DNC chair backs vote for new leader among Alabama Democrats

FILE - In this Tuesday, Oct. 15, 2019, file photo, Tom Perez speaks before a Democratic presidential primary debate hosted by CNN/New York Times at Otterbein University, in Westerville, Ohio. (AP Photo/John Minchillo, File) FILE - In this Tuesday, Oct. 15, 2019, file photo, Tom Perez speaks before a Democratic presidential primary debate hosted by CNN/New York Times at Otterbein University, in Westerville, Ohio. (AP Photo/John Minchillo, File)

By Associated Press November 1, 2019 2 min read

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) – The chairman of the Democratic National Committee is backing plans to elect new leadership and rewrite rules to increase diversity for Alabama’s beleaguered Democratic Party.

A statement filed in court by the head of the national party, Tom Perez, said a party meeting planned for Saturday to elect new leaders complies with rules approved by the DNC.

The current chairwoman of the party, Nancy Worley, and others have filed suit to block the meeting. They contend it would be improper.

Montgomery County Circuit Judge Greg Griffin is considering their request after a hearing held Thursday.

Any decision he releases could wind up before the all-Republican Alabama Supreme Court.