Modern Party Structure and Rules
The Democratic Party of Indiana is administered by several executive positions at the head of the state party committee. Dan Parker is the Committee Chair, Cordelia Lewis-Burks the Vice Chair, Sofia Rodriguez Mirwaldt the Secretary and Sherrianne Standley the Treasurer. There are 26 official rules for the Indiana Democratic Party, as of the current party rule charter, written in 2011.
Under Rule 1, party structure is defined as consisting of multiple layers of committees, including (in order from less to more localized) a state central committee, congressional district committees, county committees and precinct committees. Towns, cities, townships and wards may create their own committees as needed.
The charter ensures gender equality, open access to party meetings by party members, and lays out eligibility requirements for membership in the state Democratic Party. The state central committee has ultimate authority over all of the rules as well as local committees. Three party members are elected as National Committeepersons for four year terms to serve on the Democratic National Committee, along with the State Chair and Vice Chair. The State Chair calls for a state party convention biennially, where rules of the party are drafted and amended. Delegates are selected through a process to attend the convention.
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