ARTICLE III. MEMBERSHIP - EXECUTIVE COMMITTEES

Section 1. Membership.

The State Committee shall consist of the National Committeeman and National Committeewoman of Florida, a State Committeeman and State Committeewoman elected from each county, and the County Chairman elected from each county, as provided by Party rule. In addition to the foregoing, the State Executive Committee shall include those members as provided by state law.

The State Committee shall organize itself in accordance with Party rule and shall have all of the privileges and rights and shall perform all of the duties and obligations afforded by or required by Florida Statutes.

Section 2. County Membership.

All State Committeemen and State Committeewomen shall serve as voting members at large of their respective county executive committees, and shall be seated at the same time as other precinct committeemen and committeewomen.

Section 3. State Chairman’s Alternate State Committee Member.

The State Chairman of the Republican Party of Florida who is a State Committeeman or State Committeewoman, may appoint from his county a Republican to perform the duties of that office at the county level. If the State Chairman is a County Chairman, the county executive committee may elect an “Acting County Chairman” to serve as County Chairman at the county level.

Section 4. Ex Officio Members.

The Executive Committee shall have as Ex Officio members, without vote, the Young Republican National Committeeman and National Committeewoman from Florida, the Chairman of the Florida Federation of Teenage Republicans, the Chairman of the Florida Federation of Young Republicans, and the President of the Florida Federation of Republican Women.