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As a raaolt Um dslsgatsa slsctsd, and Um* tha conventions, have often been to the left of the party mainstream aa well as to the left of the Virginia electorate.

It is tide problem that the Andrews proposal would address.

Instead of having all of the delegatee elected at caucuses, be would automatically designate sD Democratic elected affldala at all levels of government in the state as convention delegates. These would indude members of the General Assembly, Boards of Supervisors, City Councils, conatitutiooal officers and statewide

Thus, in a convention of£,600 delegates, Andrews aeye shout 1,100 would bo electod official* He arguee that thee* are the proven Democratic winners and as ■ueh have earned the right to a voice in the naming of the party’s candidates.

Those officials who won their offices as independents would be eligible for delegate designation if they certified that they wen, infect, Democrats.

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