Democratic Party Commission on Party Structure and Delegate Selection
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The Democratic Party Commission on Party Structure and Delegate Selection was a reform body in the late 1960s–early 1970s that overhauled the Democratic presidential nominating process to make it more transparent, participatory, and representative.
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| Democratic Party Commission on Party Structure and Delegate Selection canonical | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
Democratic Party body
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political reform commission ⓘ |
| activeDuring |
early 1970s
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late 1960s ⓘ |
| aimedAt |
expanding role of rank-and-file voters in nominations
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reducing control of party bosses over delegate selection ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
Democratic National Convention delegate selection
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Democratic presidential primaries and caucuses ⓘ |
| areaOfImpact |
Democratic National Convention composition
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state-level primary and caucus rules ⓘ |
| context |
post-1968 Democratic Party reforms
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response to controversies surrounding the 1968 Democratic National Convention ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| dissolved | early 1970s ⓘ |
| field |
electoral reform
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party organization ⓘ presidential nominating process ⓘ |
| implementedBy | state Democratic parties ⓘ |
| inception | late 1960s ⓘ |
| influenced |
Democratic Party presidential nomination system
NERFINISHED
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subsequent Democratic National Convention rules ⓘ |
| legacy |
foundation for modern Democratic presidential primary system
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model for later party reform commissions ⓘ |
| notableWork |
introduction of more open procedures for delegate selection
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overhaul of Democratic Party delegate selection rules ⓘ requirements for better representation of women and minorities in delegations NERFINISHED ⓘ requirements for broader participation in delegate selection ⓘ |
| operatedBy | Democratic Party (United States) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Democratic National Committee NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| purpose |
to make delegate selection more participatory
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to make delegate selection more representative ⓘ to make delegate selection more transparent ⓘ to reform the Democratic presidential nominating process ⓘ |
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George McGovern
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Democratic Party Commission on Party Structure and Delegate Selection
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