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The Organs, Description and Responsibilities Based On the Structure of the Draft, Approved At the Convention.

Section One: The Supporting Committees
1) The supporting committees of the National Referendum Movement, which shall be called the ‘supporting committees’ thereafter, one in any city, consist of volunteers who believe in this, as appears in its statement, with the aim to corroborate and assist in widening its progress by attracting more people with different political tendencies in the struggle to replace the Islamic Republic with a political regime which will be based on the international manifesto of the Human Rights, by ways of publications, actions and meetings.
  No committee from any political party or a particular group will be formally recognized. In very large cities, there can be more than one committee as long as it meets with the approval of the Board of Executives. The aim is to prevent repeated committees from damaging the main issue of solidarity for freedom, by competing with one another.

2) The committees will have full authority to act and handle any matters provided that they remain loyal to the statement and stay within the framework of the movement’s targets and where co-ordination and management of a global campaign, as well as rectification of any conflicts that may occur is required, the guidance of the Board of Executives will be used.


Section Two: The Central Committee
a)The central committee consists of 15 people and serve for a period of one year (end of 2006). The members of this committee are elected at the international convention.

b)The responsibilities of the central committee are as follows:

  1. To elect 7 members, not including themselves, from amongst other activists of the National Referendum Movement, to act as the Board of Executives.
     
  2. General supervision of the National Referendum Movement’s activities and co-ordinating the campaign so that suitable conditions for a referendum and free elections for a constitute parliament becomes available.
     
  3. To replace or make changes to the Board of Executives, should it not be possible for them to continue their work effectively for any reason.

c) In case that any member of the central committee is unable to continue any further, the member with the highest number of votes, from the replacement team will be appointed instead accordingly.


Section Three: The Board of Executives
a)The Board of Executives consists of 7 people.

b)The responsibilities of the Board of Executives are as follows:

  1. Co-ordination and to assist in widening the activities of the supporting committees.
     
  2. To provide a structure to the struggles worldwide, in accordance with the targets of the National Referendum movement by forming action groups and to draw the interest of those who may be willing to co-operate.
     
  3. To make contact with relevant international authorities, political parties and institutions.
     
  4. To resolve any conflicts which may not be possible for the committees to rectify by themselves.
     
  5. To carry out assemblies and the convention of the Movement.

c) The Board of Executives is ultimately responsible for its action groups and colleagues.


Section Four: The High Council
In order to gain the support and to benefit from their experiences, a maximum of 15 highly experienced activists and intellectuals are invited by the Board of Executives to hold the High Council, for a period of one year (end of year 2006).

The High Council does not have an enforcing responsibility and it is there to guide and warn the Executive Board, as well as helping to further relay the message of the National Referendum.


Section Five: Miscellaneous
1) The internal management of the Central Committee, The Board of Executives and the supporting committees as well as the action groups depend on the points of view of their own members and all decisions are made valid upon the votes of the majority (half plus one).

2) The work of the temporary councils of Co-ordination and Enforcement will be terminated immediately after the convention.

3) The draft regulation and enclosures are only true and valid until a second convention of the referendum Movement takes place and therefore all future appointed congresses will have the right to alter the rules or the draft regulation as they see fit.



Newsletter – Nr. 1 – March 2006
The Iran Referendum Movement