PREAMBLE

The Republican Party in Ward Three in the City of Boston in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts shall consist of all enrolled Republican voters in Ward Three. The governing body of the Republican Party in Boston Ward Three shall be the Boston Ward Three Republican Committee ("Ward Committee"). The Ward Committee shall seek to support the Republican Party and Republican candidates in Ward Three, Boston, the Commonwealth, and nationally.

It is the purpose of these by-laws to ensure that the Republican Party stands for the principle that we are the Party open to all, we are also the Party of opportunity for all: opportunity for everyone of every race, religion, color, national origin, age and sex.

These by-laws maintain the Republican Party as an instrument for the political realization of the concept of individual liberty on which our constitutional government is founded.