Alabama Democrats eliminate youth, LGBTQ+, disabled caucuses at contentious meeting
The Alabama Democratic Party approved new bylaws Saturday that eliminated youth, LGBTQ+ and disabled caucuses and reduced the powers of others.
The proposed bylaws, which passed the State Democratic Executive Committee (SDEC) 63-49, eliminated the three caucuses because they don’t represent 15% of the executive council. The bylaws also reduced the powers of affirmative action; Asian and Pacific Islander; Hispanic; and Native American caucuses “to monitor the affairs of the groups listed.”
The elimination of the caucuses was a victory for Joe Reed, who chairs the party’s minority caucus and lost a struggle over the direction of the party in 2019.
Reed said Saturday that the 2019 bylaw changes, which had been ordered by the Democratic National Committee, were “corrupt” and “took out a lot of stuff” that provided for Black participation in the party.
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