The resolution admits that both Illinois and Wisconsin are privy to stay-at-home orders that “may prevent Convention delegates, pe “We’re working to plan a successful convention in Milwaukee and the resolution discussed today is an important first step to give the convention team maximum flexibility they need in this truly unprecedented moment in history,” DNC chairman Tom Perez stated at the gathering of the committee of the Rules and Bylaws. The resolution advanced through the committee of the Rules and Bylaws unanimously, but the entire DNC has to cast lots. The committee of the Rules and Bylaws on Tuesday also gave the nod to recommendations to make sure the states that held up their Democratic primaries because of the coronavirus are not deprived of delegates at the convention for departing from the authorized agenda. “The DNC is prepared to take any steps necessary in this constantly shifting public health crisis to protect the safety and wellbeing of its members, delegates to the Convention, the Convention’s diverse host community in Milwaukee, and the general public, while also ensuring that the Democratic Party is able to nominate its candidates for President and Vice President of the United States and support a robust program to elect those candidates,” the resolution says.
DNC Takes Initial Measures In Downsizing Convention, Which Is In-Person
rsonnel, invitees, and contractors from legally traveling to and physically congregating for the Convention.”
