Preamble
In order to promote a better America – with equality, opportunity, and freedom – within a justand strong society, we dedicate ourselves to organizing the participation of Democratic collegestudents in the State of New York. Our mission as a student organization is to help electDemocrats from the grassroots level up, train and engage new generations of democratic studentactivists, shape the Democratic Party with voices from America's youth, and to become a potent political voice on the issues that impact the student population. In this mission, we call for full participation of all New York students, regardless of gender, race, ethnicity, national origin,religion, physical handicap, socioeconomic status, sexual orientation or gender identity.Understanding the importance of participation in the Democratic Party to the preservation of our values and principles, we, Democratic college students, do hereby associate ourselves and adoptthis Constitution as the College Democrats of New York. The College Democrats of New York isthe official student outreach arm of the New York State Democratic Committee and is part of theCollege Democrats of America, the official student outreach arm of the Democratic NationalCommittee.
Article 1:
Name, Purpose, and Structure.
Section I
. Name. The name of this organization shall be the "College Democrats of New York,"hereinafter referred to in the document as CDNY.
Section II
. Purpose. CDNY, as the collegiate arm of the Democratic Party, pledge to support the philosophy and purpose of the Democratic Party. Furthermore, CDNY declares their intention tosupport efforts to increase the participation of college students in Democratic Party affairs. Tothese ends, CDNY shall educate and train their members so that they may be better able to:A.Educate students about the philosophy of the Democratic Party;
B.
Assist in the election of local, state, and national Democratic candidates and;C.Work to bring more people into the political process.D.Overall, to achieve the goals of CDNY and the Democratic Party
Section III
. State Regions. For the purposes of assuring that colleges in all areas of New York are represented, the state shall be divided into seven state regions: the Capital Region, theCentral New York Region, the Finger Lakes Region, the Hudson Valley Region, the New York City/ Long Island Region, the North Country Region, the and the Western New York Region
A.
The New York City/Long Island Region shall include all colleges in the Bronx, NewYork, Richmond, Kings, Queens, Nassau, and Suffolk counties;
B.
The Hudson Valley Region shall include all colleges in Greene, Columbia, Dutchess,Ulster, Sullivan, Orange, Putnam, Westchester, and Rockland counties;
C.
The Capital Region shall include all colleges in Albany, Rensselaer, Schenectady,Saratoga, Fulton, Montgomery, Schoharie, Fulton, Montgomery, and Washingtoncounties;
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