsoring the resolution(s) shall have the right to speak on behalf of the resolution(s) before the Executive Committee. Upon receiving Executive Committee recommendation, copies of the proposed resolution(s) will be provided to all members of the Committee prior to a regular meeting for consideration.

SECTION 2: Should a proposed resolution(s) not be recommended by the Executive Committee, members(s) proposing the resolution(s) may bring it/them to the floor of a regular Committee meeting by presenting to the chairman, at least 15 days in advance of a regular meeting, a petition requesting floor time signed by 20 members of the Committee. Copies of the proposed resolution(s) will then be provided to all members of the Committee prior to the regular meeting for consideration.

ARTICLE XII

AMENDMENTS

SECTION 1. These bylaws may be altered, amended, or suspended by a two-thirds vote of members of the Committee present in person or represented by valid proxy at any meeting, providing that:

a. Before any alterations or amendments of these bylaws are acted upon, the chairman shall certify to all members of the Committee a full and correct copy of the proposed bylaws at least 10 days before the meeting called for that purpose.

SECTION 2. Alternations or amendments of these bylaws must be in writing and may be offered only by members of the Committee.

ARTICLE XIII

ADOPTION OF BYLAWS

SECTION 1. These bylaws shall be adopted by a majority vote of members of the Committee present in person or represented by valid proxy at the time of their proposal to the membership for ratification. They shall be in full force and effect immediately upon approval and shall supersede all previous bylaws acted on by the Committee.

These bylaws were adopted by the Perry County Republican Committee at a meeting held on February 24, 2003.

Perry A. Stambaugh, Chairman
Paula J. Stiffler, Vice Chairman
Anne Stine Lady, Secretary
Larry F. Reisinger, Treasurer

Article VI, Section 1(a) amended on September 8, 2004
Article II, Section 2; Article VI, Section 1(f); and Article XI amended on February 14, 2006