12-1 Members and officers pledge themselves by accepting office to perform diligently and honorably their duties or resign. Members of Ward Committees may be removed by procedures guaranteeing adequate notice and due process and by a majority vote of the City Committee for:

a. Failure to attend at least half of the regularly scheduled committee meetings during any calendar year.
b. Public support or financial contributions to an opponent of a nominee of the Democratic Party which nominee publicly supports the platform of the Democratic Party as adopted at the most recent state and national Democratic convention.
c. Unauthorized use of the Party name and resources.
d. Conviction after appeals are exhausted of a criminal offense other than a misdemeanor.

12-2 A member must be given an opportunity to resign before notice of the hearing on the question of removal is given to the membership of the committee.

12-3 A member removed under this section shall have thirty (30) days to appeal to the Judicial Council, and the vacancy may not be filled in such case until the final decision of the Judicial Court is made.