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Clause 10
The Party Council applies the same rules on voting and secret ballots as congress.
Clause 11
Minutes of the Party Council are to be sent out to party districts, local branches and
representatives no later than 6 months after the meeting.
§ 7 The national board of the party
Clause 1
The national board of the party is responsible for the management of the activities of
the party in accordance with the party programme and constitution as well as the
decisions of congress.
The national board of the party is the supreme decision-making body of the party
when congress is not in session.
The national board shall determine the budget and working plan of the party for the
coming working year.
The national board of the party shall determine the attestation rights and the rules
for delegation to the executive committee, the party board and the party office.
The party board determines the list of Swedish Social Democratic candidates before
an election to the European Parliament. The party board may, if it so wishes,
delegate the task of determining the list to Party Council or to Congress.
Clause 2
Congress elects the national board of the party consisting of 33 members. Of these,
seven are ordinary members of the executive committee.
Congress elects seven deputy members for the ordinary members of the executive
committee. Congress also elects a further 15 deputy members for the other members
of the party board. These shall be summoned to the meetings of the party board.
They have the right to speak and to propose motions as well as the right to vote
when they replace the ordinary member. They stand in the order in which they have
been elected.