It’s easy to start a new Young Democrats chapter in your neck of the woods! Do you have four friends that are Democrats? Then you can start a YDO chapter!
In order to receive recognition from the YDO Executive Committee, just fill out this form with the required information for your new chapter, and we’ll vote on it at our next Executive Committee meeting. By becoming a fully chartered chapter of YDO, you’ll get exclusive access and invitations to special YDO leadership events and you’ll ensure that you have a voice in the direction of YDO in the future.
Click here to begin chartering your chapter.
And for the more legal minded YD’s, here is what our YDO Constitution says about Chapters:
Article IV
Chapters
Section 1.
A. Any five (5) members or more of this organization in good standing who desire to work to further the policies and purpose of this organization may petition the State Executive Committee for recognition as a chartered club. Such clubs, or units, shall be chartered by a majority vote of the State Executive Committee.
B. Chapters which have established a membership basis of at least five (5) members shall submit a list of those members’ names, email addresses, telephone numbers, mailing addresses, and dates of birth, along with a list of elected officers as well as a copy of the chapters constitution to the Secretary of the Young Democrats of Oklahoma every year at least forty five (45) days prior to the spring convention. If a chapter wishes to be recognized after convention then it must submit these documents immediately to the Secretary and will be approved at the next Executive Committee meeting.
C. Municipality and county chapters may officially name themselves Democratic Future chapters while still being affiliated with the Young Democrats of Oklahoma.
D. College chapters may officially name themselves College Democrats while still being affiliated with the Young Democrats of Oklahoma. YDO shall encourage college chapters to coordinate with College Democrats of Oklahoma and College Democrats of America.
E. A recognized chapter shall be deemed dissolved if it fails to recharter with the state organization (YDO) every year prior to the annual spring convention. As stated in Section B.
Section 2.
A. A person shall be a member of no more than two chapters.
B. Chapter membership of chapters at colleges, universities, and schools shall be limited to students at those institutions provided that a person may continue to be a member a maximum of six months after ending his or her enrollment.
C. Chapter membership in municipalities or counties shall be limited to those who are registered to vote there, if over the age of eighteen, or those who reside there, if under the age of eighteen.
Section 3.
The State Executive Committee shall be the sole judge in regard to approving the chartering of all chapters.
