Should Alternates Be Allowed?

An active person in the group brought this topic to my attention. I believe that it is worth putting on the Agenda for the August 2022 meeting. What are your thoughts on this topic? The text from an email I received, is below.

“As we discussed, I’d like to see a change to the bylaws that would facilitate an alternate for each PC, such that a no quorum situation can be avoided. We experienced several no quorum situations last session. I don’t think alternates should be allowed to vote on election related matters, but general business only. 

In the State Party Rules, it illudes that alternates would be allowed. See below. 

ARTICLE IV: THE COUNTY CENTRAL COMMITTEE

Section 1: The County Central Committee is composed of the Precinct Committeemen and Precinct Committeewomen elected at the State Primary Election, the County Chairman, Vice Chairman, State Committeeman, State Committeewoman, State Youth Committeeperson, and such other officers of the County Central Committee as are elected by the Precinct Committeemen and Precinct Committeewomen. All officers of the Central Committee shall be elected by the Precinct Committeemen and Precinct Committeewomen at a meeting called by the incumbent County Chairman to be held within ten (10) days after the Primary Election at the county seat. The election of the County Officers shall be carried out by secret ballot, except in uncontested races. All precinct committeemen of a county central committee or any person acting as an alternate for such member must have a Republican Party affiliation. Furthermore, the act of un-affiliating with the Republican Party shall be considered as a resignation of any positions held in the County Central Committee.

Also, attached is the Canyon County bylaws, which has language around alternates. However, it doesn’t specify that alternates not be allowed to vote in election matters.”