Roles

COUNTY CHAIR: The duties of the County Party Chair shall include:

• Preside at county executive committee meetings and county conventions;

• Draft, in consultation with the county executive committee, a strategic planoutlining reasonable political goals for the county;

• Execute the strategic plan approved by the county executive committee;

• In consultation with the elected officers, Appoint a Treasurer

• Appoint an acting precinct chair for up to thirty (30) days – for any precinct that remains unorganized after the second scheduled precinct meeting – for the purpose of organizing the precinct in accordance with this Plan of Organization. If the precinct is a significantly ethnic precinct, the County Chair shall appoint the acting precinct chair upon the recommendation of the county caucuses representing those ethnic groups or the state caucuses representing those ethnic groups if there is no duly organized county level caucus;

• Appoint an acting precinct chair for any newly created precinct for the purpose of that precinct in accordance with this Plan of Organization. If the precinct is a significantly ethnic precinct, the County Chair shall appoint the acting precinct chair upon the recommendation of the county caucuses representing those ethnic groups or the state caucuses representing those ethnic groups if there is no duly organized county level caucus(es);

• Designate the date and time, consistent with the parameters set by the state chair, at which precinct meetings will be held;

• Designate the exact time and place, consistent with the date set by the state chair, at which the county convention is to be held, providing said designation to be given to the precinct chairs at least thirty (30) days prior to said county convention;

• Appoint committees as may be required to assist in the execution of these duties;

• Encourage and facilitate establishment and continuity of county chapters of state affiliated organizations;

• Attend meetings of the district and state executive committees;

• Serve as the spokesperson for the county executive committee;

• Serve as the liaison between the county executive committee and the district executive committee, the state party officers, and the state executive committee;

• Represent the county executive committee at party and non-party meetings and functions;

• Appoint a county party attorney, to serve at the Chair’s pleasure;

• Carry out other duties as may be assigned by this Plan of Organization or by the county or state executive committees;

• Transmit all records pertaining to the office to successor within ten (10) days of vacating office

FIRST VICE CHAIR: The duties of the county first vice chair shall be such as may be assigned by the county chair and shall include the following:

• Preside at county executive committee meetings and county conventions in the absence of the chair;

• Plan and organize county executive committee meetings and county conventions;

• Notify precinct chairs as to the number of votes that each precinct is entitled to cast at the county executive committee and the county convention;

• Serve as the coordinator for all precinct and party organizing efforts within the county, in consultation with the other officers and consistent with the strategic plan approved by the county executive committee. In significantly ethnic precincts, consult with and seek the recommendation of acting precinct chairs from the county caucuses representing those ethnic groups or the state caucuses representing those ethnic groups if there is no duly organized county level caucus(es);

• Attend meetings of the district executive committee;

• Carry out other duties as may be assigned by the county executive committee;

• Transmit all records pertaining to the office to successor within ten (10) days of vacating office.

SECOND VICE CHAIR: The duties of the county second vice chair shall be such as may be assigned by the county chair and shall include the following:

• Plan and organize training sessions for county executive committee members and other interests active Democrats;

• Carry out other duties as may be assigned by the county executive committee

• Transmit all records pertaining to the office to successor within ten (10) days of vacating office

THIRD VICE CHAIR: The duties of the county third vice chair shall be such as may be assigned by the county chair and shall include the following:

• Serve as the publicity chair for the county executive committee utilizing local newspapers, newsletters, etc. to illuminate policy issues and announce political activities and/or policy issues and announce political activities and/or accomplishments to voters in the county;

• Carry out other duties as may be assigned by the county executive committee

• Transmit all records pertaining to the office to successor within ten (10) days of vacaciting office

SECRETARY: The duties of the county secretary shall include:

• Keep and maintain in good order all records of the county executive committee;

• Issue all meeting notices in writing and consistent with the requirements of this Plan of Organization;

• Carry out other duties as may be assigned by the county executive committee;

• Transmit all records pertaining to the office to successor within ten (10) days of vacating office.

TREASURER (Please note that the treasurer is an appointed position): The duties of the county treasurer shall include:

• Maintain the county executive committee treasury at an insured commercial bank;

• Maintain all records required by law or by the county executive committee of contributions received and disbursements made;

• Prepare and file any reports as may be required by law or by the county executive committee;

• Coordinate the county executive committee’s efforts to reach its sustaining fund goal for the state party;

• Transmit all records pertaining to the office to successor within ten (10) days of vacating office.

STATE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEMBER

• Your County’s delegation to the 500+ person body responsible for NCDP governance. Among other things, the SEC is charged with electing state party leadership.The formal roles and responsibilities of our state executive officers are provided for in Section 4.01 of NCDP’s Plan of Organization

• In electing members to the state executive committee, delegates to the county convention shall be instructed to cast one half of their votes for men and one half for women; if the number to be elected is an odd number, they shall be instructed to divide their votes equally with a difference of not more than one. This provision shall be inapplicable when only one member is to be elected.

• Terms of office. Two years (2025-2027).

DISTRICT CONVENTION DELEGATE

• These delegates will be responsible for attending your District County’s Convention.

Additional Notes: Precinct officers may not hold office and serve as a precinct official, which means you cannot be an officer of the Party and work for the Board of Election.