Overview

• DNC members voted 294–99 on June 11 to void February’s vice chair election and scheduled separate re-elections for a male and an open-gender slot from June 12 to June 17.
• David Hogg announced he would not seek re-election, citing a fundamental disagreement with party leaders over the vice chair’s proper role in primary contests.
• Malcolm Kenyatta is the sole candidate for the male vice chair position and is poised to secure that slot unopposed.
• The re-election was ordered after Oklahoma activist Kalyn Free filed a procedural complaint alleging the initial vote violated DNC gender diversity rules.
• Chairman Ken Martin has proposed a bylaw change to require DNC officers to remain neutral in primaries, with a vote slated for the August meeting.