CONSTITUTION OF THE REPUBLICAN PARTY OF IOWA

Adopted July 20, 1974
Amended July 17, 1976
Amended June 24, 1978
Amended June 26, 1982
Amended June 16, 1984
Amended June 25, 1988
Amended June 23, 1990
Amended June 15, 1996

ARTICLE I

NAME

1. The name of the organization shall be "The Republican Party of Iowa".

ARTICLE II

PURPOSE

1. The purpose of the organization shall be to conduct the activities of the Republican Party of Iowa, to promote Republican principles and policies, and to cooperate and assist in the conduct of national, state and local elections.

ARTICLE III

MEMBERSHIP

1. The membership of the Republican Party shall consist of all voters of the State of Iowa who desire to support the objectives of the Republican Party and register to vote as Republicans.

2. It shall be the duty of each County Central Committee to register eligible voters residing within its county as members of the Republican Party.

ARTICLE IV

STATE CENTRAL COMMITTEE

1. The Republican State Central Committee shall be composed of the National Committeemen and the National Committeewomen and representatives elected by the District Caucus from each Congressional District. The number of representatives to be elected from each Congressional District shall be as follows:

Number of CD’s Number of Representatives for Each CD
7 2
6 3
5 3
4 4
3 5
2 7

2. The general management of the affairs of the Republican Party in Iowa is vested in the Republican State Central Committee with appropriate direction by state conventions of the Republican Party.

3. The Republican State Central Committee shall have such officers and administrative personnel as it may determine and shall organize its operations to attain the objectives of the Republican Party, and shall have power to adopt Bylaws to carry out its duties and the purposes of the Constitution, provided such Bylaws are not in conflict with the provision of this Constitution or the rules of the Republican National Convention.

4. The Republican State Central Committee shall elect a Chair and Co-Chair who shall be the Chief Executive Officers of the Republican Party of Iowa. The Chair and Co-Chair need not be elected from the membership of the Republican State Central Committee.

5. The State Chair, and Co-Chair, State Finance Chair and Co-Chair shall be advisory members of the Republican State Central Committee but shall have no vote in official business transactions of the Committee except the State Chair or Co-Chair while presiding at a meeting of the Committee may vote to make or break a tie vote.

ARTICLE V

DEFINITION OF RIGHTS AND PRIVILEGES OF AUXILIARY ORGANIZATIONS

1. The Republican State Central Committee may designate in its Bylaws official auxiliaries of the Republican Party, and shall provide for the governing of Republican Party auxiliary bodies.

2. The activities of such organizations at the state and local level shall be coordinated with authorized Party activities and shall be subject to the direction of the regularly constituted Party authorities. Each auxiliary shall elect its own officers.

3. The State Chair of each Party auxiliary shall be an advisory member of the Republican State Central Committee, but shall have no vote in official business transacted by the Committee.

ARTICLE VI

COUNTY COMMITTEES

1. County Central Committees shall consist of two precinct committee members elected from each precinct. Every County Central Committee shall adopt a Constitution and Bylaws which shall govern the operation of the Committee, and which may contain a provision for the election of additional Central Committee members from each precinct in a number proportionate to the Republican vote cast in that precinct at the last preceding general election for President of the United States or for Governor of Iowa, as the case may be.

2. The County Central Committee shall organize following each general election, but no later than the following April 1. The Committee shall elect either from its membership or otherwise, a chair, co-chair, secretary, treasurer and other officers as it may determine. The chair and co-chair shall be empowered to name such other officers as is determined necessary to carry out the aims and purposes of the organization subject to approval of the County Central Committee. Each member of the County Central Committee shall be given written notice at least five days in advance of the time and place of any meeting scheduled for the election of officers. The term of office of an officer begins upon his or her election and continues until the organizational meeting two years later and until the officer's successor is elected and qualified, unless the officer dies, resigns, or is sooner removed by the County Central Committee for any cause.

3. Any County chair or co-chair may also be removed by the Republican State Central Committee upon recommendation of the appropriate District Executive Committee for failure to fulfill the duties of the office. When a District Executive Committee recommends removal of a County Officer, that Officer shall be entitled to a hearing before the Republican State Central Committee before that Committee votes on the removal question.

4. The term of office of a member of the County Central Committee shall begin on the day following the precinct caucus and shall continue until the next precinct caucus and until his or her successor is elected and qualified. A member may be sooner removed by the County Central Committee for inattention to duty, incompetence, or active support of an opponent of a Republican nominee.

5. The chair or co-chair or thirty percent (30%) of the duly elected and serving members of the County Central Committee may call a meeting of the Committee, and there shall be no less than two (2) meetings each year.

6. When elected, a member of the County Central Committee must be a resident of the precinct from which elected.

7. Vacancies on the County Central Committee may be filled by majority vote of the County Central Committee, or at a special precinct caucus called by the County Central Committee.

8. The County Central Committee in each county in the State may recognize the same recognized auxiliaries within the counties as are recognized by the Republican State Central Committee and may permit representatives from such recognized auxiliaries to serve as advisory members of the County Central Committee. Such advisory members shall not be permitted to vote but shall assist County Central Committees in the conduct, planning and organization of political campaigns.

ARTICLE VII

DISTRICT EXECUTIVE COMMITTEES

1. The District Executive Committee shall consist of the Chair and Co-Chair of each County in the Congressional District plus one additional representative for every fifty thousand (50,000) population in that County based on the most recent federal census. The additional County representative shall be elected by the County Central Committee.

2. The District Committee shall: (1) direct and coordinate Republican activities in the district, including organizational, candidate recruitment, and finance efforts; (2) coordinate the congressional and legislative campaigns in the district for the duly selected Republican nominees; (3) perform all of the duties relating to any election to fill a district vacancy on the Republican State Central Committee; (4) advise the congressional district's representatives on the Republican State Central Committee; and (5) do all other things which serve to promote the welfare of the Republican Party and the orderly and successful conduct of the election campaign in the congressional district.

ARTICLE VIII

REPUBLICAN STATE COUNCIL

1. The Republican State Council shall be composed of all elected members of the District Executive Committees. The function of the Council is to provide, from time to time, advice and counsel to the Republican State Central Committee. The Chair of the Republican State Central Committee shall preside over the Council and shall convene meetings when the Chair deems such action advisable or within thirty (30) days of receiving a request for a meeting from forty (40) Council members.

ARTICLE IX

CAUCUSES, CONVENTIONS, AND MEETINGS

1. Precinct Caucus. The Republican Party of Iowa shall conduct precinct caucuses, county conventions, district caucuses and state conventions. In election years, the Republican State Central Committee shall direct the County Central Committees to call precinct caucuses at a date to be fixed by the Republican State Central Committee for the purpose of electing delegates from each precinct to the County Convention to be held in each county in the State. The precinct caucus also shall elect precinct committee persons and may adopt resolutions. In presidential election years each precinct caucus shall perform such additional functions as directed by the Republican State Central Committee. Notice of the date, time, and place of said precinct caucuses shall be given twice by publication in a newspaper of general circulation within the precinct. The first notice shall be published not more than fifteen (15) days nor less than seven (7) days before the date of the precinct caucus, and the second notice shall be made not more than seven (7) days before and not later than the date of the precinct caucus.

2. Eligibility to vote. Any person voting at a precinct caucus must be a registered Republican in that precinct (or a person who will by the date of the next general election become eighteen years of age and indicates an affiliation with the Republican Party) , and a resident of the precinct. A person may register to vote or change party affiliation at the caucus.

3. County Conventions. The Republican State Central Committee shall set the date of the county convention in each county of the State. It shall advise the county organizations of the number of delegates to the District Caucus and the State Convention to which each County is entitled, and shall determine the delegate assessment which must be paid by each County Central Committee.

4. Purpose. The purpose of the County Convention is to select delegates to the District Caucus and the State Convention; nominate candidates for any office when no Republican candidate for such office has been nominated at the preceding primary election; and adopt resolutions.

5. District Caucuses. The Republican State Central Committee shall set the date and location of Congressional District Caucuses. The District Caucus shall elect that District's representatives on the Republican State Central Committee; elect members of committees for the State Convention; and adopt a District Platform. In presidential election years the District Caucus shall elect such number of delegates and alternate delegates allocated to the District to the Republican National Convention, and shall select a Presidential Elector from the District.

6. State Convention. The Republican State Central Committee shall set the date, time and place of the State Convention, and shall determine the ratio and number of delegates to which each county is entitled. The Republican State Central Committee shall provide for the organization of the convention; the conduct of its business; and the selection of the temporary officers.

7. Purpose. The purpose of the State Convention is to adopt a State Platform, adopt or amend a Constitution, and transact such other business as may properly be brought before it. In gubernatorial election years, the convention shall select the Republican candidate for Lieutenant Governor. In Presidential election years, the convention shall elect such at-large delegates and alternate delegates allocated to the State to the Republican National Convention; and shall select two Presidential Electors at-large.

8. Voting. In the State Convention, and all District Caucuses, each delegate shall be allowed to vote as he or she deems appropriate and no county shall be allowed to vote by the unit rule. No delegate shall be bound by any pre-convention caucus and each county shall cast its vote by polling its delegation at the convention. No fractional votes shall be allowed.

9. Other meetings. The Republican State Central Committee may call other precinct, County, District and State meetings as it deems advisable.

10. Conventions to nominate legislative candidates. At a convention called either to fill a ballot vacancy or to nominate a candidate in a special election for the offices of Senator or Representative in the General Assembly, the voting strength of each precinct represented shall be proportionate to the vote cast for the Republican candidate for that office in the respective precincts at the last general election.

ARTICLE X

NONDISCRIMINATION IN ELECTED OR APPOINTED PARTY POSITIONS

The Republican Party of Iowa shall not use race, sex, color, ethnicity, or national origin as a criterion for either discriminating against, or granting preferential treatment to, any individual or group in any of its elected or appointed party positions at any level. This section shall be implemented to the maxium extent consistent with law and the National Republican Party Constitution and bylaws.

ARTICLE XI

ELECTION OF MEMBERS OF THE NATIONAL COMMITTEE

1. The quadrennial convention of the Republican Party held each presidential election year shall elect Republican National Committee members for the State. Such election shall be made by a majority vote of the delegates at the State Convention. Vacancies on the Republican National Committee shall be filled by vote of the Republican State Central Committee.

ARTICLE XII

ELECTION OF DELEGATES TO THE NATIONAL CONVENTION

1. Delegates and Alternate Delegates to the Republican National Convention shall be elected at the quadrennial convention of the Republican Party held each presidential election year, and in such number and manner as shall be consistent with the Rules of the Republican National Convention.

ARTICLE XIII

PROXY VOTES

1. Voting by proxy will not be permitted at any precinct caucus, County Convention, District Caucus, or State Convention. If any County shall not be fully represented at a District Caucus or State Convention only those delegates or alternate delegates who have assumed delegate status and are present at the District Caucus or State Convention shall be allowed to vote, and the votes represented by absent delegates shall not be cast.

ARTICLE XIV

AMENDMENTS

1. This Constitution may be amended at any State Convention when notice of intention to amend is included in the call issued by the Republican State Central Committee for such convention. Proposed amendments to the Constitution must be in included in the call for convention when requested by forty (40) members of the Republican State Council. Notice of any proposed amendment shall be mailed to the certified conventiondelegatesat least two (2) weeks prior to convention. To be adopted such amendment must be approved by a majority vote of the convention delegates.

ARTICLE XV

CONFLICT WITH NATIONAL RULES

1. Rules of the Republican National Convention found to be in conflict with provisions of this Constitution shall take precedence over such provisions. Such rules of the Republican National Convention shall take precedence over conflicting provisions of Constitutions of County Central Committees, and shall take precedence over conflicting provisions of Bylaws of the Republican State Central Committee and County Central Committees.

ARTICLE XVI

EFFECTIVE DATE OF CONSTITUTION

1. The within Constitution was adopted by a majority vote of the Republican Party of Iowa, in convention assembled, at Des Moines, Iowa, July 20, 1974.

REPUBLICAN STATE CENTRAL COMMITTEE OF IOWA

BYLAWS

Adopted on June 28, 1978
Amended September 13, 1980
Amended January 31, 1981
Amended May 27, 1981
Amended February 19, 1983
Amended February 16, 1985
Amended June 8, 1985
Amended February 15, 1986
Amended March 15, 1986
Amended May 2, 1987
Amended March 26, 1988
Amended February 4, 1989
Amended September 30, 1989
Amended January 15, 1994
Amended May 17, 1997
Amended August 16, 1997
Amended November 1, 1997
Amended August 25, 2001
Amended April 14, 2012

ARTICLE I - OFFICERS AND DUTIES

1. The Republican State Central Committee of Iowa (herein referred to as the "Central Committee") shall elect the following officers at the first meeting of the Central Committee in the year following the biennial general election. These officers shall serve at the pleasure of the Central Committee and shall discharge the duties described below:

a. Chair of the Central Committee (herein referred to as the "State Chair") whose duties shall be to:

1. ) Preside at all meetings of the Central Committee.

2. ) Make policy recommendations to the Central Committee.

3. ) Act as the administrative officer of the Central Committee in charge of the staff and state office of the Central Committee, including the employment of an Executive Director with the approval of the Central Committee.

4. ) Serve as a member of the Republican National Committee.

5. ) Approve all expenditures made on behalf of the Central Committee.

6. ) Employ an auditing firm to conduct an annual audit of the finances of the Central Committee.

7. ) Appoint, with the consent of the Central Committee, a Finance Chair who shall develop plans and programs to raise funds for the Central Committee, and who shall serve at the pleasure of the State Chair.

8. ) Appoint, with the consent of the Central Committee, Legal Counsel who shall advise the Central Committee and act for the Central Committee in connection with all legal matters, and who shall serve at the pleasure of the State Chair.

9. ) Confer with the State Co-Chair in connection with the duties of the State Chair and State Co-Chair, and perform such other duties as the Central Committee may direct.

b. Co-Chair of the Central Committee (herein referred to as the "State Co-Chair") . whose duties shall be to:

1. ) Act in the absence of the State Chair of the with respect to the duties assigned to the State Chair, except as to service on the Republican National Committee.

2. ) Coordinate the activities of the auxiliaries with the Central Committee.

3. ) Confer with the State Chair in connection with the duties of the State Chair and State Co-Chair, and perform such other duties as the Central Committee may direct.

c. Treasurer of the Central Committee who shall be a member of the Central Committee and whose duties shall be to:

1. ) Carry out the duties of the Treasurer of a political committee, as required by federal and state law, including the signing of all statements of organization and periodic statements of contributions and expenditures.

2. ) Provide oversight in the maintenance of adequate records of the financial transactions of the Central Committee and assure compliance with all federal and state laws.

3. ) Present current financial reports to meetings of Central Committee.

4. ) Perform such other duties as may be assigned by the Central Committee.

d. Secretary of the Central Committee, who shall be a member of the Central Committee and whose duties shall be to:

1. ) Supervise the taking of all minutes at meetings of the Central Committee.

2. ) Take minutes at all executive sessions of the Central Committee.

3. ) Present to the Central Committee minutes ofprevious meetings of the Central Committee for review and approval by the Central Committee.

4. ) Perform such other duties as may be assigned by the Central Committee.

2. The State Chair, with the consent of the Central Committee, shall designate individuals on the Central Committee's staff (herein referred to as the ("Staff") to assist the officers of the Central Committee in the following capacities:

a. An Assistant Treasurer of the Central Committee, whose duties shall be to:

1. ) Assist the Treasurer as may be required; particularly in the preparation of all statements of organization and periodic statements of contributions and expenditures.

2. ) Receive and deposit all Central Committee funds; and, upon the written direction of the State Chair or Executive Director, disburse funds of the Central Committee.

3. ) Maintain adequate and required records of all financial transactions of the Central Committee.

4. ) Prepare and complete current reports of financial transactions, including listings of disbursements made and unpaid bills, prior to each meeting of the Central Committee.

5. ) Perform such other duties as may be assigned by the State Chair or Executive Director.

b. An Assistant Secretary of the Central Committee, whose duties shall be to:

1. ) Assist the Secretary as may be required, particularly in the taking and preparation of minutes.

2. ) Maintain and preserve the records and minutes of the Central Committee.

3. ) Perform such other duties as may be assigned by the State Chair or Executive Director.

3. The Assistant Treasurer and other persons handling the Central Committee's funds shall post a surety bond if required by the Central Committee. The amount of any surety bond shall be established and the premium therefor shall be paid by the Central Committee.

4. In the absence of the Secretary, the State Chair may appoint a secretary pro tempore.

ARTICLE II - COMMITTEES

The State Chair, with consent of the Central Committee,shall appoint the chair of each of the committees established by this Article. Except as otherwise provided herein, the membership of each of the committees shall consist of one member of the Central Committee from each Congressional District. In addition, the National Committeeman, the National Committeewoman, the Legal Counsel and the Finance Chair shall be appointed to such committees as determined by the State Chair, with consent of the Central Committee.

The following shall be committees of the Central Committee appointed by the State Chair, with the consent of the Central Committee:

1. Budget Committee, which shall be responsible for recommending a budget on an annual calendar year basisfor the expenditures of the Central Committee, and which shall consider the budgeting of such additional items of expenditures as from time to time are proposed forconsideration and approval by the Central Committee. Expenditures for each line item of the budget shall not exceed the amount set by the budget in any one calendar year, except as the amount budgeted is specifically increased or decreased by the Central Committee. The costs for fundraising functions are exempted from this requirement because such costs are dependent on various factors such as the number ofpersons attending a fundraising function.

Any Committee or Temporary Committee may recommend to the Budget Committee a proposed budget for those Central Committee activities within the purview of saidCommittee or Temporary Committee.

The Budget Committee also shall be charged with reviewing with the staff all fundraising efforts.

2. Campaign Committee, which shall be charged with planning and recommending the strategy and funding of political campaigns falling within the jurisdiction of the Committee. The Campaign Committee also shall becharged with reviewing with the staff the campaign efforts offered, planned, and coordinated by the Central Committee, and assist in candidate recruitment.

3. OrganizationCommittee, which shall be charged with planning and recommending the Party's caucus and convention activities; Party organization and voter programs; and Party's Constitution and Central Committee's bylaw matters. The Organization Committee also shall be charged with reviewing with the staff the Party's efforts in connection with caucuses, conventions, Party organization, and voter programs.

4. Legislative Campaign Committee, which shall be responsible for developing and implementing plans and programs, including a timetable, necessary to win legislative campaigns.

a. The committee shall consist of the following:

1. Five (5) members of the Central Committee, one from each Congressional District, who shall be appointed by the State Chair.

2. Five (5) Republican Senators, one from each Congressional District, who shall be appointed by the Senate Republican leader.

3. Five (5) Republican Representatives, one from each Congressional District, who shall be appointed by the House Republican leader.

b. The committee, upon appointment, shall meet on call of the State Chair for purposes of organization. Committee members shall hold office for two years, ending in even numbered years. Vacancies shall be filled in the same manner as appointments.

c. The committee, subject to final approval of the Central Committee, shall propose a budget and plans to fund the same.

d. Upon adoption and approval of the budget and funding by the Central Committee, the committee shall have authority to do whatever is necessary and required to implement and carry out its plans and programs.

5. Personnel Committee, which shall prepare and recommend to the Central Committee personnel policies for employees of the Central Committee, and perform such other duties as may be outlined in the personnel policies. The committee shall consist of the following:

a. State Chair.

b. State Co-Chair.

c. Four (4) members of the Central Committee, who shall be appointed by the State Chair, with the consent of the State Central Committee.

d. The Executive Director.

6. Temporary Committees & Policy CouncilsThe State Chair may appoint such Temporary Committees and Councils as deemed necessary. The membership of these committees &Policy Councils shall be determined by the State Chair,with consent of the State Central Committee. Such Temporary Committees shall in no event remain in existence for more than one (1) year from the date of their formation.

ARTICLE III - AUXILIARIES

The rights of the following organizations having Republican affiliations, who carry on their activities consistent with the Constitution, the objectives, platforms and principles of the Party, shall be recognized and the organization of local groups shall be permitted and encouraged, provided the activities of all such organizations are coordinated with authorized Party activitiesand are under the direction of the regularly constituted Party authorities:

1. The Iowa Federation of Republican Women shall retain its individual organization and identity. It shall carry on the educational work about the Republican Party of Iowa among the women of Iowa and shall assist the Central Committee in all its activities.

2. The College Republicans of Iowa shall be an organization of college and university students who shall provide an opportunity for students to train and work in political campaigns. It shall encourage the students to participate in the activities that promote the Republican Party of Iowa on college and University campuses and shall assist the Central Committee in all its activities.

3. Organized minorities having Republican affiliation may petition the Central Committee to become an affiliate member and assist the Central Committee in all its activities. The Central Committee may act on such petitions as it deems best for the interests of the Republican Party of Iowa.

ARTICLE IV - MEETINGS

1. Meetings of the Central Committee shall be convened on written and or e-mail or fax call of:

a. The State Chair, or

b. The State Co-Chair, or

c. Five members of the Central Committee.

Notices of every meeting shall be mailed,e-mailed, or faxed at the preference of the recipient at least ten (10) days in advance of the scheduled date ofthe meeting to the address of each member of the Central Committee. Meetings shall be called at least quarterly during each calendar year.

2. In addition to the notice of call of each meeting, a written agenda outlining the subjects to be covered in the proposed meeting shall be mailed to each member of the Central Committee. Any member may request items to be included on the proposed agenda prior to its mailing.

3. A quorum for the conduct of business shall consist of the two members more than fifty percent of the membership of the Central Committee.

4. Robert's Rules of Order, Newly Revised, shall govern at all meetings of the Central Committee except as altered by the Code of Iowa, the Constitution of the Republican Party of Iowa or these Bylaws.

5. There shall be no proxy votes at meetings of the Central Committee, except to elect a State Chair or State Co-Chair or to fill vacancies of National Committeeman or Committeewoman, in which case a written general or limited proxy may be granted by a member unable to attend to another member of the Central Committee or to a County Chair or a County Co-Chair within such member's District.

6. All meetings of the Central Committee shall be open to the public, except Executive Sessions called by majority vote of the voting members of the Central Committee present. Executive Sessions may be (a) full Executive Sessions at which only voting members of the Central Committee together with the State Chair and/or State Co-Chair, or such person as may be designated by the Central Committee to act as Chair may be present; or (b) Partial Executive Sessions at which the Finance Chair, Legal Counsel and other persons specified by the Central Committee may be present.

7. Meetings of the Central Committee may be conducted by teleconference, or individual members of the Central Committee may participate in Central Committee meetings by using teleconferencing. However, the election of Central Committee officers, the election of members of the Republican National Committee or other business where voting is conducted by use of secret ballots shall not be conducted by teleconference or use of teleconferencing.

 

ARTICLE V - PROCEDURES FOR FILLING VACANCIES

ON THE CENTRAL COMMITTEE

1. Whenever a State Chair or a State Co-Chair is elected from within the membership of the Central Committee, said State Chair or State Co-Chair may not continue to serve as a member of the Central Committee.

2. Within twenty (20) days after a vacancy arises in the membership of the Central Committee, notice of such vacancy shall be forwarded by the State Chair to the members of the District Executive Committee of the Congressional District in which a vacancy exists. The notice shall include a call for a meeting of the Committee at a designated time and place. The meeting shall be held within seventy-five (75) days days after the vacancy arises and at such meeting, the Committee shall elect by majority vote a person to fill the unexpired term arising from the vacancy.

3. A Chair of the District Executive Committee may be elected or selected pursuant to the following order of precedence for procedure:(a) by the District Convention; (b) by the District Executive Committee; or (c) as may be determined by the members of the Central Committee from the District.

4. There shall be no proxies at meetings of District Executive Committees except to fill a vacancy in the Central Committee as set forth above, in which case a member of the District Executive Committee may give a written general or limited proxy to another member of his or her County Central Committee or County Chair or Co-Chair.

5. Members of the State Central Committee elected at a district caucus shall assume their duties at closing gavel of the RPI State Convention. Members elected to fill a vacancy by a District Executive Committee assume their duties upon certification of their election by the District Executive Committee.

ARTICLE VI - PROPERTY, RECORDS,

AND PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY

1. All records and property purchased or acquired by the Central Committee or any of its employees in connection with the conduct of the affairs of the Central Committee shall be the property of the Central Committee.

2. Contracts - Checks - Loans - Deposits

a. Contracts:The Central Committee may authorize any officer or officers, agent, or agents to enter into any contract or execute and deliver any instrument in the name of and on behalf of said Central Committee, provided such procurement, contract or agreement will not result in the expenditure of $15,000 or more during the State Chair’s two year term and the entire term of the contract or agreement. Any procurement, contract or agreement which will result in the expenditure of $15,000 or more during the entire term of the contract or agreement requires the signatures of the Executive Director or State Chair and the Treasurer or Co-Chair.

The State Chair and/or the Executive Director may enter into any contract or execute and deliver any instrument in the name of and on behalf of the Republican State Central Committee of Iowa, provided the duration of the contract is for less than one year and adheres to the provisions of this section.

All contracts for a duration of one year or more require the previous approval of the Republican State Central Committee of Iowa.

b. Loans:No loans shall be contracted on behalf of the Central Committee and no evidence of indebtedness shall be issued in its name unless authorized by a resolution of the Central Committee.

c. Checks, Drafts, etc. :All checks, drafts or other orders for the payment of money, notes or other evidence of indebtedness issued in the name of the Central Committee shall be signed by such officer or officers, agent or agents of the Central Committee and in such manner as may be determined by resolution of the Central Committee.

All checks, drafts, or other orders for the payment of money, notes or other evidence of indebtedness issued in the name of the Republican State Central Committee shall be signed by the State Chair or Executive Director and the Treasurer or State Co-Chair. Not withstanding the above, a separate account not exceeding $2500 may be established by the Central Committee. Checks not exceeding $1500 drawn on this account may be signed by the Chair or Executive Director.

d. Deposits:All funds under control of the Central Committee shall be deposited to the credit of The Central Committee in such bank, trust companies, savings and loan institutions, or other depositories as the Central Committee may select.

3. The Central Committee has major responsibilities defined as follows:

a. To maintain and operate the Party organization.

b. To recruit qualified candidates and assist in conducting the political campaigns required to elect all candidates of the Republican Party to office.

c. To conduct such conventions of the Republican Party as shall be necessary.

d. To recommend qualified individuals to serve by appointment on the various branches of government.

e. Raise funds and disperse monies on behalf of the Republican Party of Iowa.

4. No member of the Central Committee shall be liable personally for any obligations of the Central Committee except that each individual is responsible personally for the prompt transmittal of funds collected by the member to the Treasurer, and for the accurate accounting as to funds and property in the member's custody and on behalf of the Central Committee.

ARTICLE VII - AMENDMENTS TO BYLAWS

These Bylaws shall be strictly adhered to and may be amended only by a two-thirds majority vote of the total Central Committee at any regularly called meeting of the Central Committee. Written notice of the proposed amendment and a full copy thereof shall be forwarded to the members of the Central Committee at least ten (10) days before the meeting at which said amendment is to be presented for consideration and vote.