We just received word that outgoing State Auditor Susan Montee was elected chair of the Missouri Democratic Party today.
Missouri Revised Statutes
Chapter 115
Election Authorities and Conduct of Elections
Section 115.623State committee to meet and organize, when.
115.623. The members of the state committee elected as provided in section 115.621 shall meet at a time and place to be designated by the current state committee chairman. The meeting shall occur no earlier than two weeks following the election of members to the state committee. At the meeting, the committee shall organize by electing a chairman and a vice chairman, one of whom shall be a woman, and a secretary and a treasurer, one of whom shall be a woman, and who may or may not be members of the committee. In the event a vacancy shall occur in the office of chairman, a vacancy shall also be declared in the office of vice chairman and a new election shall be held for filling the vacancies of both chairman and vice chairman, one of whom shall be a woman.
(L. 1977 H.B. 101 § 14.045, A.L. 1983 S.B. 234, A.L. 1986 H.B. 1471, et al., A.L. 1994 S.B. 650)
Effective 1-1-95
Update:
Susan Montee via Twitter:
I would like to thank the members of the Missouri Democratic Party State Committee today. I am honored to serve as your new Party Chair. about 1 hour ago via web
I look forward to working with all Missouri Democrats as we move ahead towards the 2012 election cycle! about 1 hour ago via web
Ms. Montee has been quoted as saying one of her highest priorities is to find the people who can frame the message that we sorely need. I hope she can do that. Unless we can tell voters why they, the state and our country are better off electing Dems, we’re wasting our time and money running candidates.