Young Democrats: Youth Vote

MI YD's Push for YD School Board Candidate

Mon, 18 Jun 2007 19:30:35 GMT

(via email)

... members of the Michigan Young Democrats and the Pontiac Area Young Dems will go door to door in support of Kermit Williams for Pontiac School Board Trustee. Williams is a Key young dem leader in the Michigan Young Democrats. He is endorsed by key labor groups, is active in civil rights efforts, and has a strong record of working with and mentoring young adults.

Volunteers from across the state will meet this Saturday outside of the Pontiac City Hall parking lot at 1 pm.

For more information about this action please call Kermit Williams...

Young Dems appointed to state party Affirmative Action and Rules Committees

Wed, 13 Jun 2007 16:59:55 GMT

The Young Democrats of Maryland is proud to announce that two members of their organization, President, Jennifer Kramer, and Executive Vice President, Stephen Thibodeau, were selected to sit on the Affirmative Action Committee and Rules Committee as the Maryland Democratic Party (MDP) drafted their Delegate Selection Plan for the 2008 Democratic National Convention in Denver, Colorado. The plan is available for your review at www.mddems.org, and it is now open for public comment.

As part of this year's plan, in addition to the traditional gender equity, and representation from all racial groups, the MDP Rules Committee has suggested an aspirational goal for the inclusion of 13 youth delegates from Maryland to next year's convention! This is a material change from the 2004 Delegate Selection Plan, where no such goal for youth delegates was included. As such, the Young Democrats of Maryland is strongly urging adoption of the draft Delegate Selection Plan.

This is a great step to ensure that youth have a voice in the upcoming Presidential race as well as encourage further participation and inclusion in the Maryland Democratic Party. We are so excited that MDP has taken this step, and our full support for this step should be voiced.

Be a Delegate

Mon, 22 Jan 2007 16:13:21 GMT

Would you Like to Be a Delegate to the
DNC Presidential Nominating Convention in 2008?

(cross-posted from email)

Dear Young Democrat,

It seems like the historic 2006 mid-term elections that swept Democrats into power was only yesterday - and already the race for President in 2008 is starting to heat up.
As an active Democrat, you have the unique opportunity to be a part of the 2008 presidential race in an exciting way - as a delegate to the DNC Presidential Nominating Convention that is being held in Denver, CO.
The DNC Charter, a document which is described as "the Constitution of the Democratic Party", actually requires state parties to give seats at the convention to young people based on our percentage of the Democratic vote.
Unfortunately, this 30 year-old provision has mistakenly been ignored by the DNC.

Take Action Today! Ask the DNC to Enforce the Charter!
www.yda.org/actions/118/convention-delegates

Make no mistake about it, these requirements are not optional. Instead, they are mandated by the DNC Charter, the DNC's governing document which describes how our party must be run.
It is not too late to convince the DNC to enforce their Charter and include youth for the 2008 Convention in Denver, CO - but time is running out.

Take Action Today! Ask the DNC to Enforce the Charter!
www.yda.org/actions/118/convention-delegates

As someone who has been a delegate in the last two presidential elections - I can tell you that no experience is as inspiring, exciting, and moving as being on the floor of the DNC Convention when the candidate who emerged from the primaries officially accepts our parties nomination.
Please, help make this experience more readily available to young democrats by joining us in our efforts to get the DNC to enforce their own rules.

Thank you for your support,

Chris Gallaway
President,
Young Democrats of America
president@yda.org

See Jane Fight Republicans on Fox News!

Thu, 28 Sep 2006 15:06:33 GMT

From: Crystal Strait

If you missed her FOX News appearance we sent out earlier this week, we [linked] it below.
Happy viewing!

Jane on FOX with host Bill Hemmer debating the topic of youth voting and “security moms”
http://mediamatters.org/static/dropbox/foxonline-20060926-fleming.mov

Jane on MSNBC discussing Jerry Falwell’s comments on Hillary Clinton
http://mediamatters.org/static/dropbox/msnbclive-20060926-fleming.mov

Jane on Fox debating the Young Republicans on the youth vote in 2006 and heading into 2008
http://www.new.yda.org/content/50/yda-on-fox