There shall be a three (3) member committee to identify and recruit candidates for state and local offices. The committee shall advise the State Committee in giving assistance to Democratic candidates not involved in primary contests and to Democratic nominees for state and local offices after the primary election.

There shall be a three member committee to identify and recruit candidates for federal offices. The committee shall advise the State Committee in giving assistance to Democratic nominees for federal offices after the primary election.

There shall be a three (3) member committee to advise the State Committee concerning redistricting.

This committee shall be composed of fifteen (15) members, at least one (1) member of which comes from each congressional district and is responsible for drafting affirmative action and delegate selection plans for state and national party conferences and conventions as required by the Democratic National Committee. Such plans should provide for among other things, representation in delegations and on committees at such national conferences and conventions by Democratic members of minority groups, Native Americans, women, senior citizens and youth in numbers reasonably approximating their presence in Missouri ‘s electorate.

This committee shall be composed of five (5) members, appointed by the Executive Committee, whose purpose is to review all actions or lack of action, to assure that the approved affirmative action programs and delegate selection plans for the Missouri Democratic Party are properly implemented and complied with and to review and decide alleged violations of the affirmative action programs and delegate selection plans in accordance with procedures outlined in the appropriate national and state party rules. The State Compliance Committee shall select a chair from among its membership.

This committee shall be responsible for arbitrating party disputes involving all but delegate selection plans and affirmative action programs. The Appeals Committee shall consist of a panel of arbitrators appointed by the Chair with at least one (1) arbitrator residing in each congressional district.

This committee shall be composed of three (3) members, appointed by the State Committee, whose duties shall be to audit annually the financial accounts and balances of the State Committee. One (1) of those three (3) members shall be designated chair by the State Committee.

This committee shall at least biennially review the structure and procedures of this organization as defined in this document and recommend any additions or changes to the State Committee deemed necessary or desirable for the efficient operation of the Missouri Democratic Party and our compliance with the governing rules of the Democratic Party of the United States.

This committee shall study, coordinate and maintain liaison with the State Committee and the Democratic leadership and Democratic members of the Missouri General Assembly on any legislation deemed necessary and desirable in the interest of the state. The Democratic floor leaders of the Missouri Senate and the House of Representatives or their designated alternate from the same body of the General Assembly shall be ex- officio and automatic members of the legislative affairs committee with full voting rights.

This committee shall be responsible for the creation and implementation of education and training programs for the democratic party in furtherance of its objectives, including among other subjects: efficient methods for voter registration, involvement of college and non-college young democrats in electoral affairs of the democratic party, campaign organization and campaign finance laws; and or the issuance of publications as necessary or appropriate in performance of any of these functions.

This committee shall consist of the finance chair, the treasurer of the State Committee and such other persons as may be appointed by the Chair and approved by the Executive Committee.The finance chair and all members of the council shall be subject to the authority of the Chair and all applicable provisions of the party’s Constitution and By Laws.

This committee shall formulate a platform and general policy for the Missouri Democratic Party. The report of the platform committee shall be presented to the State Committee for their approval every two (2) years at the organizational meeting to be held in accordance with Section 1.05 (1).

This committee shall aid in organizing the Women’s Federation of Democratic Clubs throughout Missouri and shall sponsor and encourage such women’s activities as may benefit the Democratic Party. The president of the Missouri Federation of Women’s Democratic Clubs shall be a member of the Women’s Activities Committee with full voting rights.

This committee shall develop open effective lines of communication with college students and youth groups throughout the state. The president of the Young Democratic Clubs of Missouri shall serve as a member of the youth communications committee with full voting.

This committee shall be composed of twelve (12) members, at least one (1) member of which comes from each congressional district. Half of the committee shall be composed of members of the Democratic State Committee. Other appointed members should possess expertise and experience in the information management field and/or voterfile management. Members shall be appointed by the Chair and approved by the Executive Committee. The VoterFile Manager/VAN Administrator shall serve as staff for the committee and attend committee meetings. The purpose of the Information Technology Committee is to set policy for the Voter Activation Network as well as any other voter information management programs conducted by the Missouri Democratic State Committee. The Chair of the committee will be included in discussions with the Democratic National Committee regarding the VAN. The committee will be educated regarding all aspects of the information management programs of the state committee and on a regular basis update the state committee on the functioning and performance of those programs. The committee will coordinate with the Education and Training Committee to facilitate training on the VAN in each congressional district of the state.

 This committee shall be composed of five (5) members, appointed by the Chair, to act in an oversight and advisory capacity to the Chair and Executive Director for all human resources policies and procedures for paid staff members of the Missouri Democratic Party, including, but not limited to, compensation, benefits, performance evaluation, workplace safety, workplace environment, and grievance procedures.  This Committee shall also establish a procedure for an exit interview by two or more members of the Committee with all paid staff members who leave the employ of the Missouri Democratic Party.

This committee shall be comprised of five (5) members appointed by the Chair, to act in an oversight capacity for Community Caucuses, including, but not limited to, the review of all applications for a group to become a Community Caucus, the performance of all biennial reviews, and all other duties as set forth in Section X of these Bylaws.

The Speaker's Bureau is a group of individuals across the state that will speak at Democratic events if a speaker has been requested through the Party.

The Truman Dinner Committee is a new committee that the MDP Chair has proposed as an ad hoc committee that could potentially be a permanent committee. This committee will organize, plan, and run the annual MDP Truman Dinner, which typically occurs between May to September and is the longstanding largest state party fundraiser.

If you'd like to propose the creation of a new committee to tackle a project or subject area, please describe the committee idea and whether you'd like to serve on or lead that standing committee.