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an organization influenced by political ideology whose primary interest is to gain control of government by winning elections
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a political system wherein power is diffused among and within levels of party organization
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primaries and conventions that function briefly to nominate candidates, pass resolutions, adopt a party platform, and select delegates to party conventions at higher levels
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a document that sets forth a political party's position on issues such as an income tax, school vouchers, or public utility regulation
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at the lowest level of political party organization, voters convene in March of even-numbered years to adopt resolutions and to name delegates to a country convention
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a party meeting of precint dlegates held on the second Saturday after precint conventions; it elects delegates and alternates to the state convention
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held on the second Saturday after the first primary in counties that have more than one sate senatorial district. Participants elect delegates to the party's state convention
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convenes every even-numbered year to make rules for a political party, adopt a party platform and resolutions, and select members of the state executive committee; in a presidential election year it elects delegates to the national covention and names members to serve on the national commitee
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Presidential Preference Primary
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a primary in which the voters indicate their preference for a person seeking nomination as the party's presidential candidate
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a once-used nominating process involving selection of candidates by an informal committee of party leaders; also, a group of legislators organized according to party, racial/ethnic, or ideological identity
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an unpledged party offical or elected offical who serves as a delegate to a party's national convention
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Permanent Party Organization
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in Texas, the precinct chairs, county and district executive committees, and the state executive committee form the permanent organization of a political party
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the party official responsible for the interests and activities of a political party in a voting precinct; typical duties include supervising party volunteer workers, encouraging voter registration, and getting out the vote on election day
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County Executive Committee
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composed of a party's precinct chairs and the elected county chair, the county executive committee conducts primaries and makes arrangements for holding county conventions
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elected by county party memebers in the primaries, this key party official heads the county executive committe
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District Executive Committee
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composed of county chairs within a district that elects a state senator, representative, or district judge, this committee meets to fill a vacancy created by the death, resignation, or disqualification of a nominated candidate
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State Executive Committee
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composed of a chair, vice chair, and two members from each senatorial district, this body is part of a party's permanent organization
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