Convention Rules 2025

ARTICLE I. OFFICERS

The interim Operations Officer and interim Assets Officer shall be Chief (Chair) and Secretary respectively of the Convention. A parliamentarian shall be appointed by the Chief.

ARTICLE II. DELEGATES

Delegates shall qualify if they are a current dues paying member of the We The People Party of Pennsylvania and are Registered to vote in the State of Pennsylvania as “not affiliated”. An interim Officer shall credential the delegates at the beginning of the Convention.

ARTICLE III. VOTING ELIGIBILITY

All delegates shall be eligible to vote on all matters. In order to vote on a given matter, a delegate must be present on the floor at the time the vote is taken. Each delegate present shall have one vote.

ARTICLE IV. VOTING PROCEDURE

Voting will be by voice vote or a show of hands. If five or more delegates so request or object to the Chief's ruling on the outcome of a vote, a counted vote, roll call, or secret ballot will be held. Voting for Party Officers and for Party Candidates will use the AAD Voting method.

ARTICLE V. DEBATE PROCEDURE

During debate in Convention each delegate shall be limited to five minutes on any one issue unless otherwise specified.

ARTICLE VI. AGENDA

The business at Convention shall consist of the following items:

·       Registration

·       Welcome/Intro

·       Credential Report

·       Convention Rules

·       Approval of the Agenda

·       Interim Executive Reports

·       Platform Report

·       Bylaws Report

·       Election of Executive Officers

·       Other Business

ARTICLE VII. ELECTIONS

Section 1 - Nominations shall be from the floor. Nominees for any officer position shall be chosen by Approve/Approve/Disapprove (AAD) vote. Should no candidate receive more voter approvals than disapprovals, then NOTA (None of the Above) is declared the “winner”. In cases where NOTA is the “winner”, the convention body may choose to leave the position vacant or may choose to enter a new round of nomination with previously nominated candidates being ineligible.

Section 2 - Unless the delegates at a Convention of the state Party decide otherwise, all members of the Party shall automatically be alternate delegates at the National Convention, but such members shall serve as delegates only if alternate delegates individually elected at the state Convention are already serving as delegates or are not present on the floor of the National Convention. Unless the delegates at a Convention of the state Party decide otherwise, the Chief of the State Party shall serve as the Chief of the National Convention, State delegation. The members of the delegation present shall have the power to determine which alternate delegates shall fill vacancies in the National Convention delegation, subject to the first sentence.

ARTICLE VIII. NOMINATION OF CANDIDATES FOR PUBLIC OFFICE

Section 1 - No candidate may be nominated for any office who is ineligible to serve in that office or who has not expressed a willingness to accept the nomination of the Party.

Section 2 - Nominees for any office shall be chosen by Approve/Approve/Disapprove (AAD) vote. Should no candidate receive more voter approvals than disapprovals, then NOTA (None of the Above) is declared the “winner”. In cases where NOTA is the “winner”, the convention body may chose to leave the candidate nomination vacant or may choose to enter a new round of nomination with previously nominated candidates being ineligible.

Section 3 - No candidate for public office at any level shall be nominated or endorsed who has not signed the statement "I hereby certify that I do not believe in or advocate the initiation of force or fraud as a means of achieving political or social goals."