State Party Chair

Duties of State Chair The duties of the chair shall be:

(1) to call meetings and to preside at all meetings of the committee;

(2) to cast the deciding vote in the case of a tie;

(3) to supervise and assist in the management of political campaigns during his or her term of office;

(4) with the advice of the State Committee, to carry into effect the directions of the Committee;

(5) to perform any duties prescribed by these Rules or assigned by State Committee;

(6) to exercise such discretionary powers as may be necessary and proper in the interest of the citizens of Indiana and the Democratic Party;

(7) to prepare and distribute to the State Committee an agenda and minutes of the previous meeting prior to any meeting of the Committee;

(8) to appoint legal counsel and a parliamentarian with approval of the State Committee;

(9) to direct preparation of an annual budget by the budget committee and present it to the State Committee for approval;

(10) to submit to State Committee copies of all state and federal campaign finance reports and other reports that the Committee may require;

(11) to appoint the chair and the members of all standing and special committees except where otherwise provided by these Rules;

(12) to serve as ex-officio member of all committees of the State Committee;

(13) to be responsible for maintaining the records of the office, voter files, lists of contributors, party membership lists, computer files, records, committee reports, and all other records of the State Committee, and pass on such records in good order to the succeeding chairperson;

(14) to be responsible for the filing of all reports that required to be filed with the proper authorities and by the prescribed deadlines;

(15) to have the overall responsibility for state party affairs, and to be the sole official spokesperson for the party, subject only to the State Committee and State Convention when it is in session;

(16) to report annually to the State Committee the attendance of national committee members at meetings of the National Committee.

(17) to hire, supervise, promote and discharge employees as necessary to carry out his or her duties as State Chair; provided, however, the Chair shall not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, ancestry, age, disability, ethnic identity, economic status, sexual orientation or gender identity. The Chair will conduct a thorough background check on each person employed by the Party. (As amended May 5, 2007)