Create a Club

Requirements for starting a Local Young Republican Federation
Chapter

An Active Club Member must be a legal and qualified voter under the laws of the Commonwealth of Virginia who is between the ages of twenty-one (21) and forty-one (41), inclusive, or is between the ages of seventeen (17) and twenty (20), inclusive, but not a College Republican. No Active Club Member of one club may also be an Active Club Member of another club. Each Club must certify that its Active Club Members meet these qualifications when the Club files its roster.

A Club consisting of ten (10) or more Active Club Members, organized within the Commonwealth of Virginia shall be eligible for membership, provided that it has been recognized by the Chairman of an Official Committee of the Republican Party of Virginia with authority in the geographic area in which the Club is organized and that the Club not be a member of any other State or National Young Republican organization. A Club shall be entered on the rolls of the Federation when granted a charter by the Executive Board.

INITIAL CHARTER

The Executive Board may grant an initial charter when the Corresponding Secretary certifies that an Executive
Board member has attended not less than one meetings of the Club and that the Club has filed (1) a governing document not inconsistent with these Bylaws; (2) an Active Club Member roster listing the members’ names, birth dates, addresses, telephone numbers, e-mail addresses, and Congressional Districts, and designating the officers; (3) a letter of recognition demonstrating the Club’s qualification under Section 1 of this Article; and (4) per capita dues set by the Executive Board.

There are two main things that need to be completed in addition to the club paperwork in order to qualify for a YRFV charter. One is to have a YRFV officer visit one of your club meetings. The second is to have an official RPV committee chairman in your geographic area to formally recognize your group.

CHARTER RENEWAL

The Executive Board may grant a charter for no longer than one year. All charters shall expire on March 15 unless renewed by payment of per capita dues set by the Executive Board and the filing of an Active Club Members roster. Such filing shall be made by certified, return-receipt mail or digitally-authenticated e-mail with the Corresponding Secretary.

The Corresponding Secretary shall notify all chartered clubs of the requirements for charter renewal between
January 1 and January 31 of each year. Such notice shall be made by certified, return-receipt mail or by digitally-authenticated e-mail.

Each club shall be required to pay to the Federation per capita dues in an amount to be set by the Executive Board at its first meeting following each Annual Meeting of the Federation.

FOR MORE INFORMATION

Contact Mike Hardy, YRFV Chair at yrfvchair@yahoo.com