CONSTITUTION OF NEBRASKA

The Nebraska Constitution


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  • PREAMBLE
    • That our beloved Republic may have the best and most just government and the freest and happiest people of all times, the…
    • To oppose dictators and dictatorships, bureaucrats and bureaucracy; to maintain and continue Constitutional government in our State and Nation; to make sure…
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  • ARTICLE I Name and Objectives
    • Section 1.
      • The name of this organization shall be the Republican Party of Nebraska
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    • Section 2.
      • The objectives of the Party shall be the maintenance of government of, by and for the people according to the Constitution…
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  • ARTICLE II Membership
    • Section 1.
      • The membership of the Party shall be composed of all the registered Republican voters of the State of Nebraska who desire…
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    • Section 2.
      • It shall be the duty of the several County Central Committees to enroll all the members of the Party within…
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  • ARTICLE III Organization
    • Section 1.
      • The State Convention of the duly elected delegates when in session shall be the governing body of the Republican Party of Nebraska…
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    • Section 2.
      • The Republican Party of Nebraska shall be organized upon a statewide basis and be divided into Congressional districts, State Central Committee districts,…
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    • Section 3.
      • The Nebraska Republican Party Constitution shall be the governing document of the Party. No County Constitution may contradict or supersede the…
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  • ARTICLE IV Representatives on Republican National Committee
    • Section 1.
      • In each year when a President of the United States is to be elected, the State Convention shall elect a National…
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  • ARTICLE V All Conventions
    • Section 1. UNIT RULE ABOLISHED, INDIVIDUAL VOTING.
      • At all pre-primary or post-primary conventions, whether State or County, each delegate shall be entitled to register his individual vote, and no…
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    • Section 2. ORDER OF BUSINESS.
      • Except as otherwise herein provided, the order of business at all conventions shall be determined at the beginning of the convention…
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    • Section 3.
      • Votes cast at all conventions shall be cast by delegates or alternates personally present and no proxy voting shall be…
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  • ARTICLE VI State Conventions
    • Section 1. NUMBER, NOMINATION AND APPORTIONMENT OF DELEGATES.
      • The State Central Committee shall fix the representation of the State Convention for the various counties in the manner provided by…
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    • Section 2.
      • Each delegate shall be entitled to one vote which may be cast by the alternate in the absence of the delegate.…
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    • Section 3.
      • In addition to its first meeting as State post-primary convention, the State Convention may be reconvened at any time prior to…
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  • ARTICLE VII Post-Primary Conventions
    • Section 1. TIME OF HOLDING.
      • A State post-primary Convention shall be held in even numbered years on a date to be fixed by the State Central Committee.
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    • Section 2. POWERS AND DUTIES OF CONVENTION.
      • The Convention shall nominate candidates for such elective state offices as are expected from the operation of the direct primary laws,…
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    • Section 3. NATIONAL CONVENTION DELEGATES
      • (a) In each Presidential election year, delegates and alternates…
      • (b) All National Convention delegates designated by the Rules…
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  • ARTICLE VIII Vacancy on Ticket — How Filled
    • Section 1.
      • Should any vacancy arise on the ballot for any cause after a primary election, such vacancy shall be filled by a…
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  • ARTICLE IX State Party Administration
    • Section 1. GENERAL MANAGEMENT.
      • Between conventions, the general management of the affairs and business of the Party shall be vested in the State Central Committee. …
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    • Section 2. STATE CENTRAL COMMITTEE – HOW SELECTED
      • (a) The State shall be apportioned into 51 Republican Central Committee Districts. Such apportionment shall be reviewed…
      • (b) Commencing in the second year following a decennial…
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    • Section 3. OFFICERS.
      • The officers of the State Party organization shall be a Chairman and Vice Chairman, one of whom shall be a man…
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    • Section 4. ELECTION AND TERMS OF OFFICE.
      • The Chairman and Treasurer shall be elected by the State Central Committee at a meeting held no later than May 1…
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    • Section 5. VACANCIES.
      • The office of State Chairman, National Committeeman, and National Committeewoman shall become vacant immediately when any incumbent shall become a candidate…
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    • Section 6. EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE.
      • The Executive Committee of the Nebraska Republican Party Shall Consist of the State Chairman, the State Vice Chairman, the National Committeeman, the…
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    • Section 7. BUDGET AND FINANCE COMMITTEE.
      • The Budget and Finance Committee shall consist of the State Chairman, the State Treasurer, the National Committeeman, the National Committeewoman, and five…
      • The Budget and Finance Committee shall, prior to or…
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    • Section 8. POLITICAL PLAN.
      • During the first six months in each off-numbered year, the State Chairman shall present for review and adoption a two-year political plan…
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    • Section 9. ADDITIONAL COMMITTEES.
      • The State Chairman shall have power, with approval of the Executive Committee, to appoint such additional Committees, from time to time, as…
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    • Section 10. EMPLOYEES.
      • The State Chairman shall have authority to employ an Executive Director for the Republican Party of Nebraska, subject to the approval…
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    • Section 11. MEETING OF THE STATE CENTRAL COMMITTEE.
      • The State Central Committee shall meet regularly at least three times each year at the call of the Chairman. A…
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    • Section 12. PERSONAL VOTING.
      • No voting by proxy shall be permitted at any meeting of the State Central Committee. However, any member of the State…
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    • Section 13. QUORUM.
      • A quorum of the State Central Committee shall be one-half of the entire membership thereof. Members whose office has been…
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    • Section 14. ENDORSEMENT.
      • (a). The Party, State Chairman, State Vice-Chairman, Treasurer, National Committeeman, National…
      • (b). The Party, State Chairman, State Vice Chairman, Treasurer, National Committeeman,…
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  • ARTICLE X District Party Administration
    • Section 1. GENERAL MANAGEMENT.
      • The general management of the affairs and business of the Party pertaining to each Congressional District shall be fixed in a…
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  • ARTICLE XI County Party Administration
    • Section 1. GENERAL MANAGEMENT.
      • The general management of the affairs and business of the Party in various Counties shall be fixed in the County Central Committee,…
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    • Section 2.
      • The County Central Committee shall consist of such persons and be selected in such a manner as the Constitution of the…
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    • Section 3. OFFICERS.
      • The officers of the County Party organization shall be a Chairman and a Vice Chairman, a Secretary, and a Treasurer; and they…
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    • Section 4. TERMS OF OFFICE.
      • The terms of office of the County officers and the members of the County Committee shall be approximately two years,…
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    • Section 5. ADDITIONAL COMMITTEES.
      • The County Chairman shall have power, with the approval of the County Central Committee, to appoint such additional Committees, from time…
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    • Section 6. MEETINGS OF COUNTY CENTRAL COMMITTEE.
      • Meetings of the County Central Committee, in addition to meetings hereinbefore prescribed, may be called by the County Chairman or by written…
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    • Section 7. POST-PRIMARY CONVENTION.
      • A Post-Primary Convention shall be held at the time and place designated by the County Chairman pursuant to law and shall conduct…
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    • Section 8.
      • Whenever the State Chairman determines that any County Chairman is failing to perform his duties or is performing them inadequately,…
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  • ARTICLE XII Miscellaneous
    • Section 1. AMENDMENTS.
      • This Constitution may be amended by a majority of the State Convention, or may be amended by the State Central…
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    • Section 2. RULES.
      • At all meetings herein provided, “Roberts Rules of Order Newly Revised” shall govern the procedure.
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