members to support their candidacie even though there is a DFL endorsed
candidate seeking election. Now would be a good time to review relevant
information in the DFL Constitution and Bylaws on the subject.
ARTICLE III
GENERAL RULES AND POLICY
Subsection H. Official DFL Endorsements.
Bylaw If a candidate who has been endorsed by a unit of the
DFL Party gives personal endorsement, financial assistance, or
other public support or public assistance to any candidate
running against a DFL-endorsed candidate for any public office,
or engages in any other act of malfeasance or nonfeasance, the
central committee of the unit that endorsed that candidate may
revoke the endorsement by a two-thirds majority vote of the
members eligible to vote, following the procedures in the Bylaw
under Article III, Section 16.
Section 16. Dismissal for Cause.
A committee or commission may dismiss for
cause any person holding a position filled by the
committee or commission, or by its convention or
business conference, only on the grounds of clear
malfeasance or non-feasance in office. For such
dismissal, a two-thirds majority of the vote of the
members present and eligible to vote is required, but
only after the person is given 30 days written notice
specifying the cause and is granted a hearing.
CONSTITUTION AND BYLAWS OF THE MINNESOTA DFL PARTY
ADDENDUM A: RULE BOOK OF THE MINNESOTA DFL PARTY
(Adopted by the State Central Committee on 5 August 2017)
Malfeasance—Opposing DFL Endorsed Candidates.
Personal endorsement, financial assistance or other support or
assistance by a party officer or official to a candidate running in
opposition to an endorsed DFL candidate shall constitute
malfeasance and shall be cause for removal from office.
Non-feasance. Failure of any party officer to perform the
duties prescribed by governing constitutions or bylaws shall
constitute non-feasance and shall be cause for removal from
office.
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Dennis Hill
St. Paul DFLer