ARTICLE I. NAME

§1.01 The official name of this political State Party is "Progressive Reform Party of New York"

(herein "PRP-NY" or "State Party").

§1.02 The official name of each County Party shall be "Progressive Reform Party of <county name>

County, <State>" (herein "County Party").

§1.03 The affiliate national party shall be the National Progressive Reform Party (herein "National

PRP").

ARTICLE II. OBJECTIVE

§2.00 The National PRP Mission is to promote - reforming the United States Constitution, establishing direct popular vote democratic elections for all public held positions and return government,

production and property to the peoples control.

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ARTICLE III. MEMBERSHIP

§3.01 Membership in the PRP-NY or National PRP shall consist of General members, Active members and

Members in Good Standing.

§3.02 General membership of PRP-NY shall be open to all residents of the State of New York.

§3.02.1 General membership of the National PRP shall be open to all citizens and allies of the United

States.

§3.02.2 General membership of the County PRP shall be open to all residents of Cortland County, NY.

§3.03 Active Members shall be general members who participate at National, State or County Party

meetings or conventions.

§3.04 Members in Good Standing (or Good Standing Members) shall be active members who support the

ideals and goals of the State Party while serving on committees or volunteering their time

for other Party functions.

§3.05 Active Members and Members in Good Standing may vote within County, State or National PRP

elections or party business.

ARTICLE IV. CAUCUS ORGANIZATIONS

§4.01 Active or Good Standing members residing in a Congressional District, State Senate District,

State House of Representatives District, or Precinct District, may form a Congressional, Senate,

Legislative or Precinct District Caucus, respectively, for the purpose of electing caucus

officers, nominating candidates where applicable and performing other functions authorized by

the State Party.

ARTICLE V. COUNTY ORGANIZATIONS

§5.01 Each county with Active or Good Standing members in a state shall have a County Party within

the State Party PRP.

§5.02 The county structural organization shall consist of county Executive Officers, a county

Executive Committee, special committees as needed and the County Convention.

§5.02.1 See PRP Bylaws for more on county Executive Officers and Executive Committee.

§5.03 The County Party may optionally establish a county Constitution and Bylaws, providing that they

are in harmony with and subservient to this National Party Constitution and the National Party

Bylaws.

ARTICLE VI. STATE ORGANIZATION

§6.01 The State structural organization shall consist of four State Executive Officers, the state

Executive Committee (consisting of the Executive Officers and Congressional District

representatives) and any or all Active or Good Standing Members of the State Party.

§6.02 The auxiliary organization shall consist of state Standing Committees to be specified in the

State Party Bylaws, any number of state Special Committees as needed and auxiliary organizations

as provided for in the State Party Bylaws.

§6.03 The State extended organization shall include all County and District organizations within the

State Party.

ARTICLE VII. NATIONAL ORGANIZATION

§7.01 All Active or Good Standing Members of the County or State Party PRP are apart of the National

PRP Committee;

§7.02 All Active or Good Standing Members of the County or State Party PRP are apart of the National

PRP Convention.

ARTICLE VIII. SUPREMACY

§8.01 This Constitution shall be the ruling document for the National PRP and all other state or

county PRP.

§8.02 It is severable in that if any portion of this document be declared void, all other portions

shall remain binding and effective.

§8.03 Active or Good Standing Members as a whole committee shall be the supreme governing body of the

State Party.

§8.04 The State Party shall establish state Bylaws which shall provide rules of conduct and

organization for the State Party in accordance with and subordinate to, this Constitution.

§8.05 The state Executive Committee shall assume the role of the State Party Committee if that body

is not organized.

ARTICLE IX. AMENDMENTS​

§9.01 Amendments or revisions to the National Constitution may be proposed by popular vote of all

National, Active or Good standing Members during a National Committee or the National Convention.

§9.02 Amendments or revisions to the State Constitution may be proposed by popular vote of all State,

Active or Good Standing Members during a State Committee or the State Convention.

§9.03 Amendments or revisions to the County Constitution may be proposed by popular vote of all

County, Active Members or Good Standing Members during a County Committee or the County

Convention.

§9.04 Proposed amendments or revisions to a National/State/County Constitution may be ratified by two

thirds vote by the National/State/County Active Members or Members in Good Standing at a Regular

meeting held any time after three months from the proposal date.

ARTICLE X. ADOPTION

§10.01 This Constitution shall be established upon majority, popular vote of all Active Members or

Members in Good Standing within the organizing body of the National/State/County Party.

§10.02 Constitution may be amended or revised by two-thirds vote of all Active Members or Members in

Good Standing within the National/State/County at any time within one year of the establishment

of this Constitution.