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<body> <p>This page uses frames, but your browser doesn't support them.</p> <table cellSpacing="1" width="100%" border="0" id="table1" height="7184" style="padding:0; "> <tr> <td width="48%" colSpan="2" height="131"> <p align="center"><u><b><font face="Arial Narrow" size="7">Saint Francis DFL</font></b></u><p align="center"><font face="Arial Narrow"> <span style="text-decoration: none"> <marquee style="font-size: 16pt" scrollamount="3" height="24">Saint Francis DFL Meets 3rd Thursday at 7P.M. at the St Franicis Senior High                                               Saint Francis DFL Picnic September 10th                       </marquee></span></font></td> <tr> <td vAlign="top" align="right" width="25%" height="7050"> <h2 align="left">Contact Information</h2> <dl> <div align="left"> <dt><strong>Meeting Location</strong> </dt> </div> <dd> <p align="left">St Francis Senior High, </dd> <dd> <p align="left">St Francis, MN 55070 </dd> <div align="left"> <dt><strong>Time</strong></dt> </div> <dd> <p align="left">3rd Thursday of every month at 7PM</dd> <div align="left"> <dt><strong>Electronic mail</strong> </dt> </div> <dd> <p align="left"><a href="mailto:raymondeste@msn.com?subject=St Francis CU17">Chair Raymond Steinke</a></dd> </dl> <p> </p> <p align="center"><a href="http://www.melissajabas.org/"> <img src="http://www.stfrancismn.com/dfl/header.jpg" alt="Melissa Jabas - MN State Representative - 17A" width="244" height="70" /></a><p align="center"> <a href="http://www.rickolseenforsenate.com/"> <IMG SRC="http://www.stfrancismn.com/dfl/index2_01.gif" WIDTH=246 HEIGHT=61 ALT=""></a></td> <td vAlign="top" width="22%" height="7050"> <p align="center">  <p align="center"> <p align="center"> <p align="center"> <p align="center"> <p align="center"> <p align="center"> <p align="center"> <p align="center"> <p align="center"> <p align="center"> <p align="center"> <p align="center"> <p align="center"> <p align="center"> <p align="center"> <p align="center"> <p class="MsoNormal" align="center"> <font face="Arial" size="2"> <img border="0" src="http://www.stfrancismn.com/images/websmall/river1.JPG" width="507" height="326"></font></p> <h2 align="center"><font size="2" face="Arial">Our Rules and Constitution</font></h2> <p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><u><b> <font face="Arial">CONSTITUTION </font></b></u> </p> <p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"> <u><b><font face="Arial">DEMOCRATIC-FARMER-LABOR PARTY</font></b></u></p> <p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><u><b> <font face="Arial">ST. FRANCIS DFL (COUNTY UNIT 17)</font></b></u></p> <p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"> </p> <p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b> <font size="2" face="Arial">ARTICLE I</font></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"> </p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: -.25in; margin-left: .25in"> <font size="2"><font face="Arial">1.</font><span style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-family: Arial">       </span></font><span dir="LTR"><font size="2" face="Arial">The name of this organization is the democratic-farmer-Labor Party of Minnesota in the City of St. Francis.</font></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: -.25in; margin-left: .25in"> <font size="2"><font face="Arial">2.</font><span style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-family: Arial">       </span></font><span dir="LTR"><font size="2" face="Arial">The organizations bound in all respects by the Constitution and By-laws of the Minnesota DFL Party and by the laws of the State of Minnesota.</font></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: -.25in; margin-left: .25in"> <font size="2"><font face="Arial">3.</font><span style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-family: Arial">       </span></font><span dir="LTR"><font size="2" face="Arial">This Organization accepts the principles of affirmative action stated in the DFL State Constitution and By-laws.</font></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"> </p> <p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b> <font size="2" face="Arial">ARTICLE II</font></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2" face="Arial">1.    Delegates and Alternates to the county unit convention shall be those elected at each precinct caucus </font> </p> <p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2" face="Arial">       within City of St. Francis.</font></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: -19.5pt; margin-left: 19.5pt"> <font size="2"><font face="Arial">2.</font><span style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-family: Arial">        </span></font><span dir="LTR"><font size="2" face="Arial">The county unit convention shall be the governing body of the organization.  The central committee shall be the governing body of the county unit between conventions.  The county unit executive committee shall be the governing body between central committee meetings.</font></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"> </p> <p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b> <font size="2" face="Arial">ARTICLE III</font></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: -.25in; margin-left: .25in"> <font size="2"><font face="Arial">1.</font><span style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-family: Arial">       </span></font><span dir="LTR"><font size="2" face="Arial">The officers shall be a chair, an associate chair (of the opposite gender from the chair), a secretary, a treasurer, and affirmative action officer and eleven directors.</font></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: -.25in; margin-left: .25in"> <font size="2"><font face="Arial">2.</font><span style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-family: Arial">       </span></font><span dir="LTR"><font size="2" face="Arial">The executive committee shall consist of the officers.</font></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: -.25in; margin-left: .25in"> <font size="2"><font face="Arial">3.</font><span style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-family: Arial">       </span></font><span dir="LTR"><font size="2" face="Arial">The central committee shall consist of the officers and precinct chairs.</font></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: -.25in; margin-left: .25in"> <font size="2"><font face="Arial">4.</font><span style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-family: Arial">       </span></font><span dir="LTR"><font size="2" face="Arial">The quorum of the county unit conventions shall be a majority of those registered at the convention. The quorum for the central committee meetings shall be 5 members.  The quorum for the executive committee meetings shall be a majority.</font></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: -.25in; margin-left: .25in"> <font size="2"><font face="Arial">5.</font><span style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-family: Arial">       </span></font><span dir="LTR"><font size="2" face="Arial">The central committee may dismiss a member for cause only on grounds of clear misfeasance in office.  For such dismissal, a two-thirds (2/3) majority vote of the total membership is required, but only after a member is given thirty (30) days written notice specifying the cause and is granted a hearing.</font></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: -.25in; margin-left: .25in"> <font size="2"><font face="Arial">6.</font><span style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-family: Arial">       </span></font><span dir="LTR"><font size="2" face="Arial">Upon leaving office, a party officer shall turn over all party records, books, and properties to his/her successor or to the convention or central committee charged with electing the successor.</font></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: -.25in; margin-left: .25in"> <font size="2"><font face="Arial">7.</font><span style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-family: Arial">       </span></font><span dir="LTR"><font size="2" face="Arial">Matters not provided for in this constitution, in the Call, Constitution, and By-laws of the DFL State of DFL Congressional District Party, or the rules adopted at a county unit convention, or central committee meeting shall be governed by Robert’s rules of Order, most recently revised.</font></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"> </p> <p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2" face="Arial">                                                </font> </p> <p> <p align="center"> </td> </tr> </table> </body>