The Democratic National Committee has voted to oust David Hogg and Malcolm Kenyatta as vice chairs based on a technical complaint, The Hill reported.
Seventy-five percent of the 393 participating members voted to vacate the election, with 25% voting against doing so.
The move comes amid Hogg’s threats to take on “ineffective” Democratic incumbents in primaries.
A new, virtual election between Hogg and Kenyatta was to begin Thursday. However, The New York Times reported that Hogg said he would not run again for the position.
“I came into this role to play a positive role in creating the change our party needs,” Hogg wrote in a letter provided to the Times. “It is clear that there is a fundamental disagreement about the role of a Vice Chair — and it’s OK to have disagreements. What isn’t OK is allowing this to remain our focus when there is so much more we need to be focused on.”
Oklahoma DNC committee member Kalyn Free filed a challenge in late February, claiming the party wrongly combined two separate questions into a single vote, putting the female candidates at a disadvantage because of the party’s gender-parity rules.
Kenyatta in a statement said, “now we can almost bring this chapter to a close,” adding that he looks forward to “making my case to DNC members and our party as a whole” in the snap election.
“We need a strong Democratic Party, and I hope we come out of this stronger and focused on the work ahead,” he added.
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