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submitteed by BCC to DPCA Executive Committee 6 September 2010

BYLAWS COMMITTEE FINAL RECOMMENDATION
Submitted to DPCA Executive Committee September 6, 2010

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Democrats Abroad Charter

as adopted January 24, 1976 last amended ____________ Proposed Amendments for 2010-2011

Article One General

Democrats Abroad is the organization which represents all United States citizens resident outside the United States who wish to adhere to the principles and further the aims of the Democratic Party of the United States of America.
Democrats Abroad is a non-profit association organized and operating under the Uniform Unincorporated Nonprofit Association Act of 2000, D.C. Code §§ 29-971.01 et seq. Democrats Abroad's principal place of business is and will remain the District of Columbia.
For administrative purposes, Democrats Abroad is divided into Regions comprised of the members from within each such Region.
Membership in Democrats Abroad is open to all citizens of the United States of voting age (or who will be such before the next Federal election). Members of Democrats Abroad may also be members of a local Democratic Country Committee or organizing committee existing in the respective country or defined geographic area in which such member resides or works (subject to the terms of Section 5.8).
Neither Democrats Abroad nor any of its constituent units may participate in any manner in the political activities (understood in the broadest sense) of any country other than the United States of America.

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A two-thirds affirmative vote of the DPCA at a duly called meeting shall be required to admit an applicant committee. It shall be a prerequisite for admission that one or more of the elected officers of the applicant committee shall have attended at least one meeting of the DPCA or a Region prior to the meeting at which admission is voted upon and shall be known to at least one DPCA officer.

Section 5.4 Country Committee Filings

(a) By January 31st of each year, each Country Committee shall furnish to the International Chair a copy of the Country Committee's Bylaws, indicating any amendments made during the year.
(b) Country Committees shall hold their elections no later than March 31 of odd- numbered years. Within fifteen days of any election held by a Country Committee, the Secretary of such Country Committee shall certify the results of the election to the International Secretary and forward the minutes of the election meeting, with full address and contact information of the office holders so elected.
(c) Without limitation of the foregoing, Country Committees shall at all times be in keeping with Sections 5.2 and 5.4; provided, however, that by a 4/5 majority vote of the Executive Committee of the DPCA or, by a majority vote of the DPCA at a regular meeting, upon written application, and for good reason, a dispensation from Section 5.2 (d) may be granted for a period not to exceed 2 years.
(d) The Executive Committee shall establish from time to time the methods and procedures to be used by the Country Committees to verify and certify membership for all purposes under this Charter, with the maximum accuracy reasonably possible for an association such as Democrats Abroad.
(e) By January 31st of each year the Chair of each Country Committee shall certify to the International Chair of the DPCA that the membership database containing the names and such other information as the DPCA Executive Committee shall require is current and correct for certification of the number of members, and such list must be countersigned by the secretary or treasurer of such Country Committee. The database referred to in the previous sentence shall be in the format from time to time prescribed by the Executive Committee.
(f) Each Country Committee shall file within the required time provide such documents or information concerning the activities of the Country Committee as may be reasonably required by the Chair or the Executive Committee.

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