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This form is a template for proposing an amendment to be considered and voted on by the 2026 YDSA Convention. In advance of the convention, the Resolutions Committee will work with sponsors to clarify amendment language or to combine amendments of similar content.
Constitution changes are documents that change or add language of the YDSA Constitution. As a youth section of Democratic Socialists of America, some of our bylaws are pursuant to the constitutions of DSA, and may require amendments to the DSA constitution in order to change. Constitution changes must receive 3/5ths of eligible votes at the conference itself to pass. YDSA's current Constitution can be found at the following link: (https://y.dsausa.org/about/ydsa-constitution/)
Amendments require one (1) sponsor and nine (9) signatories. The sponsor is the principal author of the amendment, and will control the draft through the process of coming to a vote at the YDSA Convention. The signatories may or may not agree in total with the content and substance of the amendment, but do want to see the amendment reach the floor of the convention.
Once this form has been submitted, the signatories will receive an email where they will be asked to confirm the information given in this form. Their response must be received before the submission deadline in order for the amendment to be eligible for a vote at the convention.