PART I
NAME, ADDRESS, PLACE OF MEETING,
SECRETARIAT, EMBLEM & FLAG
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NAME The Party shall be known as “PARTI GERAKAN RAKYAT MALAYSIA”, and in English “MALAYSIAN PEOPLE’S MOVEMENT PARTY”. |
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ADDRESS The Registered Office of the Party and its postal address shall be at No. 8, Jalan Pudu Ulu, Level 5, Menara PGRM, Cheras, 56100 Kuala Lumpur, or at such other address as is approved by and registered with the Registrar of Societies, Malaysia. |
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3. | PLACE OF MEETING
Its place of meeting shall be at the Registered Office or at such other place as may from time to time be decided on by the Central Committee. |
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4. | THE SECRETARIAT
The Secretariat of the Party shall be established at the registered office of the Party or at such other place as may be determined by the Central Committee and shall be managed and controlled by the Central Working Committee through the Secretary General. |
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5. | EMBLEM
The emblem of the Party shall be five golden stalks of twelve grains of padi on a green background, enclosed in a white equilateral triangle. |
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6. | FLAG
The flag of the Party shall have a red background with the said emblem in the centre. |
PART II
AIMS AND OBJECTS
7. | AIMS AND OBJECTS | |
7.1 | Constitution Of Malaysia & Rukunegara
To honour and uphold the Constitution of Malaysia and to sustain the tenets of the Rukunegara. |
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Egalitarian Malaysian Society To strive for an egalitarian Malaysian Society based on humanitarian and democratic principles and to ensure social and economic justice by :-
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Unity To preserve and strengthen the unity and the happiness of the people in a spirit of understanding, tolerance and goodwill. |
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7.4 | Economic And Cultural Advancement
To promote and ensure the economic and cultural advancement of all communities in the development of national identity. |
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7.5 |
Advancement Of The Poor And The Backward |
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7.6 |
Civil And Other Services |
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7.7 |
Family |
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7.8 |
Religious Tolerance |
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7.9 |
Anti Corruption |
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7.10 |
Languages |
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7.11 |
Free Education |
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Co-operation With Other Political Organisations |
PART III
MEMBERSHIP
8. | CATEGORIES | |
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Membership shall be classified into three categories :-
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9. | QUALIFICATIONS | |
9.1 |
For Ordinary Membership
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9.2 |
For Life Membership |
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9.3 | For Affiliated Membership | |
9.3.1 |
Affiliated Membership is open to any organisation registered within Malaysia which has declared its support for the objects of the Party and accepts the conditions of affiliated membership, and agrees to abide by them. |
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9.3.2 |
No organisation may be accepted as an Affiliated Member unless it satisfies the following conditions :-
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10. | LIFE MEMBERS COUNCIL | |
10.1 |
The Party shall have a Council of not more than 300 Life Members consisting of all the Founder members and those appointed under Art 9.2. When the number of Life Members is less than 300 or where a Life Member ceases to be a Life Member either by death, resignation or otherwise, the Central Committee shall have the power to appoint another Life Member to fill up the vacancy thereof. |
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a.The Council of Life Members shall in the year of election once in every 3 years elect 6 life members to the Central Committee. |
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b.The term of the 6 Life Members to the Central Committee shall end upon the election of the new Central Committee Members at the Annual General Meeting of the Life Members Council. |
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10.3 |
Notice of any election meeting shall be sent by the Secretary General to the members of the Council of Life Members at least twenty one days before the date of such meeting. |
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10.4 | Party Immovable Property Committee | |
a.The Council of Life Members shall at a meeting of the Council in the year of election for the Central Office Bearers establish a Party Immovable Property Committee by electing from its voting members a Chairman and two Committee members; | ||
b.No Life Member may be elected to the Party Immovable Property Committee unless he has held office in the Central Committee for at least 5 years; |
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c.Members of the Party Immovable Property Committee shall be elected for a term of 3 years. |
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10.5 |
The President or any other Life Member duly authorized by him shall chair any meeting of the Council of Life Members. |
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11. | ADMISSION | |
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An intending member shall submit his application for membership in such form as the Central Working Committee may from time to time prescribe together with his entrance fee and subscription for the current year to the Secretary General or to the Secretary of the Branch of the area in which he works or resides. The Branch Secretary shall forward such application to the Secretary General within seven days upon receipt of such application. |
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11.2 |
Every application for membership shall be submitted for approval to the Secretary General who shall tender the approved application for confirmation by the Central Working Committee at its next meeting. |
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11.3 |
On confirmation of the application by the Central Working Committee, the Secretary General shall cause the member to be registered with the Branch in the area where the member resides or works or as directed by the Central Working Committee and shall inform the Branch and the applicant accordingly as well as issuing him with a membership card. |
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The applicant shall be entitled to exercise all the rights of membership and enjoy its benefits upon approval of his application and confirmation by the Central Working Committee or upon approval of his appeal by the Central Committee. |
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11.5 |
In the event of the application for membership failing either to be approved by the Secretary General or to be confirmed by the Central Working Committee,the applicant shall be so informed within one month of the decision. He shall be entitled within one month of his being informed of the rejection of his application to appeal to the Central Committee which shall deal with the appeal and its decision shall be final. |
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11.6 |
An applicant may appeal to the President for a decision if he does not receive any notification from the Secretary General on the result of his application within two months after its submission. |
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11.7 |
A person shall be deemed to have been admitted as a member of the Party as from the date of approval of his application and confirmation by the Central Working Committee or approval of his appeal by the Central Committee. |
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11.8 |
The Central Committee or the Central Working Committee may reject any application without assigning any reason thereof. |
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12 | *ENTRANCE FEE AND SUBSCRIPTION |
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12.1 | a.entrance fee shall be RM2.00; | |
b.subscription for an Ordinary Member shall be: (i) RM2.00 per year; or * (ii) A one-time payment of RM50.00; |
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c.* no subscription is payable by a Life Member; | ||
d.the subscription for an Affiliated Member shall be RM100.00 per year. | ||
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The subscription is payable annually on or before 30th June of the year,provided that if the Ordinary Member elects to pay the one-time payment referred to in Article 12.1(b) (ii), then that Ordinary Member need not pay the subscription annually for the subsequent years. |
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12.3 |
Any member who allows his arrears to exceed two years’ subscription shall automatically cease to be a member of the Party. He may, however, be reinstated on payment of all the arrears at the discretion of the Central Working Committee. |
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The Central Working Committee may impose on members special subscriptions or levies for any purpose. If any member fails to pay such special subscriptions or levies within such period as may be resolved, the amount due shall be treated in the same manner as arrears of annual subscription. |
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The Central Working Committee shall have the power to waive the dues of any member on grounds of hardship on receipt of an application from the member concerned. |
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13. | RIGHTS OF MEMBERS | |
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Unless otherwise provided for in this Constitution, a member shall be |
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a.to attend and speak at all meetings which he is entitled to attend; | ||
b.to vote at all meetings which he is entitled to attend; | ||
c.to hold such office in the Party to which he may be duly elected or |
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d.to have access to and to make such reasonable use of such facilities as the Party may provide |
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A member is not entitled to vote in any meeting or a Party election unless he is a voting member, a duly elected or appointed delegate or unless he has obtained approval in writing from the Central Working Committee. |
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13.3 |
A member is not entitled to stand as a candidate in a Party election unless he is an eligible candidate as defined under Article 41 of this constitution or unless he has obtained approval in writing from the Central Working Committee. |
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An Affiliated Member shall not be entitled to any right except to nominate such representatives when called upon by the Central Committee of the Party to do so from time to time to sit in the Central Committee or in any other committee or sub-committee for any specific or general purpose. Such nominated representatives of an Affiliated Member shall not have the right to vote. |
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14. | TRANSFER OF MEMBERS | |
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A member whose place of residence or place of work has been located within the area of another Branch may apply for transfer to the new Branch by submitting an application in triplicate in the prescribed form to the Secretary General. |
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The Secretary General shall approve the application unless he is satisfied that there are reasonable grounds against the transfer. |
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The Secretary General shall notify the existing Branch as well as the Branch to which he is transferred by sending to the Secretaries of each of the Branches concerned a copy of the application for transfer together with the approval given. |
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15. | RESIGNATION OF MEMBERS | |
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A member who wishes to resign from the Party shall give 30 days’ notice in writing to his Branch Secretary and a copy to the Central Working Committee through the Secretary General and shall return his membership card and properties belonging to the Party and shall pay up all dues. |
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The Branch Secretary shall immediately notify the Secretaries of his Division and State Liaison Committee of the resignation. |
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No notice of resignation shall be accepted from any member who has to exculpate himself of any disciplinary charge or proceeding against him by virtue of the provisions under Article 17 of this Constitution. |
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An Affiliated Member may resign its membership by giving 30 days’ notice in writing to the Secretary General. The Secretary General shall report such resignation to the Central Working Committee. |
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16. | DEPRIVATION OF MEMBERSHIP | |
16.1 |
Any member who is known or shown to be a person disqualified from being a member under Article 9 or has ceased to have the requisite qualifications for membership may be deprived of his membership by the Central Working Committee. |
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No person shall be deprived of his membership unless an inquiry has been held to determine whether he suffers from the offending disqualification. For the purpose of holding such inquiry the Central Working Committee shall appoint a special sub-committee of not fewer than three members who shall, after hearing all the evidence in the matter, make its recommendations to the Central Working Committee for its decision. |
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16.3 | The decision of the Central Working Committee shall be final. | |
16.4 | (Deleted) |
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17. | SUSPENSION AND EXPULSION | |
17.1 |
The Central Working Committee may suspend any member of the Party for conduct prejudicial to the interest of the Party pending investigations. Such suspension shall be reviewed every 6 months if not lifted earlier. During the suspension, the member concerned shall not take part in any Party activity and shall be deemed to be also suspended from any elected or appointed Party post. |
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17.2 |
Any member disobeying the Constitution or Rules or causing dissension and division in the Party shall be called upon by the Central Working Committee or its delegated sub-committee /bureau to show cause why he should not be expelled from the Party. |
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17.3 |
The Central Working Committee shall, after the lapse of the period given to him to show cause, or after hearing any representation made by the member concerned or by any other person or persons on his behalf, make a decision to exonerate, expel or punish the member as it deems fit. |
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Any member not satisfied with the decision of the Central Working Committee has a right to appeal to the Central Committee within 14 days of his being notified of such a decision by the Central Working Committee. The decision of the Central Committee thereon shall be final and shall not be challenged in any court of law. |
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The Central Working Committee may for purposes of investigations and enquiries delegate its powers to a sub-committee or a bureau of not fewer than three members. However for investigations and enquiries into a member of the Council of Life Members, the sub-committee being set up shall consist entirely of members of the Council. |
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18. | REGISTERS OF MEMBERS | |
18.1 |
Every Branch, Division and State Liaison Committee shall keep a register of its members in a form prescribed by the Secretary General. |
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18.2 |
The Party Secretariat shall keep a Register of all members at its registered office. |
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Such registers shall be brought up to date from time to time and any change in the membership shall be submitted to the Secretary General for confirmation. |
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On the death or expulsion of a member, his membership shall be deemed to have ceased and his name shall be struck off from the register of members. |
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A register of members, wherever kept, shall be made available for inspection by a member on giving 14 days’ notice in writing to the Secretaries of his Branch, Division or State or to the Secretary General as the case may be. |
PART IV
BRANCHES
19. | ESTABLISHMENT | |
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A Branch may be established in an area, with at least 50 members, |
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A Branch so established shall be known by the same name as the name of the polling district or of one of the polling districts in which the branch is established or by any other name approved by the Central Working Committee in consultation with the State Working Committee. |
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No Branch may be established without having obtained the approval of the Central Working Committee in consultation with the State Liaison Committee concerned and the approval of the Registrar of Societies, Malaysia. |
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20. | COMMITTEE | |
20.1 | A Branch shall have a committee consisting of :- | |
a.A Chairman to be elected from amongst the members of the Branch or appointed by the Central Working Committee as provided for in Article 78.3; |
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b.one or more Vice Chairmen to be appointed by the Chairman from |
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c.a Secretary to be appointed by the Chairman from amongst the |
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d.an Assistant Secretary, if deemed necessary, to be appointed by the |
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e.a Treasurer to be appointed by the Chairman from amongst the |
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f.a Central Liaison Officer to be assigned or appointed by the Central |
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g.the ordinary committee members consisting of :- i) the Chairwoman of the Branch’s Women’s Wing, if any; ii) the Chairman of the Branch’s Youth Wing, if any; iii) 6 other members to be elected from amongst the members of the Branch; iv) such other members, not exceeding 3 in number, may be appointed by the Central Working Committee. |
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20.2 |
A member who is a Member of the State Legislative Assembly or of |
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21. | BRANCH BUREAUX AND SUB-BRANCHES |
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a.A Branch committee may establish Branch Bureaux from amongst the members of the Branch; |
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b.(i) A sub-branch may be established within a branch corresponding to a polling district or its localities or as otherwise approved by the State Working Committee; |
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22. | BRANCH WOMEN/YOUTH WING | |
A Women/Youth Wing may be established in a Branch in accordance with the Rules and Regulations approved by the Central Committee. |
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23. | TIME FOR ELECTION OF BRANCH OFFICE BEARERS | |
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A Branch shall elect its office bearers during the year of election once in every three years. |
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23.2 |
A Branch shall elect to its Division one delegate for every complete 25 voting members or part thereof on its qualifying membership register. Provided always that every Branch shall be entitled to be represented by at least 3 but not more than 10 delegates of whom one shall be the Branch Chairman. |
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23.3 |
A Branch shall elect to its State Delegates’ Conference two delegates from the voting members on its qualifying membership register of whom one shall be the Chairman. |
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23.4 |
A Branch Chairman shall automatically be a delegate to the National |
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A Branch shall not be entitled to elect any delegate in a year of election in which the Branch does not have at least 50 voting members. |
PART V
DIVISIONS
24. | ESTABLISHMEN | |
24.1 |
A Division shall be established in a Parliamentary constituency with at least 4 Branches. |
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24.2 |
A Division so established shall be known by the same name as the |
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24.3 |
No Division may be established without having obtained the approval of the Central Working Committee in consultation with the State Liaison Committee concerned and the approval of the Registrar of Societies, Malaysia. |
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25. | COMMITTEE | |
25.1 | A Division shall have a committee consisting of :- | |
a.a Chairman to be elected from amongst the Branch delegates to the |
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b.one or more Vice Chairmen to be appointed by the Chairman from |
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c.a Secretary to be appointed by the Chairman from amongst the |
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d.an Assistant Secretary, if deemed necessary, to be appointed by the |
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e.a Treasurer to be appointed by the Chairman from amongst the |
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f.a Central Liaison Officer to be assigned or appointed by the Central |
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g.the ordinary committee members consisting of :- |
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25.2 |
A member who is a member of the State Legislative Assembly or of |
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DIVISION BUREAUX A Division committee may establish Division Bureaux from amongst members within the Division. |
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27. | DIVISION WOMEN/YOUTH WING | |
A Women/Youth Wing may be established in a Division in accordance with the Rules and Regulations approved by the Central Committee. |
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28. | TIME FOR ELECTION OF DIVISIONAL OFFICE BEARERS | |
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A Division shall elect its office bearers during the year of election once in every three years. |
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28.2 |
A Division shall elect to its State Delegates’ Conference one delegate from amongst the Division delegates. The delegate shall be the Division Chairman unless he is already a delegate by virtue of Article 23.3. |
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28.3 |
A Division shall elect three delegates from amongst the delegates of the Division to the National Delegates’ Conference. One of the delegates shall be the Division Chairman unless he is already a delegate by virtue of Article 23.4 or Article 35.1. |
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28.4 |
A Division shall not be entitled to elect any delegate in a year of election in which the Division does not have at least 4 Branches with a minimum of 50 voting members in each Branch. |
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PART VI
STATE DELEGATES’ CONFERENCE
29. | ESTABLISHMENT | |
29.1 |
A State Delegates’ Conference shall be established in a State where there are at least two Divisions. |
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A State Delegates’ Conference shall consist of delegates elected from |
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29.3 |
In a state without a State Delegates’ Conference the Branches and Divisions shall send their delegates to the State Delegates’ Conference of any other state as directed by the Central Working Committee. |
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29.4 |
Members who are members of the State Legislative Assembly or of |
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30. | STATE LIAISON COMMITTEE | |
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A State Delegates’ Conference shall have a committee known as the State Liaison Committee consisting of :- |
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a) a Chairman to be elected from amongst the delegates at the State |
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b) one or more Vice Chairmen to be appointed by the Chairman from |
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c) a Secretary to be appointed by the Chairman from amongst the |
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d) a Treasurer to be appointed by the Chairman from amongst the |
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e) a Central Liaison Officer, to be appointed by the Central Working |
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f) the ordinary committee members consisting of :- |
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30.2 |
Members who are members of the State Legislative Assembly or of |
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STATE WORKING COMMITTEE Subject to the approval of the President, the Chairman of the State Liaison Committee may for the purpose of carrying out routine administration and dealing with emergencies or urgent matters appoint a State Working Committee comprising himself as Chairman, and such number of other committee members not exceeding 5, as he may deem necessary. |
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STATE BUREAUX |
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A State Liaison Committee may establish State Bureaux from amongst the members of the State. |
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33. | STATE WOMEN/YOUTH WING | |
A State Women/Youth Wing may be established in a State in accordance with the Rules and Regulations approved by the Central Committee. |
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34. | TIME FOR ELECTION OF STATE OFFICE BEARERS | |
34.1 |
A State Delegates’ Conference shall elect its office bearers during the year of election once in every three years. |
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34.2 |
Every State Delegates’ Conference shall be entitled to elect five delegates from amongst the delegates to represent it at the National Delegates’ Conference. One of the delegates shall be the Chairman unless he is already a delegate by virtue of Article 23.4 or 28.3. |
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PART VII
THE NATIONAL DELEGATES’ CONFERENCE
35. | DELEGATES TO THE NATIONAL DELEGATES’ CONFERENCE | |
35.1 | The delegates to the National Delegates’ Conference shall consist of :- | |
a.the existing members of the Central Committee; | ||
b.delegates duly elected by the respective Divisions and State Delegates’ Conferences to the National Delegates’ Conference; |
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c.the Branch Chairmen or the delegates duly appointed pursuant to Article 23.4; |
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d.not more than five delegates elected from each State Women Delegates’ Conference; |
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e.not more than five delegates elected from each State Youth Delegates’ Conference. |
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Members of Parliament and State Legislative Assemblies who are members of the Party may attend but shall have no right to vote if they are not delegates included in Article 35.1 above. |
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36. | THE CENTRAL COMMITTEE | |
The Central Committee shall consist of :- |
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b.one Deputy President to be elected from amongst the delegates at the National Delegates’ Conference; |
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c.Vice Presidents comprising :- |
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d.the Secretary General to be appointed from amongst the Central |
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e.the National Treasurer to be appointed from amongst the Central |
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f.not more than three Deputy Secretaries General to be appointed by the Secretary General in consultation with the President from amongst the Central Committee Members or the Party’s Voting Members provided that such Voting Member Appointees may only attend Central Committee Meetings as invited observers; |
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g.a Deputy National Treasurer to be appointed by the National Treasurer in consultation with the President from amongst the Central Committee Members or the Party’s Voting Members provided that such a Voting Member Appointee may only attend Central Committee Meetings as an invited observer |
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h.the Chairman of the National Delegates’ Conference to be elected by the Central Committee Members; |
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i.a Deputy Chairman of the National Delegates’ Conference to be |
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j.other members comprising of :- |
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i) 6 Life Members to be elected from amongst the members of the |
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ii) 18 members to be elected from amongst the delegates at the |
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iii) not exceeding 6 members duly appointed by the President with the |
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37. | THE CENTRAL WORKING COMMITTEE | |
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The President may for the purpose of carrying out routine administration and for dealing with emergencies or urgent matters establish a Central Working Committee comprising himself as the Chairman and appoint as members the Deputy President, the Secretary General, the National Treasurer and such other members not exceeding 10 in number as he may deem fit. |
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37.2 |
The Central Working Committee shall meet as often as necessary. One half of its members will form the quorum. The Secretary General may, with the approval of the President, invite any other member of the Party to attend any meeting of the Central Working Committee. |
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37.3 |
The decisions of the Central Working Committee shall be reached by |
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38. | NATIONAL BUREAUX | |
The Central Committee may establish any National Bureau or Bureaux and |
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39. | NATIONAL WOMEN/YOUTH WING | |
A National Women/Youth Wing may be established in accordance with the Rules of the Party. |
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40. |
TIME FOR ELECTION OF NATIONAL OFFICE BEARERS |
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The National Delegates’ Conference shall elect its office bearers to the |
PART VIII
ELECTION OF OFFICE BEARERS &
VOTING IN GENERAL
41. | QUALIFICATIONS OF CANDIDATES | |
41.1 |
Unless otherwise expressly provided for under this Constitution a voting member may stand as a candidate for any post in the branch in which he is registered; however, no voting member who is an elected Branch Chairman who has failed to attend two meetings consecutively of the National Delegates’ Conference may stand as a candidate again for the post of Chairman of any branch without the approval of the Central Working Committee. |
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41.2 |
A voting member may stand for election as a candidate for any post in the Division, in the State Delegates’ Conference or in the National Delegates’ Conference provided that he has duly been elected as a delegate to the said Division, State Delegates’ Conference or the National Delegates’ Conference. |
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41.3 |
Nominations and election of office bearers shall be carried out in accordance with the Rules in force, duly drawn up by the Central Committee. |
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41.4 |
The qualifying register of membership for elections shall be the list of voting members as at 1st January of the year in which elections are held as verified by the Secretary General. |
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42. | VOTING AT MEETINGS | |
42.1 |
Voting shall be by secret ballot only. Provided that in any resolution affecting business other than elections of office bearers the meeting may resolve to vote by a show of hands. |
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42.2 | No voting by proxy shall be allowed at any meeting. | |
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Every member who is a voting member shall have the right to vote on any resolution or in any election at any meeting :- |
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a) of the Branch of which he is a registered member; |
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42.4 | Every member who is entitled to vote shall have only one vote. | |
42.5 |
Unless otherwise expressly provided in this Constitution any matter voted upon shall be decided by a simple majority of the members present. In the event of an equality of votes, the Chairman shall have a casting vote. |
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42.6 |
Two or more members of a Branch, a Division, a State Delegates’ Conference or the National Delegates’ Conference carrying out an election shall be elected at the meeting to be scrutineers and to count the votes cast in the election and they shall carry out the duties under a supervisor who shall be similarly elected. |
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42.7 |
Any committee or sub-committee may without meeting together, transact any urgent business by circular with the approval of the Chairman and any such resolution may be voted upon by its members by posting their votes to the Chairman concerned. |
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42.8 |
Any resolution circularised for voting shall be sent by registered post to every member entitled to vote. Provided that no such resolution shall be valid unless not less than one-half of its members so circularised have voted for the resolution and have returned their votes before the closing date which shall not be less than 14 days from the date of posting of the proposed resolution. |
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42.9 |
In any balloting carried out under this Constitution no spoilt vote or unmarked ballot paper shall be deemed to be a valid vote. |
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42.10 |
Subject to Article 44 the validity of any proceeding or action taken in |
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43. | PERIODS FOR ELECTIONS | |
43.1 |
The Central Working Committee with the approval of the Central Committee shall decide on the periods for the Branch, Division, State Delegates’ Conference and National Delegates’ Conference to hold their elections in the year in which elections should be held. Notwithstanding this the Central Working Committee with the approval of the Central Committee shall have the power to postpone the due elections to a date or dates after the year in which the election is due to be held but shall not be later than 15 months from 31st December of the election year, provided however that in the event the election is postponed on the grounds of an impending General Election for Parliament, the postponed election shall be held and concluded within 8 months from the date of that General Election. |
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43.2 | (Deleted) |
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43.3 | (Deleted) |
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43.4 | (Deleted) |
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43.5 |
In the event of any Branch or Division or State Delegates’ Conference failing to hold its elections within the periods prescribed, the President or an officer delegated by him for the purpose may convene a meeting and hold the elections. |
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43.6 |
No Division General Meeting, State Delegates’ Conference or National |
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43.7 |
In the event of the National Delegates’ Conference elections not being held within the period provided for above, a requisition may be made to hold a National Delegates’ Conference for the purpose of the elections, such requisition to be made in the manner hereinafter provided for in Articles 74.1 and 74.2. |
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44. |
VALIDITY OF ELECTIONS |
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45.1 |
In the event of any vacancy in any office other than that of the Branch, |
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45.2 |
a.If the vacancy to be filled is that of the Branch, Division or State Chairman or President, an election called by the Secretary or Secretary-General in the case of a vacancy for President shall be held within 60 days if the term served is less than 18 months from the date of the last elections. |
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b.If the said 18 months had been served, for the remainder of the term of |
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46. |
REMOVAL AND REPLACEMENT OF OFFICE BEARERS AT GENERAL |
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A Branch, Division, State Delegates’ Conference and the National Delegates’ Conference may at any time at a General Meeting pass a resolution to remove any office bearer provided that no such resolution shall be passed unless the office bearer concerned has been duly notified and that such a resolution has been stated as an item of the agenda in the notice of meeting and two thirds of all the members present have voted in favour of the resolution. In the event of an office bearer being so removed, the Branch, Division, State Delegates’ Conference or the National Delegates’ Conference concerned may immediately elect another member to fill the office. |