(1) The state central committee of any political party in this state has full power to pass upon and determine all controversies concerning the regularity of the organization of that party within any congressional, judicial, senatorial, representative, or county commissioner district or within any county and also concerning the right to the use of the party name. The state central committee may make rules governing the method of passing upon and determining controversies as it deems best, unless the rules have been provided by the state convention of the party as provided in subsection (2) of this section. All determinations upon the part of the state central committee shall be final.
(2) From the time the state convention of the party convenes until the time of its final adjournment, the state convention has all the powers given by subsection (1) of this section to the state central committee, but not otherwise. The state convention of the party may also provide rules that shall govern the state central committee in the exercise of the powers conferred upon the committee in subsection (1) of this section.
Source: L. 80: Entire article R&RE, p. 320, § 1, effective January 1, 1981. L. 92: Entire article amended, p. 671, § 3, effective January 1, 1993.
Editor's note: This section is similar to former § 1-14-109 as it existed prior to 1980.
Cross references: For congressional districts, see § 2-1-101.