Section A. Overview 

 

The platform of the College Democrats shall consist of any and all endorsements made by the club. 

 

The College Democrats may endorse: 

1. The Democratic Party candidate in a partisan political office, 

2. Democratic primary candidates for major political office, 

3. Any Democrat for non‐partisan political office, 

4. Any initiative, measure, advisory petition, or action, 

5. Members in Good Standing* and Alumni Members for any office within the Democratic Party structure. 

 

The College Democrats may not endorse: 

1. Anyone who is a member of the KKK or any hate group as defined by the Southern Poverty Law Center, 

2. Anyone who supports the violent overthrow of the United States Government. 

 

Section B. Endorsement Procedure 

 

1. For major candidate endorsements, a Standing Endorsement Committee shall be created consisting of no more than six Members in Good Standing including the President, Vice President of Membership, and Campus Affairs Director. This committee will be responsible for doing minimal research on candidates and supplying the club with pertinent information about their background and positions. For initiatives, measures, or local elections, the Endorsement Committee is not necessary. 

2. The Endorsement Committee shall inform each eligible candidate, in writing and/or by telephone, of the endorsement procedure. The Candidate will be invited to either speak at the endorsement meeting or fill out a questionnaire created by the Endorsement Committee and approved by the membership. In the event that suitable questionnaires are provided by other organizations such as the California Young Democrats or Santa Cruz County Democratic Party, these questionnaires can be used in the place of questionnaires created by the Endorsement Committee. Once all candidates have been given an equal opportunity to participate, the Members in Good Standing* must vote via secret ballot in the affirmative by at least a 2/3 supermajority for the endorsement to become official. 

3. Any lone Democratic primary candidate shall be endorsed by acclimation, requiring quorum as listed above, without otherwise required endorsement interview or meeting. 
    

*Please refer to Article III, Section A, and Section B Clause 1 for further information on Members in Good Standing here.