A. The state committee shall meet no earlier than ten days after the last county meeting of the party and in any event no later than the fourth Saturday in January following a general election and organize by electing from its membership a chairman, a secretary and a treasurer.

B. The chairman of the state committee shall cause notice of the time and place of the meeting to be mailed by United States mail to each state committeeman at least ten days before the date of the meeting. If the state committeeman has provided a valid e-mail address and has authorized the chairman to give notice to the precinct committeeman by e-mail instead of by United States mail, the chairman of the state committee shall provide notice of the meeting by e-mail at least ten days before the date of the meeting.