Individual Membership
The Young Democrats welcome members from all around Georgia including high school and college students. An individual membership is great for young activists who do not live in an area already chartered with the Young Democrats. As an individual member expect to get statewide announcements and updates from YDG about campaign opportunities, policy announcements, local events of interest, and volunteer requests.
All members of the Young Democrats of Georgia must:
- Be at least 14 and no older than 40 years old
- Live or go to school in the state of Georgia
- Fill out the Membership form below with Name, Email, Mailing Address, Phone Number, Birth date.
New Chapters
If you have a group of friends and you want to charter a school or county with YDG, the statewide organization has the following charter process. Becoming an official charter brings your members into the process and lets you become more involved in the Democratic Party of Georgia.
YDG Chartering Process
1. Recruit members who reside in the chartering area. You can charter a county or a school (high school and college). You need five members at a minimum to start. Members must either reside in the chartered area or be a student. You can charter with members who go to school in Georgia but live out of state. Collect the name, address, phone number, and date of birth from your membership and submit this list to YDG.
2. Advertise your meetings to the entire community. All Democratic Party meetings must be open to the public and advertised as such. In order to charter with YDG you must provide a copy of a flyer or meeting announcement that shows you are open to the entire community.
3. Create a constitution or by-laws. YDG has a template to get you started: www.georgiayds.org/samplechapterconstitution.htm.
4. Elect officers and have your Secretary record the meeting minutes. You will need to submit the copy of your minutes along with the rest of the chartering materials. In your membership listing, indicate who is an officer and when he/she was elected.
The next step as a new chapter is to submit your charter packet at a meeting of the YDG Executive Committee. The Executive Committee consists of chapter leaders and YDG officers who meet once every two months around Georgia.
Charter Packet Checklist
- List of at least five members with name, address, phone number, birth date and if a chapter officer the date elected
- Copy of your constitution or by-laws
- Copy of a flyer or announcement advertising your meetings
- Copy of a meeting’s minutes
Please send electronic copies of your packet to the President. You can present your packet materials in person to the Executive Committee or request the VP Membership present your charter on your behalf.
After you charter with YDG your chapter President/Chairperson will be included in the Executive Committee announcements and meeting notices.
