The full name of this association will be “The British Columbia Conservative Party”,

“BC Conservative” as an identifier and will be referred to in the Constitution and Bylaws

as “The Party”

The following are the Founding Principles of the Party.

We believe in serving BC and its citizens. We will retain BC’s publicly owned assets,

including BC Hydro, BC Ferries, Public transportation and our shared resources and

sovereign land base as long as it is beneficial to the citizens of BC.

We believe in free enterprise, free trade, minimal government, and fiscal responsibility as

the cornerstones of wealth creation and prosperity.

We believe that whatever is physically possible and desirable, and morally right, should

be made financially possible. We believe in a government that has compassion for the

truly needy in society, including the disabled, the dispossessed, the sick, children at risk

and the elderly. We believe that governments are responsible for providing a social safety

net that is balanced between the role of the state, individuals and charities, with services

provided at the level where they are most cost effective, efficient and accountable.

We believe substantial reform of the political system is required to create political

accountability and democratic renewal in BC.

We are an inclusive party that respects and welcomes all people from every background,

and which seeks to find common ground on important social and political interests. We

will operate in a manner which is accountable and responsive to our members.

We believe that the major function of democratic government in organized society is to

secure for people the results the people want from the management of their public affairs

as far as such results are physically possible and morally right. The government’s proper

task is to serve the general interest, not special interests. Members of the legislature are

responsible to their constituents. In all matters, they must have a free vote. The

Government will only fall on a vote of no confidence.

We believe the Legislature has supremacy over the judiciary in regards to development

and implementation of the law

We believe government must respect the rights and freedoms of all people. On matters of

major social and economic concern to society, the people must have the final say through

referenda. We believe in the equality of all British Columbians with special privileges for

none. We believe in the freedom of the individual, including freedom of speech, worship

and lawful assembly. We believe in the individual’s right to own property. We believe in

the freedom of every individual and family to achieve their God-given potential.

We believe taxes must be responsible and fair, and operating budgets must be responsibly

balanced. We believe that taxes should be as low as possible without compromising the

services that the Provincial Government is responsible for providing.

We believe the environment must be protected and our natural resources managed to

provide the optimum benefits for the citizens of BC, with emphasis on conservation for

future use.

We believe our natural resources should be managed to provide the optimum

benefits for the citizens of BC.

We believe government must ensure a high standard of education that promotes an

understanding of the past and prepares us for an increasingly competitive future. Every

minor child has the right to receive an education with full public funding and parents

have the right to choose the manner in which that education will be delivered.

We believe in a comprehensive health care system that is effective, efficient and based on

the principles of affordability, accountability and accessibility to all BC and Canadian

citizens regardless of their ability to pay.

We believe good government is conducted with truth, integrity and honesty that can only

be achieved through openness and transparency of government service delivery.

Amendments to the Constitution shall be by a two-thirds (2/3) majority vote made at an

Annual General Meeting or Special General Meeting called for that purpose.

Amendments to the Bylaws shall be by a majority vote at an Annual General Meeting or

Special General Meeting called for that purpose.

1.01 The “Party” means the British Columbia Conservative Party.

1.02 These bylaws shall, where possible, be interpreted and given the meaning

required to comply with provincial legislation governing by-laws of political

parties, currently known as the “Elections Act”. Any section or part of a section,

of these by-laws which cannot be interpreted to comply with provincial legislation

is deemed to be severed from the balance of the by-laws, or section, and is of no

force or effect.

1.03 Basic rules of decorum and respect shall be maintained at all times. The rules

contained in the current edition of “Robert’s Rules of Order, Newly Revised”

shall govern the Party in all cases to which they are applicable and in which they

are not inconsistent with these bylaws or any special rules of order the Party may

adopt

1.04 All references in these by-laws to the “Board of Directors” shall mean the Party’s

Provincial Board of Directors unless specifically stated otherwise.

2.01 Membership will be open to any British Columbia resident aged fourteen (14) or

older who supports the Constitution and By-laws of the Party and pays the

prescribed fee. The Board of Directors shall prescribe the fees and lengths of term.

2.02 A member of the Party becomes a “member in good standing” as referred to in

these by-laws sixty (60) days after all annual membership fees and required signed

application forms or membership applications paid with the applicant’s own credit

card or pay pal account have been received and accepted by the Party.

2.03 Only a member in good standing may vote at an Annual General Meeting

(hereafter referred to as an “AGM”) or a Special General Meeting, (hereafter

referred to as a “Special GM”) or vote on other Party business. Only members in

good standing may sign the nomination papers of a potential candidate.

2.04 Any member who joins or publicly supports another provincial political party or

publicly campaigns against an officially nominated BC Conservative Party

candidate for the British Columbia Legislature will immediately forfeit

membership. The Board of Directors will inform the member in writing of the

forfeiture and cause.

2.05 The Party will maintain up-to-date membership lists and collect and disperse the

membership fees.

2.06 Membership fees and renewals will be shared equally between the Party and the

respective registered Constituency Association.

2.07 Membership lists will be confidential and will not be sold or used for any purpose

other than required by the Party.

2.08 Party membership records will be maintained and updated at the Party’s head

office at all times.

2.09 Only members in good standing may.

a) hold an elected or appointed position within the Party.

b) be eligible to run as a candidate in a provincial general election or by-election

by filing nomination papers with the Party’s head office and Elections BC, and

subject to the approval of the Leader and a committee to be established by the

Board of Directors.

2.10 Membership in the Party shall be one (1) to five (5) years. Lifetime memberships

will not be sold. However, existing lifetime memberships will be grandfathered.

2.11 Each application for membership, together with the membership fee shall be

forwarded to the Party’s head office. All monies are to be placed in a fund to be

administered by the Board of Directors

2.12 No member shall cause the Party to be financially indebted or spend funds

belonging to the Party without the approval of the Board of Directors. Any such

member having incurred a debt unauthorized by the Party shall be held liable for

this debt.

2.13 The Party discipline, membership refusal and appeal procedures are as follows.

a) All cases warranting Party discipline or membership refusal may be dealt with

by the Board of Directors of the Constituency Association in which the person

in question resides.

b) The Constituency Association Board of Directors must give opportunity for a

full hearing. All votes to impose discipline must be by a secret ballot and will

require a two-thirds (2/3) majority vote of the entire Board to pass.

c) Any person who is refused membership by a decision of a Constituency

Association Board of Directors and any member affected by a decision of a

Constituency Association Board of Directors regarding Party discipline, may

appeal the decision to the Provincial Board of Directors.

d) When there is no recognized Constituency Association in the place where the

person in question resides then the case shall be dealt with in the first instance

by the Provincial Board of Directors without a right of further appeal.

All votes to impose discipline will require a two-thirds (2/3) majority vote of

the entire board to pass.

e) Notwithstanding anything contained in Article 2.13 (a), the Provincial Board

of Directors may refuse membership to any person or deal in the first instance

with the discipline of any member, including censure, punitive measures or the

revoking of any person’s membership for just reason. Any such decision will

require a two-thirds (2/3) vote of the entire Board of Directors.

3.01 The Board of Directors will act on behalf of the Party in accordance with the

directives approved at Annual General Meetings and Special General Meetings.

3.02 All Board members, except Regional Directors, will be elected at the AGM and

will hold office until the next AGM. Regional Directors will be elected at a

meeting in their Region not more than sixty (60) days prior to the AGM, or at the

AGM, by the members in attendance from that Region, provided they number 5

or more, as per article 4.01 of this constitution. Nominees must consent to their

nomination prior to election.

All candidates for positions on the Board of Directors must be accepted by the

nominating committee chairperson not less than twenty-one (21) days prior to the

AGM. Candidates for executive positions who are defeated at the AGM may then

place their name in nomination for Director-at-Large positions.

3.03 The Board of Directors will consist of the following officers.

a) Leader

b) Deputy Leader

c) President

d) Vice-President

e) Secretary

f) Treasurer

g) Immediate Past President

h) Regional Directors (Maximum 14)

i) Committee Chairs

3.04 a. The President, Vice-President, Secretary and Treasurer will be elected

consecutively, starting with the President, each by a majority vote on a secret

ballot, at the Annual General Meeting. Then the Regional Directors will be

elected, followed by Directors-At-Large.

b. If only one person is running for any one of the executive positions, voting will

be by the “yes/no” method, on a secret ballot. To be elected, the candidate must

receive more “yes” votes than “no” votes.

c. If two candidates are running for any one of these positions, voting will

be by the “fifty percent plus one (50%+1”) method, on a secret ballot. To

be elected, the candidate must receive “fifty percent plus one (50% +1)”

of all votes cast.

d. If more than two candidates are running for the same position, except for the

position of Director-at-Large who shall all be elected with the “Yes/No” method,

voting shall be by the preferential ballot method. To be elected, the candidate must

receive “fifty percent plus one (50% plus one)” of all votes cast.

i. In the event of an even number of votes the president will vote to break

the deadlock.

ii. In the event of an odd number of votes the president shall not vote.

iii. A count of the number of voters must precede the ballot. This will keep

the secrecy of the president’s vote.

e) Regional Directors, elected by the members in their Region, or by the

members present from that Region at the AGM, must be confirmed by a secret

ballot of the members present at an AGM, using the “Yes/No” method, and must

receive more “Yes” votes than “No” votes, or by a two-thirds (2/3) vote of the

existing members of the Board of Directors.

Interim Regional Directors, elected by the members in their Region to serve until

the next AGM, must be approved by a majority vote of the existing members of

the Board of Directors.

f) The Deputy Leader will be appointed by the Leader, and may be dismissed by

the Leader at any time. The Deputy Leader will be a non-voting member of the

Board of Directors. This appointment must be confirmed by a majority vote of the

Board of Directors.

g) The Board of Directors may, by a two-thirds vote, fill any vacant elected office

as described in Section 3.04. The Board of Directors may deem an elected office

described in Section 3.04 vacant if the officer misses three consecutive Board of

Directors meetings without reasonable cause.

h) The Board may appoint the Treasurer or any other Party member as

Financial Agent.

positions, those candidates who receive the greatest number of votes

cast shall be elected, provided they receive more “Yes” votes than

“No” votes.

j) Committee Chairs shall be non voting members of the Board of Directors,

unless elected to another position on the Board

3.05 a) The President will call and preside over Board of Director Meetings and Party

Council meetings, and will preside over Annual General Meetings and Special

General Meetings. The President will be an ex-officio member of all committees.

b) The Vice-President will assume and perform the duties of the President in

his/her absence. The Vice-President will assist the President in all matters and

will assume the Office of the President if the office becomes vacant.

c). The Secretary or Recording Secretary shall, on behalf of the Board, keep

records of all Board of Directors meetings, Provincial Council meetings, Annual

General Meetings and Special General Meetings and decisions and resolutions

made on behalf of the Party by the Board of Directors, Party Officials and others.

A current register of all Constituency Associations and Party members shall be

maintained. The Secretary or Recording Secretary shall give or mail the Minutes

and Resolutions of all Board meetings, the AGM or SGM and any action required

to each Board Member within thirty (30) days of the meeting.

d) The Treasurer shall be responsible for the financial administration of the Party,

including the following, and may delegate some of those duties to the Financial

Agent.

a) Chairing the Financial Committee

b) Depositing all funds of the Party

c) Establishing and administering of all bank accounts for all Party funds.

d) Ensuring proper distribution of funds and ensuring that no disbursements

are made without the approval of the Board of Directors.

e) Submitting an annual budget and financial statement for approval to the

Board of Directors.

f) Copying the annual budget and financial statements and forwarding them

to every Regional Director within thirty (30) days of the Board’s approval.

g) Making a summary of the financial statement available at all Board of

Directors meetings and to all Party members upon reasonable request.

h) Providing regular updates of the Party’s financial status to the Regional

Directors.

i) Keeping and making available all financial records of the Party going back

7 years.

k) Must store all records prior to the seven (7) years. Note. At no time shall

any of the Party records be intentionally destroyed.

3.06 The Past-President shall have been elected as President at the previous year’s

AGM and will hold his/her position until the following year’s AGM.

3.07 Only the Board of Directors may borrow money or incur a contractual obligation

on behalf of the Party. Loans or contractual obligations under $500.00 may be

approved by a simple majority vote of the Board of Directors. Loans or

contractual obligations over $500.00 require a vote of two-thirds (2/3) of the

entire Board for approval.

3.08 The Treasurer, together with either the President, Vice-President or Secretary,

may sign for the Party’s bank account. Under extraordinary circumstances, the

Board may designate another Board member to serve as a signing authority.

3.09 Any advance, expense or purchase on behalf of the Party must be approved by the

Board of Directors. Any monetary advances provided to a Board Member require

approval by the Board of Directors and must be receipted or paid back to the

Party within six (6) months. Advances, expenses or purchases under $500.00 may

be approved by a simple majority vote of the Board of Directors. Advances,

expenses or purchases over $500.00 require a vote of two-thirds (2/3) of the entire

Board for approval.

3.10 The quorum for a Board of Directors meeting shall be seven (7)

3.11 The Board of Directors, standing committees and special committees are

authorized to meet by telephone conference or through other electronic

communications media so long as all members may simultaneously hear each

other and participate during the meeting.

3.12 Meetings of the Board of Directors will be held at the call of the President and

will generally be held monthly to conduct the administrative business of the Party.

A majority of voting Board Members may also call a Board Meeting. These

meetings may be held in person or by teleconference call.

3.13 The Board of Directors may, from time to time, between Board Meetings, make

decisions by way of an e-mail vote.

3.14 The Board of Directors may, by a two-thirds (2/3) majority of those present at a

Board meeting, censure or suspend any one of its members, except the Leader or

Deputy Leader, for reasonable cause.

3.15 The Board of Directors may, by a two-thirds (2/3) majority of the entire Board,

vote on the dismissal of any one of its members, except the Leader or Deputy

Leader, for reasonable cause..

4.01 The eighty-five (85) constituencies in British Columbia will be divided

into fourteen (14) Regions, as follows.

1. Vancouver Island – South

2. Vancouver Island – North

3. North Vancouver – Sunshine Coast

4. Vancouver

5. Richmond – Delta

6. Surrey

7. Burnaby – Coquitlam

8. Fraser Valley

9. Okanagan-Shuswap

10. Kamloops-North Thompson

11. Kootenays

12. Prince George – Cariboo

13. North West

14. Peace River

Note. For a complete list of the Constituencies in each Region, please refer to the

appendices

Every Region that has at least one recognized Constituency Association, or at

least fifteen (15) members in good standing, may elect a Regional Director to

represent it on the Board of Directors. Regional Directors must be members in

good standing who reside in the Region they are elected to represent.

a. Regional Directors shall be elected at a meeting called for that purpose in the

Region by the current Regional Director or Provincial Party President, not more

than sixty (60) days prior to an AGM, and shall take office at the close of the

AGM, to serve until the following AGM. An election for Regional Director may

take place at any time to fill a vacancy. The term of that position will expire at the

next AGM.

b. All members in good standing who reside in a Region will be eligible to vote

for the Regional Director in that Region.

c. If a meeting is not held to elect a Regional Director in a Region with at least

one recognized Constituency Association or at least fifteen (15) members in good

standing, the delegates to an AGM from that Region may elect a Regional

Director at the AGM, provided there are at least five (5) members from that

region in attendance at the AGM. Regions with no organized Constituency or

with fewer than fifteen (15) members in good standing may not elect a Regional

Director.

d. Any Directorship left vacant at the close of the AGM, or which becomes vacant

later, may be filled by a two-thirds (2/3) vote of the existing members of the

Board of Directors.

e. Regional Directors shall form a committee in their Region consisting of the

Presidents of all CAs in their region. Where a Constituency President has not been

elected, the Regional Director may appoint any member from that Constituency to

sit on the Committee until a Constituency President has been elected for that

Constituency. This committee shall meet once per month. The purpose of these

Regional Committees is.

- to permit the flow of information between the provincial Board of

Directors and the Constituency Association Boards of Directors

- to enhance contact and good relations between the Regional Director and

the Constituency Association Boards of Directors

- to enhance and promote good relations between the provincial Board of

Directors and the Constituency Association Boards of Directors

f. The Regional Director in each region shall submit monthly reports to the

Provincial Board of Directors, outlining their activities in the Region

g. Regional Directors shall submit reports to the Constituency Development

Chairperson regarding the development of Constituency Associations on a

monthly basis.

In addition to the Regional Directors and Director-at-Large, there may be

several committee chairs appointed. These chairs and the committees they chair

include.

Executive Director Chair of Leader’s Council

Communications Director Chair of Communications and Media

Relations Committee

Constituency Development Chair of Constituency Development

Officer Committee

Fundraising Director Chair of Fundraising Committee

Campaign Manager Chair of Election Readiness Committee

Policy and Constitution Director Chair of Constitutional and Policy Review

Committee

4.02 In addition, the Deputy Leader will act as the Chair of the Shadow Cabinet and

the Treasurer will act as the Chair of the Budget Committee.

Committee Chairs will be nominated by the Leader and confirmed by a majority

vote of the Board of Directors. Committee Chairs will have non-voting status on

the Board unless they have been elected to another Board position. These

appointments will expire at every AGM and must be renewed by the incoming

Board of Directors immediately following the AGM.

Members of the Leader’s Council will be appointed by the Leader.

The Leader and President are ex officio members of all committees.

5.01 The Provincial Council will consist of.

a) the Board of Directors, and

b) members of the Party who are elected to the Provincial Legislature.

5.02 The President will call at least one Provincial Council meeting in each calendar

year. The President is required to call a special Provincial Council meeting within

thirty days at the request of one-half of the Provincial Council members.

5.03 The Party Secretary shall record the Minutes of the Provincial Council Meetings

and distribute same to Council members within thirty (30) days of the said

meeting.

5.04 The Provincial Council shall only come into effect when there are sufficient

Members of the Legislative Assembly such that the Party has been granted

“Official Party” status in the Legislative Assembly. Otherwise, MLAs elected

from the Party may attend meetings of the Board of Directors as voting members

6.01 The Board of Directors will call an Annual General Meeting in each Calendar

year, within eighteen (18) months but not less than six (6) months of the previous

Annual General Meeting, for the election of the Board of Directors, for the

Financial Report, for Reports from the Board of Directors, and such other

business as is necessary. There shall be forty-five (45) days notice of an AGM in

writing to the membership.

6.02 Voting delegates will consist of all members in good standing who are in

attendance.

6.03 Any member who is not in good standing but who pays the prescribed fee may

attend but may not vote. Members who renew their membership within ninety

(90) days after it has expired will immediately be considered “members in good

standing” and will be eligible to vote at the AGM or an SGM or for the election of

a Leader.

6.04 The quorum for an Annual General Meeting will be twenty-five (25) registered

members in good standing.

6.05 In the event of a Party Leadership vote or a provincial general election within a

calendar year, the Board of Directors may delay the Annual General Meeting to a

maximum of one hundred and twenty (120) days

6.06 The annual year-end for filing Annual Financial Reports will be December 31 to

comply with Elections BC regulations

6.07 A simple majority will decide all resolutions voted on at the AGM unless

otherwise provided for in the Constitution or these by-laws.

6.08 The President (Chairman) will have sole discretion to accept any resolutions from

the floor at the AGM.

7.01 A Constitutional and Policy Review Committee will be established by the Board

of Directors to accept and vet amendments from the Party members. All proposed

amendments to the constitution and policies must be received by Constitutional

and Policy Review Committee not less than 60 days prior to the AGM. The

Constitution and By-law Committee will compile and organize the proposed

amendments and forward them to the Board of Directors not less than forty-five

(45) days prior to the AGM

7.02 The Constitutional and Policy Review Committee Chair shall present the

proposed changes to the Constitution and By-Laws to the Convention delegates

to be voted upon.

7.03 Proposed amendments to the Constitution and Bylaws will be posted on the

internet no later than thirty (30) days prior to an AGM.

7.04 There shall be no voting by proxy at any AGM or Special GM.

8.01 The Provincial Council or the Board of Directors may call a Special General

Meeting. Attendance and quorum will be as described in Section 6. The Board

shall state the purpose and date of said meeting and give forty-five (45) days

notice in writing to the membership.

9.01 a. The Party will elect a Leader who will speak for the Party with respect to

political issues and will act guided by Party policy.

b. The Leader may appoint a Deputy Leader, who will be a non-voting member of

the Board of Directors. This appointment shall be confirmed by a majority vote of

the Board of Directors.

c. The election of Leader will be by universal ballot, with ballots mailed to every

member who is in good standing on the date of the Leadership convention. Ballots

may be returned by mail or delivered to the Leadership Convention. Mailed in

ballots must be received by the Party prior to or at the time of the convention in

order to be counted.

d. All ballots will be delivered to the AGM or SGM or Convention unopened.

e. Where there are two candidates for Leader, election shall be by the 50%+1

method.

f. When there are more than two candidates for Leader, voting will be by

Preferential Balloting.

g. In the event there is only one candidate for Leader, the Board will call for a

Special General Meeting where the candidate for Leader must have the

support of at least fifty percent plus 1 (50%+1) of the voting members at the SGM

in order to be acclaimed as Leader.

9.02 The Leader can only be removed from office by resignation, death, incapacitation,

or the vote of a fifty percent (50%) majority of the members who vote in a

universal mail-in ballot.

9.03 A Leadership review will be held in conjunction with every AGM. A ballot will

be sent to members in good standing with the official AGM invitation. Completed

ballots may be brought to the AGM or may be returned to the Party under terms

of legal service. (i.e.. mail or express courier) and must be received by the Party

prior to the AGM, or at the AGM if hand delivered, in order to be counted and

checked.

9.04 A Leadership review may also be called by a fifty percent (50%) majority vote at

a Special General Meeting or a two-thirds (2/3) majority vote of the Board of

Directors. In either case, a ballot will be mailed to all members in good standing.

Ballots must be received by the Party no later than forty-five (45) days after mailout,

in order to be counted.

9.05 A candidate for Leader will be a member in good standing who is eligible to vote

in accordance with the British Columbia Elections Act.

9.06 The nomination papers of a candidate for Leader will have the names, addresses

and signatures of at least twenty-five (25) members who are in good standing. It

will be submitted along with the required nomination fee to the Secretary at least

thirty (30) days in advance of the vote. The Board of Directors will decide the

nomination fee for Leadership candidates.

9.07 The Board of Directors may appoint an Interim Leader to act until the election of

the Leader is completed. The Interim Leader may not be a candidate to become

Leader in the leadership race.

9.08 The Board of Directors may prescribe further regulations governing the

Leadership vote.

9.09 Upon the death, resignation or incapacity of the elected Leader, or his removal by

a vote of the members, the Board of Directors shall call a special leadership

convention within one hundred and eighty (180) days and shall provide a

minimum of forty-five (45) days notice to all the membership advising as to the

time and place of such a convention.

9.10 The Leader shall uphold and defend the Party’s Constitution and By-laws at all

times.

9.11 The Leader shall serve as a catalyst in maintaining unity and harmony in the

Party.

9.12 The Leader must conduct himself or herself with the highest standards of moral

fibre, integrity and excellence in both his personal and political life and remain

loyal to the Party.

9.13 The Leader is a member of the Board of Directors and the Provincial Council and,

as such, has a vote at all Board of Director and Provincial Council meeting.

9.14 The Leader has the right to comment on current issues so long as he does not

contradict existing party policy.

9.15 The Leader shall promote and explain the Policy of the Party as adopted at each

Provincial AGM.

10.01 The Board of Directors may recognize constituency associations, in accordance

with the instructions in the Provincial Party and Constituency Operations Manual,

based on the boundaries of a provincial electoral district that.

a) allows the participation of all resident Party members.

b) actively supports the Party’s purposes.

c) holds at least one (1) general meeting of members in each calendar year for

the election of officers and other business and gives at least 14 thirty (30) days

written notice of such meeting to all current members in that constituency

d) adopts a constitution and bylaws as prescribed by the Provincial Board of

Directors.(See sample attached to this constitution as Appendix A)

(A sample constituency constitution should be attached to the constitution.)

e) has at least ten (10) resident members in good standing

(Members of a Constituency Association must reside in that region, unless

permission is granted by the Provincial Board of Directors for a Party member

who is not a resident of a constituency to be a member of that constituency

association.)

f) submits its minutes to the Party secretary.

g)) applies for recognition, using the forms provided with the “Party and

Constituency Operations Manual”

h) Agrees to follow the guidelines for operating a Constituency Association found

in the “Party and Constituency Operations Manual”

Recognition will consist of a motion passed by the Board of Directors, confirmed

by a letter from the Provincial Secretary to the Constituency Association.

10.02 Constituency Associations that have been recognized by a motion of the

Provincial Board of Directors may apply to register their constituency association

with Elections BC. No Party Officer may sign the Elections BC constituency

registration application unless that constituency has been officially recognized by

a motion of the Provincial Board of Directors.

10.03 Upon request of the officers of a constituency association, the Board of Directors

may permit a non-resident member of a particular constituency the right of

membership in that constituency because of employment, community

involvement, past presidency, business location or other reasonable cause. No

member may be a member of more than one constituency association. Such

permission will be subject to review by the Board of Directors each year.

10.04 In the absence of a recognized constituency association, the Board of Directors

may appoint constituency officers who will call a general meeting of the

constituency, which will be held within sixty (60) days.

10.05 If a constituency association fails or refuses to nominate a candidate for a

provincial general election or by-election, the Provincial Board of Directors may.

a) call a nominating meeting, or

b) appoint an official Party candidate

10.06 Registered constituency associations will receive fifty percent (50%) of

membership fees and one hundred percent (100%) of donations payable to that

association. Donations made to the Party will be retained by the Party.

10.07 Constituencies have a right to pick their candidate for MLA. However, the Leader

and a committee of the Provincial Board of Directors have a right to over-rule that

selection when it is in the best interests of the Provincial Party as a whole to do

so.

10.08. All Constituency Associations must follow the guidelines set out in the “Provincial

Party and Constituency Operations Manual” dated July 31, 2007, or as updated

from time to time.

11.01 The Board of Directors will give written notice of an Annual General Meeting, a

Special General Meeting or an Election of the Leader to all members at least

forty-five (45) days in advance.

12.01 The Party’s general political policies are set out in Appendix A B to these bylaws.

13.01 The executive may, from time to time, adopt “sunset” rules and regulations to

expedite the business of the Party. All such rules and/or regulations shall expire

each term unless adopted as a bylaw.