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  Congressional district members have no fixed terms, and state party members
within a con-
gressional district may hold an election at any time. The state party member
from a congressional
district who receives the most votes in the election becomes a representative
when the credentials
are accepted by the executive committee. In practice, these representatives
serve one-year terms,
because elections are generally held at each convention.
  State Convention. The Libertarian Party of Wisconsin holds its state convention
in the spring
of each year to adopt resolutions, adopt a state party platform and conduct
other party business.
In even-numbered years, the convention selects delegates to the national
convention and may
endorse candidates for election.
                                   New Progressive Party
  The New Progressive Party of Wisconsin is composed of democratically run
and largely auton-
omous local chapters. (Currently, the chartered chapters are Progressive
Dane, Progressive Fox
Valley, Progressive Milwaukee and Progressive Uplands). It is affiliated
with the national New
Party. Between conventions held in even-numbered years, leadership of the
state party is vested
in a state steering committee, which is comprised of chapter representatives
and may include
temporary at-large representation. The cochairs of the steering committee
are elected by the state
convention.
                                 Reform Party of Wisconsin
   State Board and Executive Committee. The administrative body of the Reform
Party is the
state board, which consists of five members: chair, vice-chair, secretary,
treasurer, and one at-
large member. The executive committee is the governing body of the party
and has oversight
over the state board. The executive committee consists of eleven members,
one from each con-
gressional district, plus two at-large. The executive committee positions
are chair, vice-chair,
secretary, treasurer, plus seven at-large members. The chair and treasurer
are elected in the odd-
numbered years and the vice-chair, secretary and at-large members are elected
in even-numbered
years. The executive committee members' election are staggered in odd- and
even-numbered
years: even-numbered congressional districts in the even years, and the odd-numbered
congres-
sional districts in the odd years. Terms are 2 years.
   State Convention. The Reform Party of Wisconsin holds its state convention
in the early
 spring of each year for the purpose of electing officers, adopting resolutions
and conducting any
 other party business.
                               Republican Party of Wisconsin
   County Organization. County party organizations are the basic building
blocks of the Repub-
 lican Party organization in the state. County party leaders are elected
in county caucuses prior
 to April 1 of the odd-numbered year. Each county committee has a chairman,
first vice chairman,
 secretary, and treasurer.
   Congressional District Organization. Each congressional district has an
organization, which
 coordinates the activities of the county organizations in the district,
with special emphasis on the
 election of Republican congressional candidates from the district. The congressional
district or-
 ganization is directed by a committee consisting of district members of
the state executive com-
 mittee and, at minimum, an elected chairman, vice chairman, secretary, and
treasurer. Committee
 officers are elected in odd-numbered years prior to the state convention.
   State Convention. The Republican Party of Wisconsin holds its state convention
in May, June,
 or July of each year to adopt resolutions and conduct other party business.
In even-numbered
 years, when statewide elections are held, the convention adopts a state
party platform and may
 endorse candidates for the primary election. A national committeeman and
committeewoman
 are selected in those years in which a national party convention is held.
   Delegates to the state convention are selected by the county and unit
organizations. County
 representation is based on a minimum of one delegate, plus one additional
delegate for each 250
 Republican votes cast at the last general election.
   State Officers and Executive Committee. Leadership of the Republican Party
of Wisconsin
 is vested in a 33-member state executive committee, consisting of the 11
party officers, the im-