Young Free Voters

Logo of the Young Free Voters

The Young Free Voters , abbreviated to JFW, is the youth organization of the Federal Association of Free Voters organized as a party (not to be confused with the Federal Association of Free Voters ).

history

The Free Voters originally represented groups of voters at the municipal level, which eventually came together loosely in state and federal associations. In order to be able to take part in state and federal elections, however, state associations organized in a manner similar to a party were gradually founded, and finally a federal association in 2009. As is common with other parties, youth associations were also founded. This is how the youth association of free voters in Bavaria came into being in 2003. The state association in Hesse was founded in 2013. The federal association was finally established in early 2017. The JFW Hamburg was founded in mid-2017 as the youngest state association to date.

After it was possible in the local elections in Bavaria in 2020 that several lists per party exist, the local district association in the Eichstätt district ran for its own list and finally won three district council mandates with 4.94% of the votes.

structure

According to the statutes of the parent party, the organization is divided into state associations, district associations, district associations and local associations.

There is (as of July 2020) in Bavaria, Hesse, Hamburg and Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania each a state association of the JFW. Felix Locke has been the state chairman of JFW Bayern since 2018. Laura Schulz has been the state chairman in Hesse since 2018. Daniel Meinke heads the Hamburg regional association. The Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania regional association has been headed by Philipp Lübbert since 2016.

Peter Schüppenhauer has been the acting chairman of the federal association since 2017.

membership

Every member of the Federal Association of Free Voters under the age of 35 is automatically a member of the respectively subdivided Association of Young Free Voters. Separate membership only with the JFW is not possible and is therefore always linked to the federal association.

Web links

• Official website

Individual evidence

1. ^ Young Free Voters Bavaria on Facebook ; Accessed March 22, 2020
2. ↑ At a Glance , Young Free Voters; Accessed March 22, 2020
3. ^ Association of Young Free Voters founded Hessische / Niedersächsische Allgemeine on January 14, 2013; Accessed March 22, 2020
4. ↑ establishment of JFW Germany , Young CDU of 9 January 2017; Accessed March 22, 2020
5. ^ Young Free Voters: Würz in Bundesspitze , Mittelbayerische Zeitung of January 9, 2017; Accessed March 22, 2020
6. ^ Young Free Voters Hamburg on Facebook; Accessed March 22, 2020
7. ↑ Overall result of the elections for the district council in the district of Eichstätt 2020 , landkreis-eichstaett.de; Accessed March 28, 2020
8. ^ Statutes of the Federal Association of Free Voters , Federal Association of Free Voters; last changed on September 24, 2016; Accessed March 22, 2020 ([PDF])
9. ^ On site , Young Free Voters; Accessed March 22, 2020
10. ^ Young Free Voters Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania on Facebook ; Accessed July 16, 2020
11. ^ Felix Locke , Young Free Voters Bavaria; Accessed March 22, 2020
12. ↑ The State Board - The Team , Young Free Voters Hesse; Accessed March 22, 2020
13. ↑ That's us , Young Free Voters Hamburg; Accessed March 22, 2020
14. ^ Young Free Voters Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania. In: Facebook. Retrieved July 16, 2020 . 
15. ^ Federal Board , Young Free Voters; Accessed March 22, 2020