Overview

• The DNC Credentials Committee voted 13-2 to declare the February vice-chair election 'incomplete' and recommended holding new elections for the positions held by David Hogg and Malcolm Kenyatta.
• The recommendation stems from a challenge by Kalyn Free, who argued that the combined-ballot process unfairly benefited male candidates under the party's gender-parity rules.
• Hogg, who launched a $20 million PAC to support primary challengers, claimed the decision was part of an effort to remove him due to his reform agenda.
• The full DNC must now vote on whether to approve the committee's recommendation and proceed with new elections for the contested positions.
• DNC rules mandate gender balance on the executive committee, and the February election process was designed to meet this requirement, though critics argue it compromised fairness.