ADP Bylaws - Article IX

ARTICLE IX
AFFIRMATIVE ACTION

SECTION 1. Committee. The State Committee shall establish a permanent Affirmative Action Committee under the direction of the Affirmative Action Moderator and the State Chair. This Committee will be charged with, but not limited to, the following responsibilities:
a) Prepare a program and budget aimed at insuring that there is no discrimination in representation in the State Committee based on race, color, national origin, sex, age, physical handicap, religion, philosophical persuasion, sexual orientation, or gender identity. Specifically, this program should stress methods to bring underrepresented groups into the Party organization as Precinct Committeepersons and State Committeepersons.
b) Set goals and timetables for achieving participatory representation of the groups.
c) Make a quarterly progress report to the State Committee.

SECTION 2. Membership. The Affirmative Action Committee shall consist of at least ten (10) members representative of the makeup of the Democrats of the State of Arizona. The Committee members shall be appointed by the State Chair. The Affirmative Action Committee shall elect from its members an Assistant Moderator, a Secretary and such other officers as they deem necessary.

SECTION 3. Meetings. The Moderator shall call at least one (1) meeting, but not limited to one (1), each quarter.

SECTION 4. Targeting Under-Represented Groups. To determine whether various groups are under-represented, the latest U.S. Census or an equivalent recognized demographic study (that indicates a profile of Democratic voters) shall be used wherever possible. Any group, according to race, color, sex, national origin, or age that has a percentage of the State Committee less than their percentage of the State of Arizona by more than five (5) percent, shall be considered as a group that is under-represented and shall receive the focus of attention of the Affirmative Action Committee first.

SECTION 5. County Committees. Each County shall have an Affirmative Action Committee and a program with time schedules.