Minnesota DFL ratifies bylaw changes, bars candidate Nasri Warsame from seeking party endorsement
The Minnesota DFL’s Central Committee ratified a pair of bylaw changes on Tuesday night, and in doing so banned a Minneapolis City Council candidate from seeking the party’s endorsement for any office.
The moves stem from chaos at the Minneapolis Ward 10 endorsing convention on May 13. The new rules — which were passed by the party's State Executive Committee on May 18, then ratified on Tuesday night — allow the DFL to bar people involved in threats or violence at a party event from ever seeking DFL endorsement or serving as a party official or delegate.
The ratification results in a ban on Minneapolis City Council candidate Nasri Warsame from seeking the DFL endorsement for any office. His supporters were allegedly among the instigators in the brawl at the Ward 10 convention, where he was challenging incumbent Aisha Chughtai.
“We want people to know that when they enter into these halls where we’re making these decisions, that they’ll be safe, they’ll be protected and they’ll be able to support whichever candidate they choose — that is the hallmark of our grassroots process,” DFL Party Chairman Ken Martin told the party members who gathered on a Zoom call to debate and vote on the bylaws.
https://www.mprnews.org/story/2023/05/31/dfl-ratifies-bylaw-changes-bars-candidate-nasri-warsame-from-seeking-endorsement
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