Bylaws of the Libertarian Party of Broward County
as adopted 8/25/2026

 

Article 1
Executive

Section 1. Florida Law
Until F.S.103.95 section 3, where it reads “and no member may hold more than one office, except that one person may hold the offices of secretary and treasurer. ” is changed or abolished no two offices in the LPBC EC may be combined.

Section 2. Officers 

  1. All Officers shall be elected by precinct committee persons at the annual business meeting.
  2. Each Officer shall serve (1)term or from the end of the meeting of which they are elected to the following annual business meeting.
  3. No Officer shall serve no more than (3) consecutive terms in the same position.
  4. Qualifications to serve as an LPBC Officer are as follows:
    1. Must be a member of the EC for more than (1) term.
    2. Must be currently a registered LPF voter for more than (1) year.
    3. Must sign the loyalty oath, which reads
      “I, _________________________, certify that I am a registered voter in Broward County with a declared affiliation with the Libertarian Party of Florida. I will not endorse or support a candidate for public office who is not affiliated with the Libertarian Party and I oppose the initiation of force to achieve social or political goals and believe that no one should be forcibly prevented from acting in any way they choose provided their acts are not invasive of the free acts of others.”
    4. Must notify the Secretary atleast 15 days in advance of the Annual Business Meeting of intent to seek an Officer position. This rule is waived in the event of a vacancy, where an election is scheduled to take place at a regular or special meeting of the EC or if NOTA is elected at the Annual Business Meeting.

Section 3 Precincts Committee

  1. Along with the Officers, the body of the executive committee shall be composed of (2) persons in each voting precinct of Broward County. Persons eligible to serve shall be:
    1. resident of the precinct in which they intend to serve.
    2. Registered Libertarian voter and must maintain registration for atleast 90 days.
    3. Member of the LPF
    4. Must sign the loyalty oath, which reads
      “I, _________________________, certify that I am a registered voter in Broward County with a declared affiliation with the Libertarian Party of Florida. I will not endorse or support a candidate for public office who is not affiliated with the Libertarian Party and I oppose the initiation of force to achieve social or political goals and believe that no one should be forcibly prevented from acting in any way they choose provided their acts are not invasive of the free acts of others.”
  2. All Precinct Committee elections shall take place at the Annual Business Meeting. 
  3. Only those LPF voters residing in their respective precinct may elect whomever they choose to serve as a committee person during the Annual Business Meeting. 
  4. All Precinct Committee persons shall make regular reports to the LPBC. These reports should contain details of any known active local libertarian candidates campaign activity, various political activities taking place or scheduled to take place in their specific voting precinct or general area. These reports can be filed either electronically, during tele conference or by mail.
  
 

Article 2
LPBC EC Duties

Section 1 Officers Duties
The duties of the Officers are as follows:

  1. The Chair shall be the head of the LPBC, presiding over all regular meetings of the party, the Annual Meeting and is the first spokesperson for the LPBC.  
    1. The Chair shall oversee all day to day actions taken by the LPBC. 
    2. The Chair may be responsible for duties, tasks and decisions to be made related to the day to day functions of the Party that may not be directly listed in the Bylaws for the purpose of expediency.
    3. The Chair may appoint any LPBC member to fill any vacancy in any committee.
    4. The Chair in conjunction with the other Officers sets the agenda for EC meetings.
  2. The Vice Chair shall serve as presiding officer in the absence of the Chair: shall be responsible for the committee work of the LPBC; may represent the committees at executive sessions.
  3. The Secretary shall serve as recorder for all meetings of the party. The Secretary shall be the custodian of the minutes of all meetings, correspondence, committee reports, and the Constitution, Bylaws and Standing Rules. The Secretary shall be responsible for maintaining party membership records and pledges.
  4. The Treasurer is the Chief Financial Officer, who shall be custodian of all funds. The Treasurer shall notify the Executive Committee as soon as possible of any and all impending costs or obligations to the organization that are necessary in order for the organization to remain either a recognized affiliate of the LPF or to be in compliance with state law or county ordinance. Also, If there any agreements the LPBC has entered that have an annual cost which may require renewal. The Treasurer shall submit any and all reports required by the county SOE and the LPF.  
  5. The Chair may appoint any qualified LPBC member to fill any vacancy on the EC or call for a special election. Any appointments made by the Chair must be confirmed by a majority vote of the EC. This must occur at the first regular meeting of the EC when or after the appointment is made.
  6. All Officers shall make regular reports to the LPBC. These reports can be given vocally during any properly notice meeting of the Executive committee. They may also be filed either electronically during tele conference or by mail. 

 

Section 2 Attendance

  1. All voting members of the EC should make every effort to be in attendance during any scheduled business meeting. 
    1. Any voting member of the EC who cannot be in attendance for a regular business meeting can notify the Chair and ask for an excused absence. A total of (2) excused absences are allowed consecutively. 
    2. Any voting member of the EC who is absent, unexcused for (3) consecutive business  meetings shall be considered resigned.
    3. Any voting member of the EC who is absent, excused for (2) consecutive business meetings plus (2) unexcused absences consecutively shall be considered resigned.
    4. Any voting member of the EC who is absent from more than 40% of all regular scheduled business meetings over a 12 month period shall be considered resigned. 

 

Section 3 Regular Meetings

  1. Notice of all regular meetings of the LPBC Executive Committee, along with time and place shall be published to the party website atleast (7) days prior to the meeting.
  2. The LPBC EC may cancel any regular meeting. Any changes to the meeting require notification to be posted to the party website.
  3. Quorum shall be a majority of the voting membership of the EC.
  4. Special meetings of the Executive Committee may be called by the Chair or ⅔  of the EC at any time, provided the purpose of the meeting, time, date and contact information is given at least 24 hours in advance. Only items listed in the notice for a special meeting shall be acted upon at the special meeting.

Section 4 LPF Affiliation 
The LPBC shall no later than April 1st re affiliate with the Libertarian Party of Florida.

  
 

Article 3 
LPBC membership

Section 1 Voting Member Defined 

  1. Voting “Membership” shall be defined as:
    1. Anyone who has taken a pledge to oppose the initiation of force against others for monetary, social or political gain. And to recognize the only justifiable use of force is self defense. This can be done through the LPBC or by joining the LPF.
    2. Any Broward County resident who is a registered LPF voter for more than 90 days prior to the start of the Annual Business Meeting or meeting in which they seek to first participate on the EC.
  2. Qualified Voting members may attend the Annual Business Meeting and participate except in any Officer election or Precinct Committee person election they do not reside in.

Section 2 Member Defined 
Any person registered to vote Libertarian and has taken the pledge to oppose the initiation of force against others for monetary, social or political gain. And to recognize the only justifiable use of force is self defense. Shall qualify to serve on any sub committee, should they seek appointment, as a way of beginning to build a resume and become active within the party.

  
 

Article 4
Annual Business Meeting

Section 1

  1. The LPBC will hold an Annual Business Meeting once a year to hold elections and make changes to these governing documents.
  2. The LPBC shall publish notification of the Annual Business Meeting no less than (25) days prior to the date of the meeting. 
  3. The LPBC shall publish the agenda and all committee reports to the Annual Business Meeting no less than (14) days prior to the date of the meeting. The order of business and persons to appear before the Party, shall be determined by the Chair and confirmed by the Secretary. Only items noticed in the agenda shall be considered.  
  4. Notification will be in the form of electronic correspondence, i.e. email or website or social media. 

Section 2 
The Annual Business Meeting may take place online via an internet platform for video and audio conferences, should cost for the party to host an event be too high during any period of financial challenges or if it is impossible to host such an event in person because of a declared emergency throughout the county or state of Florida, where hosting such an event poses a danger to those who would attend. 

Section 3 
All newly elected LPBC Officers or committee members shall take their position at the end of the Annual Business Meeting or meeting in which they are elected or appointed.

Section 4
NOTA (None Of The Above) is an option in all elections of the LPBC. Should NOTA be elected for any positions, the election shall be re opened. 

Section 5
In the event of an emergency in which the organization faces defaulting, disaffiliation, a new law or ordinance that now conflicts with these governing documents, the EC may call a special convention which will require a (96) hour notice prior to the start of the convention and only those specific items may be noticed and acted upon at this meeting.

  
 

Article 5
Dereliction of Duties, Penalty and Removal Procedure

 

Section 1 Violation Notice 
It shall be the duty of all members of this Executive Committee to carry out their duties to the best of their ability as described in these governing documents. Violations committed are punishable by censure or complete removal of the EC member found in violation by the remaining members of the Executive Committee. The following sections in this article will describe violations and removal procedures.

Section 2 Public Support Violation 

  1. All who serve on the EC may not publicly support any candidate who opposes any Libertarian candidate that has:
    1. Been certified by the LPF, or
    2. Been certified by the LPBC, or
    3. Is the LNC nominee for President/Vice President of the United States
  2. This shall be cause for removal by a majority vote of the EC.

Section 3 Violation of Non Aggression Pledge
If any member of the EC is found to be in violation of the NAP, they may be removed entirely from the committee by the remaining committee members by a majority vote. 

Section 4 Other Removal

  1. Any LPBC EC member or committee Chair may be censured by a majority vote or removed from their position for dereliction of duties by a ⅔ vote of the remaining EC members. Dereliction of duties shall be defined here:
    1.  As an unwillingness to perform any duties, 
    2. To generally not show up to meetings or events, or to be tardy and non compliant,  
    3. Using property of the LPBC without express permission or exceeding their authority to do so,
    4. Working with other organizations against the interest of the LPBC, LPF or LP or engaging in any action or speech that brings the LPBC into disrepute. 
  2. Any LPBC EC member who changes their voter registration shall become automatically disqualified from their position.

Section 4 Appeal
Upon suspension the member may appeal in writing within 30 days. After the appeal is heard by an ad hoc committee formed by the EC for the appeal process, which will have no more than 30 days to make a final recommendation to the EC. 

  
 

Article 6
Bylaws Additions and Amendments

Section 1
Any and all changes to these Bylaws require a 2/3 vote of the delegates present at the Annual Meeting. A vote to change or modify the Bylaws may only occur during the Annual Business Meeting or during a special meeting called for by The EC with required notice. 

Section 2.
The Executive Committee may vote to recommend any changes to the Bylaws. The Executive Committee may also delegate responsibility to a standing committee to make and vote on recommended changes as prescribed in the Bylaws and Standing Rules.

 

 

 

 

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