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Article II: Purposes of the Club

Section 1: To make known and to promote the principles of the Republican Party among the students at ISU.

Section 2: To recruit Iowa State University students as members of the Republican Party.

Section 3: To aid in the election of Republican candidates at all levels of government.

Section 4: To develop political thought, skills, and leadership abilities among Republican students as preparation for future services to the Republican Party and the community.

Section 5: To uphold the policies and pursue the goals of the Iowa Federation of College Republicans.

Article III: Membership

Section 1: Membership in the Iowa State University Republican Club is open to all students, faculty, and the staff of Iowa State University and/or their spouses regardless of sex, age, color, national origin, race, religion, disability, sexual preference, or any other characteristic that would deny that person consideration as an individual, or would arbitrarily prevent them from joining the Club or participating in any capacity.

Section 2: A person becomes a voting member in good standing upon attendance of two (2) regular Club meetings or two (2) Club events in any given semester and pay a club fee of ten dollars per year.

Section 3: A member in good standing shall retain that designation provided that:

1)  The member has attended at least (2) regular Club meetings or (2) Club events in any given semester subsequent to becoming a member in good standing and pay a ten dollar club fee.  If not, the member will no longer be in good standing at the beginning of the next semester.

2) The member has been on an internship, co-op, or other education related activity that realistically prevents that individual from attending regular Club meetings or events.  That member will be granted good standing designation for at least one semester after returning.

Section 1: The officers shall be a Chairperson, Vice-Chairperson, Executive Associate, Secretary, and Treasurer.

Section 2: The officers shall be elected at a regular Club meeting before the end of the first semester, not earlier than November 1.

Section 3: Notice of election of the Club officers shall occur at a regular meeting not less than two weeks prior to the regular meeting at which elections are to be held.

Section 4: Nominations of candidates for Club officer positions shall be made by any club member in good standing.

Section 5: Officers shall be elected by a majority of those Club members in good standing, present, and voting.  In the event that there are an even number of individuals meeting these qualifications, the Chairperson shall abstain from voting to reduce the likelihood of a tie.  If a tie still results, the Chairperson will then cast a tie-breaker vote to determine the winner.

Section 6: Vacancies occurring among the officers shall be filled at the next regular Club meeting after such vacancies occur, provided however, that upon vacancy in the position of Chairperson, the Vice-Chairperson shall become Chairperson, and upon the vacancy in position of Vice-Chairperson, the Executive Associate shall become Vice-Chairperson.

Section 7: The duties of the officers shall be as follows:

1)  Chairperson: To preside over all meetings of the Club and all meetings of the Club officers; to administer the Club program; to represent the Club in an official capacity.

2)  Vice-Chairperson: To preside over all meetings of the Club and all meetings of the Club’s officers in the absence of the Chairperson; to coordinate campaign activities; to perform such other tasks as the Chairperson may assign; responsible for insuring that the Chairperson performs his/her duties in conformance with the Constitution and to the benefit of the Club; he/she must report any dereliction of duty on the part of the Chairperson in the Club.

3)  Executive Associate: To preside in the absence of both the Chairperson and Vice-Chairperson; to coordinate recruitment activities; to perform such other tasks as the Chairperson may assign; oversight of the Chairperson duties held jointly with the Vice Chairperson.

4)  Secretary: To prepare minutes of all regular Club meetings; to send all official Club correspondence; to coordinate, prepare, and distribute any Club publications.

5)  Treasurer: To make financial reports at all regular Club meetings; to receive and distribute Club funds upon authorization by the Chairperson and the body of voting members; to coordinate fundraising activities.

Section 1: The Chairperson shall appoint with the consent of the majority of the officers, such project directors, and residence halls, fraternity, sorority, and other necessary coordinators, a parliamentarian or other positions as may contribute to the successful operation of the Club.

Section 2: The Chairperson shall create committees to deal with specific areas of Club activity.  Committee chairpersons shall be elected by a majority vote of the Club.  Executives of the Club may not be committee chairpersons.

Section 3: Immediately upon taking office, the Chairperson must create a Membership Committee, a Voter Registration Committee, and a Website Committee.

1) The Membership Committee shall be responsible for the conduct of recruitment tables and the maintenance of the membership lists.

2)  The Voter Registration Committee shall be responsible for the handling of all voter registration activities; the photocopying of all Republican voter registration cards obtained and the mailing of the photocopies to the Republican Party of Iowa.

3) The Website Committee shall maintain the Club's website for the purposes of recruiting new members, publishing club news, schedules, events, and other information deemed important by the Club, and providing member and officer contact information.

Section 1: The Club shall hold regular meetings no less that twice monthly while school is in session.

Section 2: Regular meetings may be held at the call of the Chairperson or of any three club officers.  Notice of a regular Club meeting shall be given to all Club members in the most complete manner practicable not less than one week prior to the meeting.

Section 3: A quorum for a regular meeting shall consist of the members present at a properly called meeting, but shall not consist of less than the Chairperson (or some properly appointed Chairperson pre-tem), the Secretary (or some other properly appointed Secretary pro-tem), and three voting members of the Club.

Section 4: All Executives are required to attend the regular meetings of the Club.  If an Executive must be absent from a meeting, he must, prior to the holding of the meeting, obtain permission from the Chairperson.

1)  If an Executive is absent form a Club meeting, and has not obtained permission from the Chairperson,  that absence is considered "unexcused."

2)  At a Club meeting at which an Executive is not present, the Chairperson shall announce to the Club whether that Executive’s absence is excused or unexcused.

3)  Executives are allowed two (2) unexcused absences per term of office.  If an Executive receives a third unexcused absence, he/she is immediately removed form office, and the vacancy will be filled at the next regular meeting through the constitutional replacement process.

Section 1: Any officer may be impeached for failure to perform his prescribed duties properly and in good faith.

Section 2: A motion to impeach may be made by any voting member in good standing or by another officer at a regularly called meeting.  The motion to impeach must be approved by a simple majority of those voting.  If the motion succeeds, debate on the matter of removing the impeached officer must follow.  A motion to remove the officer (made as a motion to rescind the officer’s appointment) shall be made by a voting member of the body.  That motion must be approved by a two-thirds majority of those voting.  Upon passage of the motion to rescind, the officer is removed from office and the position is vacant.

Section 3: The position shall remain vacant until the next regular meeting when an election to fill the vacancy shall be held.  The removed officer may seek election to fill the vacancy, as may any other Club member in good standing.

Article VIII: Amendments

Section 1: Amendments to this Constitution may be adopted upon the affirmative vote of two-thirds of the voting members at a regularly called meeting that a Constitutional Amendment has been proposed must be made known in advance of the beginning of the meeting at which it is to be voted upon by labeling the bill on the meeting’s agenda as an "Act to amend the Constitution."

Section 2: Appropriate action must be taken to notify members that amendments have been proposed at least one week prior to the meeting at which they will be debated.

Article IX: Emergency Powers

Section 1: In the event that it is absolutely impossible for a meeting of the entire Club to be held and the Executive Council unanimously agrees that some action needs to be taken, the Executive Council may take such action, provided that:

1)  It is totally unfeasible to contact enough members to hold a regular meeting, and

2)  To not take action would seriously hamper the pursuit of the goals of the Club or of the Iowa Federation of College Republicans, and

3)  It is not possible to wait for a regular meeting and still reap the benefits of taking action.

Section 3: A permanent written record of emergency actions taken by the Executives shall be kept by the Secretary and placed into permanent Club records.

Section 4: After the delivery of the report of the action to the Club, the Club must vote to approve or disapprove the action by a simple majority.  In the event that the body does not approve of the action taken, legislation may be introduced by any member in good standing to restrict the Executives’ emergency powers for a period of up to three months.

Article X: Sovereignty

Section 1: Iowa State University Republican Club shall remain separate and independent from all other campus organizations.

Section 2: Iowa State University Republican Club may choose to co-sponsor certain events with other campus organizations but such action requires a two-thirds vote by the members of the Club at a regular meeting.

Article XI: Dissolution

Section 1: In the event that Club members wish to dissolve, a bill labeled, "An act to dissolve the College Republican Club at Iowa State University" shall be introduced by a voting member of the Club.  In it shall be contained a preamble stating the reasons for the Club’s dissolution.  Approval of the act requires a two-thirds vote.

Section 2: Upon dissolution of the Club, funds remaining in the Club’s treasury shall be given to Iowa Federation of College Republicans.