The Democratic National Committee (DNC) passed a package of measures that includes restrictions on the role of superdelegates in selecting the party’s presidential nominee, a change that was sparked by a tumultuous 2016 primary process.
The new rules, approved by a voice vote at the DNC’s summer meeting in Chicago on Aug. 25, stipulate that superdelegates can only vote for the presidential nominee if the vote has already been decided or if the nominating convention is deadlocked.
