The DNC and/or state orgs should change their rules

[Gothmog]

38. The party is allowed under the right of association to set rules for its leaders

If you are a precinct chair in the Democratic party and you vote in the GOP primary you may be removed.

Here is a thread from a while back when a DU member had a Sanders supporter on his radio show and that sanders supporter spewed hate speech against Clinton and told people that he was voting for Stein. https://www.democraticunderground.com/10029360137 the Harris county Democratic Party rejected this person as a precinct chair and this stein/sanders supporter whined about Democrats being mean to him. This process was occurring after the March primary where precinct chairs are normally elected. The Harris County Democratic was correct in rejecting his application to be a precinct chair. If this person had run for office and got elected, he would have been removed. The Harris County Party was correct in rejecting this person as a precinct chair.

Poll watchers can be appointed by the county parties. Poll watchers are allowed to enter the polling location and observe the election process. I trained 200+ poll watchers for the 2016 election and we vetted each and every poll watcher. These poll watchers represented the party and we would not certify anyone who had voted in the GOP primaries. Again, the party has the right to set standards for its leaders and agents.

Under applicable law, the party had the right to set standards for being a member and a leader. The party also has the right to adopt rules to exclude candidates. To date, the Texas Democratic Party has not adopted such rules but such rules would be legal. As a delegate to the national convention, I signed a document where I promised to support and vote for the nominee of the Party. That agreement may not have been enforceable but as a person of honor, I supported the Democratic Party and the party's nominee.