Constitution for the College Republicans of Clarion University of
Pennsylvania
Article I
Name
The name of this organization shall be the Clarion University College Republicans. It shall be
known throughout this document as CR’s.

Article II
Purposes
Section 1. To make known and promote the principles of the Republican Party, including the
values of limited government, freedom, and traditional American values, to the students of
Clarion University.
Section 2. To recruit students as members of the CR’s and Republican Party and to encourage
members to be active in CR activities.
Section 3. To aid in the election of Republican candidates at all levels of office.
Section 4. To develop the political skills of CR members for future service to our party and
community.

Article III
Membership
Section 1. Membership in the CR’s shall be open to all interested full or part-time students at
Clarion University.
Section 2. In order to remain active in the group, all members must maintain a GPA of 2.0.
Section 3. Active members may go inactive from the group upon completion of a letter to the
president. The letter must be handwritten, typed, verbal or e-mail. No texts will be accepted. If
the choice is verbal, the CR member must speak in front of the group.
Section 4. Once inactive, a member must remain inactive for the remaining duration of the
semester. They may then become active once again at the start of a new semester, upon signing
another agreement.

Article IV
Officers and Directors
Section 1. There shall be four elected officers of CR’s. These officers shall include the
President, Vice-President, Secretary, and Treasurer. All CR members present shall popularly
elect these officers at the specified time and place of the election.
Section 2. There shall be four appointed directors of CR’s. These directors shall include
Publications Director, Events/Social Director, Political Director, and Communications Director.
These directors should be appointed by the President upon interest in the position.
Section 3. Notice of elections of officers shall be responsibly provided to all CR members via email no later than one week before all elections.
Section 4. Vacancies of Officer or director positions shall be fill at the next regular meeting by a
vote (for officers) or appointing(for directors) of the members of the CR’s. Nominations of
candidates can be made by a standing member of the CR’s.
Section 5. In order to be nominated for an elected position, CR members must be active for at
least one semester.
Section 6. The duties of the officers and directors shall be as follows:

Officers
President: To preside over all meetings of CR, administer the CR program, and serve as official
spokesman of CR’s. The president has final say over all matters which do not require a vote by
the board. The president shall be able to file for removal of any of the other officers or directors.
The president shall also coordinate efforts with allied organizations and branches of the
Republican Party. In the event the president cannot attend a meeting, they must provide one of
the other officers with the agenda for the meeting.
Vice-President: To assist the president and preside over meetings when the president is absent.
To represent CR’s with Republican organizations at the county, state or national level.
Secretary: Collect the mail of CR’s; keep minutes of the meetings of CR’s. The Secretary shall
keep a record of all official CR documents and mentions of CR’s in the news media.
Treasurer: To make financial reports to the Officers and Directors at CR meetings, and distribute
funds upon authorization of a majority vote of officers. The treasurer shall also be responsible
for the maintenance of Cr financial records. The treasurer shall also coordinate fund-raising
events and correspond with donors.

Directors
All directors must report back to the president and the vice-president
COMMMUNICATIONS DIRECTOR: Runs the CR electronic mail account and updates it as
needed. Runs the CR web page.
POLITICAL DIRECTOR: To coordinate events with the Young Democrats and other
organizations involved in campus politics such as debates, voter registration, etc. Will work with
the Events/Social director when responsibilities overlap.
PUBLICATIONS DIRECTOR: To facilitate the publication and advertisement of official CR
publications, such as press releases. The publications director shall keep an accurate list of
members.
EVENTS/SOCIAL DIRECTOR: To arrange CR events geared toward education the campus and
local community, and attracting new members. To organize all social activities of CR’s for
building moral and networking within the group, and publicize them to members of the CR’s.

Article V
Meetings/Events
Section 1. The CR’s shall hold a meeting for all members to inform them the status of the club
not less than 3 times every semester. Quorum for the meeting is one more than one-half of the
active members.
Section 2. All active CR members are required to attend all meetings but may be excused from
up to three meetings. After missing three meetings without an excuse the member will be
dismissed from the club.
Section 3. All active CR members are required to attend or be excused from all events held by
the CR’s.

Article VI
Dues
The CR’s shall not charge, collect, or require any payment to join CR’s, monetary or otherwise.
Membership to CR’s shall be free of charge to all interested students at Clarion University.

Article VII
Removal
If the president or the vice-president files for removal of an officer or director for failure to
perform assigned duties in good faith, the elected officials of the CR’s shall vote on the removal.
If the majority of elected officials vote to remove, the officer/director will be removed from his
position. If the removed officer/director has access to passwords, those passwords shall be
changed immediately.

Article VIII
Voting
Section 1. Any elected official of CR’s may call for a vote on any topic/action of the CR’s. The
issue shall be decided by majority vote. In the event of a tie, the president shall make the final
decision.
Section 2. All active members of CR’s have voting rights to any vote during a meeting. All
votes must be passed with a majority vote.
Section 3. Members of the CR have the right to vote on using funds raised through the club to
attend Republican related events.

Article IX
Amendments
Amendments to this Constitution must be submitted at least one week in advance of a regular
meeting to the Secretary. The proposed amendment shall be adopted if a majority of officers
vote to adopt.

Article X
Ratification
This Constitution shall be adopted upon a positive vote by a majority of officers.

Article XI
Chain of Command
President
(All executives and directors shall report and answer to the president)

Amendments
Amendment 1:
Elections for CR officers shall be held no later than the second week of April every year. The
term of office for each officer shall be May 1st to April 30th.
Nominations for elections shall be held the first meeting of the month of April. Elections should
be held the second meeting of the month of April.
Amendment 2:
All CR meetings should follow Robert’s Rules of Order.