Overview

• The DFL Constitution, Bylaws & Rules Committee reported the first ballot was undercounted by 176 votes and said candidate DeWayne Davis was improperly dropped, so the first two rounds must be disregarded.
• The committee barred the Minneapolis DFL from holding another 2025 mayoral endorsing convention and put the city party on two years’ probation under state supervision.
• Fateh’s campaign denounced the reversal as disenfranchisement by party insiders, while Mayor Jacob Frey praised the party for correcting an “inaccurate and obviously flawed” process.
• Investigators also cited a lost Ward 5 credentials book and an unsecured master check‑in sheet that was accessed by campaigns, underscoring broader administrative failures.
• Revocation removes Fateh’s formal party backing and access to DFL resources, reshaping the run-up to the Nov. 4 ranked-choice election and intensifying intraparty tensions, with Rep. Ilhan Omar calling the decision a “stain.”