During the 2016 Democratic Party Convention, over 4,500 Delegates unanimously agreed that the Democratic Party needed a Transformation in order to Regain its Mantle as the Party of Working People.
Whether you were an Independent, Unaffiliated, Nonpartisan, or Registered Democrat many experienced Obstacles to participation during the 2016 Presidential Primaries. For too long, the Democratic Party has Limited Participation in their Elections through Tactics including Closed Primaries and incredibly Strict Party Affiliation Rules. Through Collective Organizing and Action, the Bernie Sanders 2016 Delegates shed light on these Roadblocks resulting in the Democratic National Committee’s first-ever Unity Reform Commission (URC).
Larry Cohen, Lucy Flores, Gus Newport, Jane Kleeb, Nomiki Konst, Jeff Weaver, Jim Zogby, and Nina Turner, President of Our Revolution, were appointed by Senator Bernie Sanders to the URC and have been working for months with Appointees of Secretary Hillary Clinton and DNC Chair Tom Perez to propose Comprehensive Democratic Party Reforms.
After Meetings and Debates across the Country for almost a year, the URC has presented their Final Recommendations. Although the Bernie 8 wanted these Recommendations to go further, for instance not just a Reduction in Superdelegates, but ending Superdelegates entirely, these Recommendations are a result of a compromise among the entirety of the URC. They believe these Recommendations are an important start for Reclaiming the Party of Working People.
Among the most important proposed URC Reforms are:
- Reducing the Number of Unpledged Superdelegates by 60%
- Democratizing Primaries and Caucuses with Same-Day Registration and Same-Day Party Switching
- Steps toward more Transparency and Oversight in DNC Spending
CLICK HERE to read the 33 page (pdf) REPORT OF THE
UNITY REFORM COMMISSION.
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