DNC vice chair David Hogg announced he is withdrawing from the do-over elections for his party officer position, hours after members of the Democratic National Committee (DNC) voted 294–99 to overturn the Feb. 1 election result that saw him and Pennsylvania state Rep. Malcolm Kenyatta elected as vice chairs.
The vote authorized new elections in the coming days.
The previous election was called into question by Democratic Party Oklahoma representative and attorney Kalyn Free, who said its structure made it “mathematically impossible” for a woman to win.
There were two empty vice chair slots, and the DNC’s complex gender parity statutes required that the first slot be filled by a man; the second could be any gender. Instead of holding two separate elections, the DNC placed all five candidates on one ballot, put both seats on that ballot, and combined the results….
David Hogg Withdraws From Vice Chair Race After DNC Invalidates Previous Elections
