The Sonoma County Democratic Party is demanding that all members of the party holding local government offices endorse fellow Democrats or face expulsion. Link.
In a resolution adopted by the Sonoma County Democratic Central Committee, the party warns elected officeholders who are registered Democrats that they will be stricken from the central committee's sponsorship list if they endorse a non-Democrat or appoint a non-Democrat to any committee, agency or group if a "qualified Democrat" also is vying for the post.
I wonder how they determine who is "qualified" or not...
In addition, the committee is asking members to inform on party officials if they don't comply. The penalty would last for one election cycle, 'after which "the offending Democratic officeholder's record shall be cleared of the misconduct charges."'
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