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Title: What are the rules if Clinton can not go on?
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Published: Sep 13, 2016
Author: me
Post Date: 2016-09-13 08:59:49 by Justified
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I was wondering what are the rules if Clinton drops out? Is Kaine the nominee and will have to pick a VP? Will the DNC committee pick a candidate? Will the DNC be forced to forfeit?[I know this will not happen its the demoncraps who do not work within the confines of legality]
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#4. To: Justified, misterwhite, Stoner, HomerBohn (#0)
Any replacement is picked by majority vote of the DNC pursuant to Article 3, Section 1(c) of the DNC Rules and Bylaws adopted September 11, 2009. http://www.demrulz.org/wp-content/files/DNC_Charter__Bylaws_9.11.2009.pdf Democratic National Committee Section 1. The Democratic National Committee shall have general responsibility for the affairs of the Democratic Party between National Conventions, subject to the provisions of this Charter and to the resolutions or other actions of the National Convention. This responsibility shall include: (a) issuing the Call to the National Convention; (b) conducting the Party’s Presidential campaign; (c) filling vacancies in the nominations for the office of President and Vice President; (d) formulating and disseminating statements of Party policy; (e) providing for the election or appointment of a Chairperson, five Vice Chairpersons, three of whom shall be of the opposite sex of the Chairperson, one of whom shall be the President of the Association of State Democratic Chairs and one of whom shall be the Vice Chairperson for Voter Registration and Participation, a Treasurer, a Secretary, a National Finance Chair and other appropriate officers of the National Committee and for the filling of vacancies; and (f) all other actions necessary or appropriate in order to carry out the provisions of this Charter and the objectives of the Democratic Party. Section 2. The Democratic National Committee shall be composed of: (a) the Chairperson and the highest ranking officer of the opposite sex of each recognized state Democratic Party and of the Democratic Parties of Guam, the Virgin Islands and American Samoa; (b) two hundred additional members apportioned to the states on the basis set forth in Article Two, Section 5(a) of the Charter, consistent with the full participation goals of Sections 3 and 4 of Article Eight of the Charter; provided that each state shall have at least two such additional members; (c) two additional members, consisting of one national committeeman and one national committeewoman, from each of Guam, the Virgin Islands and American Samoa; (d) the Chairperson of the Democratic Governors’ Association and two additional governors, of whom, at least one shall be of the opposite sex of the Chairperson, as selected by the Association; (e) the Democratic Leader in the United States Senate and the Democratic Leader in the United States House of Representatives and one additional member of each body, who shall be of the opposite sex of, and appointed by, the respective leaders; (f) the Chairperson, the five Vice Chairpersons, the National Finance Chair, the Treasurer, and the Secretary of the DNC; (g) the Chairperson of the National Conference of Democratic Mayors and two additional mayors, at least one of whom shall be of the opposite sex of the Chairperson, as selected by the Conference; (h) the President of the Young Democrats of America and two additional members, at least one of whom shall be of the opposite sex as the President, as selected by the organization biennially in convention assembled; (i) the Chairperson of the Democratic County Officials and two additional county officials, at least one of whom shall be of the opposite sex as the Chairperson, as selected by the organization; w the Chairperson of the Democratic Legislative Campaign Committee and two additional state legislators, at least one of whom shall be of the opposite sex as the Chairperson, as selected by the Committee; (k) the Chairperson of the National Democratic Municipal Officials Conference and two additional municipal officials, at least one of whom shall be of the opposite sex as the Chairperson, as selected by the Conference; (l) the President of the National Federation of Democratic Women and two additional members selected by the Federation; (m) the President of the College Democrats of America and the Vice President, who shall be of the opposite sex, as elected by the organization annually; (n) the Chairperson of the National Association of Democratic State Treasurers and the Vice Chair who shall be of the opposite sex, as selected by the Association; (o) the Chairperson of the National Association of Democratic Lieutenant Governors and the Vice Chair who shall be of the opposite sex, as selected by the Association; (p) the Chairperson of the Democratic Association of Secretaries of State and the Vice Chair who shall be of the opposite sex, as selected by the Association; (q) the Chairperson of the Democratic Attorneys General Association and one additional attorney general who shall be of the opposite sex of the Chairperson, as selected by the Association; (r) the Chairperson of the National Democratic Ethnic Coordinating Committee, who is not otherwise a member of the Democratic National Committee and one additional member, who shall be of the opposite sex, as selected by the Coordinating Committee; (s) the Chairperson of the National Democratic Seniors Coordinating Council, who is not otherwise a member of the Democratic National Committee and one additional member, who shall be of the opposite sex, as selected by the Coordinating Council; (t) additional members as provided in Article Nine of this Charter. No more than seventy-five additional members of the Democratic National Committee may be added by the foregoing members.
#5. To: nolu chan, Justified, misterwhite, Stoner, HomerBohn (#4)
Congratulations on using your considerable talents to answer the question, without your usual wrongheaded opinionating Thanks again. -- I'm proud of you, my boy...
Thats what I would have expected. Thanks.
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#10. To: nolu chan, uses his talents correctly for a change. -- Thanks.. (#4)
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#11. To: nolu chan (#4)
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