Bylaws & Platform Committee Meeting | February 2026
- Abbra Green
- Feb 13
- 3 min read
Bylaws & Platform Committee meeting
DATE: Monday, February 09, 2026
TIME: 7:00 pm HST
Call to Order: 7:15 pm
Roll Call: Voting: Austin Martin, Abbra Green, Bryce Thon Viewing: Silas Martin, Zalie Martin
Minutes and revisions from January 19, 2025: passed without objection
Agenda: motion by Abbra Green to remove the frequency motion from the agenda to be sent via email ballot instead: amended agenda passed without objection
Unfinished Business: N/A
New Business:
Motion by Abbra Green to increase the frequency of the Bylaws & Platform Committee to 2x a month, on every first and third Monday: amended to email motion.
Floor open to Discussions & motions beginning at “Article IV: Officers and Duties”
Motion by Austin Martin, second by Bryce Thon to add to Section 2 subsection e: “act as the primary spokesperson for the Party and shall ensure that deadlines required by these Bylaws or state law are met.” (from DeCosta submission): passed without objection.
Motion by Austin Martin second by Bryce Thon to strike incidental language that specifies a particular committee in the bylaws: Passed without objection.
Motion by Austin Martin, Second by Bryce Thon to use DeCosta’s language for Section 3 as follows: “The Vice-Chairperson shall: assist the Chairperson in the performance of executive duties, act as Chairperson in the temporary absence of the Chairperson, and ensure affiliate compliance with the requirements enumerated in these Bylaws or state laws.” Passed without objection.
Motion by Abbra Green, second by Austin Martin, to strike from Section 4 “updating county lists monthly during election seasons, and restricting access to authorized personnel.“ and insert the words “and accuracy” after confidentiality. The new language to read: “Ensure confidentiality and accuracy of membership lists” Passed without objection
Motion by Austin Martin, second by Abbra Green to strike Section 4 b,c, and to strike “serving ex officio as needed” from f. Passed without objection.
Motion by Austin Martin Second by Bryce Thon to add to Section 5the words “information and” before “reports” in subsection b: Passed without objection.
Motion by Bryce Thon, second by Austin Martin, to strike from Section 5, subsection c: “ and oversee the Finance Committee, serving ex officio as needed”: Passed without objection
Motion by Austin Martin, second by Abbra Green to add the following language to the duties of each officer: “shall ensure that deadlines required by these Bylaws or state law are met.”
Motion by Austin Martin, second by Bryce Thon to strike from Section 6 “In cases of necessity arising from vacancies and emergencies: The chair or his designee may, as required, temporarily assume the Treasurer role to the extent required by law. All financial actions taken by the chair shall be reviewed by at least one other Committee member for transparency. Both shall report to the Committee at the respective vote.” and to strike subsection 4 (turns subsection 2.a into 2). Passed without objection.
Assignments: Review the bylaws draft once edited for accuracy. Add comments or have motions ready, beginning where we left off for the next meeting.
Adjournment: 813pm
The Next Bylaws & Platform Committee meeting is Monday, March 02, 2026, at 7:00 p.m. using the same Zoom Link.
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