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Pass Young Democrats

Governance document

2024 PYD Bylaws

A guide to PYD’s current adopted rules for membership, leadership, meetings, endorsements, and amendments.

This guide puts the current adopted document in plain language. If anything here differs from the linked source, the source controls.

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Article I

Name, affiliation, and purpose

Establishes the Pass Young Democrats name, affiliations with the California Young Democrats and Young Democrats of America, and the organization’s civic, political, and leadership-development purposes.

Article II

Membership

Covers eligibility, dues, waivers, and the requirements and rights of members in good standing.

Article III

Officers, elections, and removals

Defines elected offices, officer duties, annual elections, terms, vacancies, and removal procedures.

Article IV

Steering Committee

Defines the committee’s composition, authority between general meetings, meeting cadence, notice, and quorum.

Article V

General membership meetings

Sets the minimum meeting frequency, notice requirements, recordkeeping, and quorum.

Article VI

Endorsements

Describes authority, candidate eligibility, Steering Committee recommendations, member ratification, and consent-calendar rules.

Article VII

Parliamentary authority

Names Robert’s Rules of Order, Newly Revised as the authority where it does not conflict with PYD or CYD governing documents.

Article VIII

Amendments

Requires member notice and a two-thirds vote, with Steering Committee review of proposed amendments.