Proposed By-Law Amendment for Youth Membership

From: The WDC Board of Directors

Dear WDC Members, 

On August 2, 2026 a resolution was unanimously passed by the WDC Board for an amendment to bylaws language and provisions for WDC membership qualifications and eligibility. This amendment would allow full membership for youth twenty-five years old or under. The amended bylaws language would allow our Next Gen cohort youth to be full members of WDC. (WDC’s Next Gen youth are primarily high school and college age students.)

This bylaws amendment will be presented and voted upon by the WDC members present at our Fall kickoff membership meeting event on September 26, 2026. 

ARTICLE II

MEMBERS

Current bylaws language:

Section 2.01 Qualifications: Individuals eligible for membership will be Democratic voters who pay annual dues and are accepted into the membership by the Board of Directors of the Club

Proposed language for amended Section 2.01

Section 2.01 Qualifications: Individuals eligible for membership shall be 1) Democratic voters, primarily from Montgomery County, Maryland, who pay annual dues and are accepted by the Board of Directors as members of the Club, or 2) youth, twenty-five years old or under, who reside in Montgomery County, Maryland, are registered to vote or plan to register as Democratic voters, and are accepted by the Board of Directors of the Club.”

ARTICLE IX

AMENDMENT OF BYLAWS

Section 9.01 Amendments: These Bylaws may be amended by a two-thirds (⅔) vote of the members present and voting at a membership meeting, provided that the Board of Directors has approved the amendments, and the membership has had at least two (2) weeks written notice prior to the meeting.