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Good morning Young Democrats,

Karaoke with Fiona Ma at the CYD Post-Election Organizing Retreat! We are excited to announce that California State Treasurer Fiona Ma will be hosting karaoke with us at our Post-Election Organizing Retreat. Come sing your heart out with the California State Treasurer!

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Our California Young Democrats Post-Election Organizing Retreat presented by Toni Atkins for Governor 2026, the State Building and Construction Trades Council of California, and National Union of Healthcare Workers (NUHW) will be at the Asilomar Hotel and Conference Grounds on February 14-16, 2025. Come meet other Young Democrats, compete in the CYD Olympics, debrief the 2024 election results, and get organized for 2025 and beyond! You can find our tentative agenda here ([link removed]) . Register here ([link removed]) ! Have any questions? Check out our FAQ document here ([link removed]) .

Only a few rooms available! After registering via CYD’s Retreat Registration ActBlue page ([link removed]) , you are provided the link to book your accommodations ([link removed]) and it is also emailed. If you haven’t yet, register for our upcoming retreat ([link removed]) .

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At our upcoming California Young Democrats retreat at Asilomar, the State Leadership Committee will be meeting to consider the following amendments to the bylaws:
1. Section II: Splitting the “Inland Empire” region into “San Bernardino” and “Riverside” regions.
2. Section III: Eliminating the annual dues requirement for “at-large” CYD members.
3. Section IV: Simplifying the chapter chartering process and eliminating annual chartering fees.
4. Section V: Removing the legacy “State Controller” position and inserting language in alignment with bookkeeping/reporting best practices. Correcting typos. Empowering the VP of Finance to convene a Finance Committee.
5. Section VII: Eliminating the unused standing Finance Committee and empowering the VP of Finance to propose a budget directly to the CYD Executive Board / SLC.
6. Section VII: Heavily reforming the Bylaw Review Subcommittee to be a true subcommittee of the Rules Committee, fixing typos, removing repetitive language, and clarifying the process for bylaw amendments.
7. Section IX: Clarification of which Democratic National Committee members are part of the CYD State Leadership Committee.
8. Section IX: Overhaul of remote voting procedures, including elimination of vote-by-mail and simplification of electronic voting on SLC matters.
9. Section X: Updating the spending authorization maxima in accordance with inflation and a growing organizational budget; including language explicitly allowing for the Executive Board to authorize a salaried CYD President; including failsafe provisions in case of a serious financial crisis.

All of these proposed revisions can be found in this Google Drive folder ([link removed]) . These amendments were heard by the Bylaw Review Committee on January 22, 2025 and approved for consideration by the State Leadership Committee. Minutes from this meeting can be found here ([link removed]) . In compliance with current bylaw amendment procedures, the initial proposed amendments were heard 21 days prior to a Rules Committee hearing, and the approved proposed amendments are being distributed to membership 10 days prior to the Rules Committee hearing. The next steps are for the Rules Committee to consider these amendments and make a recommendation to the State Leadership Committee at the upcoming 2/14/25-2/16/25 meeting. If members have any questions or feedback, please contact CYD Parliamentarian Ryan K. Brown at [email protected]
(mailto:[email protected]) or (408) 600-5951.

A big thank you to our sponsors for making our retreat possible! This CYD Retreat wouldn’t be possible without the support of Toni Atkins for Governor 2026, the State Building and Construction Trades Council of California, National Union of Healthcare Workers (NUHW), Service Employees International Union California (SEIU California), California School Employees Association (CSEA), California State Association of Electrical Workers (IBEW), Senate President pro Tem Mike McGuire, Toni Atkins for Governor 2026, Fiona Ma for Lieutenant Governor, California State Council of Laborers, Sheet Metal, Air, Rail, and Transportation (SMART) Local 105, Professional Engineers in California Government (PECG), Dawn Addis for State Assembly, Gil Cisneros for Congress, Jimmy Panetta for Congress, Lena Gonzalez for State Senate, Arrow Advocacy, LLC, Megan Hull

Missed the chartering deadline? We’ve extended it! All returning and new chapters must submit/resubmit their respective chartering information and documents for 2025 by February 28, 2025.

If you are chartering a chapter, please fill out this ([link removed]) form. If you are chartering a caucus, please fill out this ([link removed]) form. You can pay charter dues here ([link removed]) .

Democratically yours,

Giovanni Chavez

CYD President
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