Brooklyn Dems Battle Over Power Shift | New York City News

The Brooklyn Democratic Party is locked in a legal battle over disputed bylaw changes that could keep current chair Rodneyse Bichotte Hermelyn in power, despite reformers winning a majority of district leader seats. The outgoing executive committee secretly added new voting positions just before the official leadership meeting, effectively nullifying the reformers’ win. Reformers sued, claiming the vote was illegal and violated party rules, while the party defends it as expanding democracy and argues the lawsuit lacks proper parties. The judge’s decision looms, but either way, this dispute is headed to appeals court—with a deadline of October 7th to resolve it. Listen in comfort:Get a discount on a Soli Pillow: http://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN:[email protected] This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting.Report issues to [email protected]. View sources & latest updates:https://sources.thednn.ai/58513f7d8db30bed