DNC 2020 Convention Rules

Democrats might appear steadfast in their Commitment to hold an In-Person Convention, but the Influential Body Charged with Setting the Party's Rules looking in the other Direction.

The Democratic National Committee's (DNC) Rules and Bylaws Committee is expected to hand down Formal Approval of the Party's Response to the Chaos imposed by the Coronavirus to smoothly Finish preparing for the National Convention Bookending the Season.

The Committee is poised to Vote on a Resolution that could fold in some Remote Elements into the Convention, originally supposed to draw 50,000 People, by allowing Party Insiders to partake even if they don't Attend the Event In-Person.

The Resolution doesn't Guarantee a so-called Virtual Convention but could bring in Virtual Elements, allowing Delegates to attend Remotely.

The Resolution calls for allowing Delegates to the Convention "to participate in the Convention in person or by means that allow for appropriate social distancing" potentially moving the Convention closer to a Virtual Format.

The Resolution for the National Convention also calls for formally Adopting the New Date, which is set for the week of Aug. 17th, at Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and affording the Convention Committee the "full authority" to make Changes in the Future to:

- Date

- Format

- Size

- Structures

- Timing

- Voting Mechanisms

and Other Aspects of the Event without Additional Approvals from the DNC, according to a Party Official, giving Planners the Flexibility to make Any and All Adjustments on the Fly and up to the Last Minute.

Joe Solmonese, Chief Executive Officer of the DNC Convention Committee, Oversees the Local Organizing effort. "We're trying to ensure that people have the opportunity to participate and do the important work that goes along with a convention experience, mindful of the health and safety of our delegates and the people of Milwaukee and Wisconsin," he said.

The Resolution must be Approved by a Majority of Members of the Rules & Bylaws Committee. It will then be Voted on by Mail by the roughly 447 Members of the Full DNC.

UPDATE

Rules and Credentials Committees, Co-Chair, Jim Roosevelt, revealed that the Delegate Apportionment to States would remain the Same. States will Not receive any further Bonus Delegates for moves to Later dates on the Calendar, and as of now, the States either have received Waivers that allows them to skirt any Penalties from Rules Violations or are in discussions about their respective situations.

Connecticut Democrats fall into the latter Category and are between a rock and a hard place with the August 11th Primary date State Government decision makers landed on falling just a few days before the Convention is set to start. That is another State Party that will eventually have to bring Delegate Selection Plan Changes before the Convention.

Puerto Rico Democrats face the same dilemma. The Primary in the U.S. Territory was Indefinitely postponed in April but the Party is eyeing a July 5th or 12th Primary Date that would also require a Waiver.

New York Democrats are in limbo to some extent with their Primary. The Decision to Reinstate the June 23th Democratic Presidential Primary is being Appealed to the U.S. Second Circuit Court of Appeals, and any Changes made in the wake of that decision could push the New York Democratic Party back if any Cancelation forces further Changes to the Amended Delegate Selection Plan.










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