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7350.  The state central committee shall consist of:
   (a) One member for each of the following public officers:
   (1) Governor.
   (2) Lieutenant Governor.
   (3) Treasurer.
   (4) Controller.
   (5) Attorney General.
   (6) Secretary of State.
   (7) All members of the State Board of Equalization.
   (8) All Senators and Representatives of Congress from California.

   (9) All Members of the Legislature.
   (b) The chairperson of each county central committee of the party.

   (c) Members appointed pursuant to this part.
   (d) The national committeeman and national committeewoman of the
party.
   (e) Any person elected or appointed to fill a vacancy in a
partisan office.
   (f) The chairperson, vice chairperson, and the immediate past
chairperson of this committee.
   (g) The president or chairperson, as the case may be, of each
statewide, volunteer organization chartered by the state central
committee or by the Republican National Committee and approved for
this purpose by the executive committee of the state central
committee.
   Volunteer organizations chartered exclusively by the Republican
National Committee and subject to this section shall file an initial
petition for approval with the executive committee of the state
central committee at least six months prior to the first
organizational meeting.   The approval, if granted, shall remain in
effect indefinitely unless and until it is revoked by the executive
committee.


7351.  The following are members of the state central committee:
   (a) Each officer named in subdivision (a) of Section 7350 who was
nominated and elected as a candidate of the party and whose term of
office extends beyond the first Monday in December in the case of
legislators and the Monday after January 1 in the case of other
officers next following the direct primary election, or the appointee
or successor appointed, elected, or otherwise designated by law to
fill a vacancy in the office of the officer.  These members are
"holdover members."
   (b) (1) Except as provided in paragraph (2), each candidate of the
party in whose behalf nomination papers were filed and who was
nominated at the direct primary election or at a special primary
election by that party.   These members are "nominee members."
Nominees for an office the term of which extends beyond two years are
members until the direct primary election at which nominations for
the office are again to be made.  If a nominee is elected to the
office to which he or she was nominated at the succeeding general
election, he or she shall be considered a "holdover member."
   (2) (A) If the person most recently nominated to the Senate,
Assembly, or House of Representatives received less votes for the
particular office at the ensuing general election than a write-in
candidate for the same office, and the write-in candidate is elected
to that office at that ensuing general election, the write-in
candidate shall, for the purposes of this part, be considered a
"holdover member," provided that the write-in candidate's affidavit
of registration reflects that that candidate has been affiliated with
the party for at least 6 months prior to the general election.
   (B) The person described in subparagraph (A) who was nominated to
legislative office or to the House of Representatives but who was not
elected to the particular office shall be designated as a "nominee
member." Any person designated as a "nominee member" pursuant to this
subparagraph shall be entitled to all the rights and privileges as
provided other nominee members of the committee.
   (c) One member appointed for each of the officers named in
subdivision (a) of Section 7350, not represented by a "holdover
member" nor by a "nominee member" of the party.  These members shall
be chosen and appointed in the manner provided in subdivision (e).
These members are "appointive members."
   (d) (1) Except as provided in paragraph (2), if a person qualifies
more than once to be a member that person shall be a member by
virtue of the most recent qualification.  The resulting vacancy shall
be filled pursuant to subdivision (e).
   (2) If a person qualifies more than once to be a member and one of
the qualifications to the committee, which is not the most recent
qualification, is by virtue of the person being a holdover member,
that person shall be considered a holdover member.  In this instance,
the resulting vacancy shall be filled pursuant to subdivision (e).
   (e) Vacancies in nominee or holdover memberships shall be filled
as follows:
   (1) If the vacancy occurs in a senatorial or Assembly district
situated wholly within the limits of a single county, by appointment
by the county central committee of the party in the county.  Whenever
that vacancy occurs by virtue of the failure to nominate a person
affiliated with the party, no person shall be chosen to fill the
vacancy who does not reside in the senatorial or Assembly district
involved.
   (2) If the vacancy occurs in a senatorial or Assembly district
comprising two or more counties, by appointment by the county central
committee of the party in the county in which the disqualified or
deceased member resided, if the vacancy is caused by disqualification
or death, or in which the "holdover" or "nominee member" of the
opposing party resides, if the vacancy is due to any other cause.
   (3) If the vacancy occurs as to a member for a United States
Senator from California or as to a member for any of the state
officers named in subdivision (a) of Section 7350, by appointment by
the state central committee.
   (4) If the vacancy occurs as to a member for any Representative in
Congress from California, by appointment by the state central
committee of a voter who resides within the congressional district to
be represented.
   (f) A county central committee may authorize its chairperson to
appoint members to fill vacancies in the membership which the county
central committee has power to fill.



7352.  At least 30 days before the first meeting of the state
central committee, the state central committee shall send a notice by
mail to each person who is a holdover or nominee member which shall
inform the member that:
   (a) The member shall appoint voters as members of the state
central committee and the number of appointments to which he or she
is entitled.
   (b) The appointment of members of the state central committee
shall be made in writing in the form prescribed in Section 7354,
signed by the delegate under penalty of perjury, and shall be filed
in the office of the state central committee not later than 5 p.m.
of the 10th day immediately preceding the Sunday on which the
committee is to meet.
   (c) Forms of proxy are enclosed, one of which he or she may use
himself or herself, and the others he or she shall send with the
notices of appointment to the state central committee.



7353.  At least 30 days before the first meeting of the state
central committee, the state central committee shall send a notice by
mail to each county central committee of the Republican Party:
   (a) Informing it that the chairperson of the county central
committee, who is elected immediately prior to the meeting of the
state central committee for which the notice is sent, shall appoint
members of the state central committee and the number of appointments
to which he or she is entitled.
   (b) Giving any other information as is required of a notice sent
pursuant to Section 7352.



7354.  The state central committee shall enclose with the notice
required by Section 7352 one copy of the following statement for
appointment of members of the state central committee, which shall be
in substantially the following form:

      APPOINTMENT OF MEMBERS OF THE STATE CENTRAL COMMITTEE OF THE
REPUBLICAN PARTY MEETING AT SACRAMENTO, IN THE YEAR 19_

   I, ____, duly qualified as a member of the state central committee
of the Republican Party at Sacramento in the year 19_ by reason of
my (appointment by the ____ central committee) (nomination) (election
to the office of ____) (strike out parts inapplicable) on the ____
day of ____, 19_ upon the Republican ticket, do hereby appoint the
following voters, who shall be members of the state central
committee:



__________________________________________________________________
             Name               Senatorial,             Post office
                               Congressional,             address
                             Assembly district

__________________________________________________________________
             Name               Senatorial,             Post office
                               Congressional,             address
                             Assembly district

__________________________________________________________________
             Name               Senatorial,             Post office
                               Congressional,             address
                             Assembly district

__________________________________________________________________
             Name               Senatorial,             Post office
                               Congressional,             address
                             Assembly district

__________________________________________________________________
             Name               Senatorial,             Post office
                               Congressional,             address
                             Assembly district

__________________________________________________________________
             Name               Senatorial,             Post office
                               Congressional,             address
                             Assembly district

__________________________________________________________________
             Name               Senatorial,             Post office
                               Congressional,             address
                             Assembly district

__________________________________________________________________
             Name               Senatorial,             Post office
                               Congressional,             address
                             Assembly district

__________________________________________________________________
             Name               Senatorial,             Post office
                               Congressional,             address
                             Assembly district

   I declare under penalty of perjury that the foregoing is true and
correct to the best of my knowledge and belief.  Date ____ Place of
execution __________ ________________(Delegate)




7355.  A holdover member shall make appointments to the membership
of this committee of one voter of the same sex and two voters of the
opposite sex, and shall appoint five additional voters without regard
to sex.


7356.  The national committeeman and national committeewoman of the
party, and the chairperson, vice chairperson, and immediate past
chairperson of this committee, shall each appoint three voters to the
membership of this committee, two of whom shall be of the opposite
sex.  The appointment shall be in addition to any other appointments
authorized by this chapter.



7357.  Appointive members and nominee members who were not elected
at the general election shall appoint three voters to the membership
of this committee, two of whom shall be of the opposite sex.



7358.  A chairperson of a county central committee may appoint
persons to membership on the state central committee meeting
immediately following his or her election as chairperson without
regard to sex.
   (a) In counties containing three or more Assembly districts he or
she may appoint three voters to membership.
   (b) In counties containing less than three Assembly districts but
at least one entire Assembly district he or she may appoint two
voters to membership.
   (c) In counties containing less than one entire Assembly district
he or she may appoint one voter to membership.



7359.  Any person who is a member of this committee by reason of
having been elected or appointed to fill a vacancy in a partisan
office, shall within 60 days of his or her election or appointment,
appoint additional members to the committee in the same manner as
holdover members make those appointments.



7360.  Appointments of members to this committee shall be made in
writing signed by the member under penalty of perjury and delivered
to the state central committee not later than 5 p.m.  of the 10th day
immediately preceding the Sunday in which the first meeting of this
committee is to be held.


7361.  Each holdover, nominee, or appointive member shall send a
notice by mail to each person whom he or she has appointed as a
member of this committee which will inform him or her of all of the
following:
   (a) He or she is a member of the committee.
   (b) The committee will meet in Sacramento and the date of the
meeting.
   (c) The meeting may be attended either in person or by proxy.
   (d) Every proxy shall be filed in the office of the state central
committee not later than 5 p.m.  of the day preceding the meeting of
the committee.
   (e) The proxy shall be in writing, signed by the member under
penalty of perjury.
   Each appointing member shall enclose with each notice one copy of
the form of proxy sent to that delegate by the state central
committee.


7362.  A person is not eligible for appointment to this committee if
he or she is not registered as affiliated with this party at the
time of his or her appointment.



7363.  This committee may remove any appointive member who during
his or her term of membership affiliates with or registers as a
member of another party, publicly advocates that the voters should
not vote for the nominee of the party for any office, or publicly
gives support to or avows a preference for a candidate of another
party or candidate who is opposed to a candidate nominated by this
party.



7364.  In the event of the appointment of an ineligible person, or
whenever any member of this committee dies, resigns, or becomes
incapacitated to act, or removes from the jurisdiction of the
committee, or ceases to be a member of the committee's party, a
vacancy exists that shall be filled in the manner prescribed in
Section 7365.   A vacancy shall also exist on this committee when a
member is removed from the committee pursuant to Section 7363, and
the vacancy shall be filled in the manner prescribed in Section 7365,
the member to serve the remainder of the unexpired term of the
member removed.



7365.  Should a member appointed to membership pursuant to Section
7355, 7357, or 7358, cease to be a member for any of the reasons
specified in Section 7364, the vacancy shall be filled by the person
who appointed him or her, unless that person is himself or herself no
longer a member of this committee or indicates that he or she does
not wish to fill the vacancy, in which instances the committee shall
do so.
   Notice shall be given by the committee to a person entitled to
fill a vacancy under this section as soon as possible after the
occurrence of the vacancy and vacancies shall be filled not less than
three days preceding the first meeting of the committee.  The
committee shall notify in writing the state chairperson of all
appointments made pursuant to this section.



7366.  In the event the appointment of alternate or associate
members is authorized, this committee shall supply forms to the
members for the appointment of those members.  The forms shall be in
substantially the same language as set forth in Section 7354, and
shall contain suitable spaces wherein there can be listed the
addresses and the numbers of the congressional, Assembly, and
senatorial districts in which the appointees reside.