AL Political Reporter: “The Democratic National Committee voted Saturday to investigate the Alabama Democratic Party over recent bylaws changes – a response to a complaint filed by ADP vice-chair Tabitha Isner and more than 40 executive committee members to the elimination of several minority caucuses.
Members of the DNC’s Rules and Bylaws Committee, which will handle the investigation, expressed outrage during a meeting on Friday over the allegations stemming from a contentious and chaotic ADP meeting on May 6. At the meeting, the party’s State Democratic Executive Committee voted – allegedly – for a complete overhaul of bylaws adopted in 2019 after an investigation and intervention by the DNC.
The May 6 bylaws eliminated several new caucuses, which were established in 2019, and moved them to committees, lessening their voting power and autonomy. The May 6 bylaws have been widely viewed as an effort to return tremendous power to the Alabama Democratic Conference, the ADP’s minority caucus, and its chairman, Joe Reed.”