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Washington Democrats adopt new platform after floor votes, co-chairs cite exhaustive drafting work
Summary
Delegates adopted the party platform 662–95 after floor consideration and two minority reports were incorporated; co-chairs noted 817 amendments and described a new slate process used to expedite consideration of proposals.
Platform co-chairs presented the committee’s work and described the process used to craft the draft platform. "By the numbers, 817 amendments were submitted by every single LD," a platform co-chair reported, and the committee described using editorial slates to bundle related amendments and reduce deliberation time.
Two minority reports qualified for debate and were separately considered and balloted; both minority reports were incorporated by delegate ballots before the full platform adoption. After the votes on minority reports and final debate, delegates voted to adopt the full platform 662 to 95. Co-chairs and staff pointed delegates to the committee’s final report, minority reports and a spreadsheet that details the disposition of each proposed amendment for public review.
