SAINT PAUL, MINNESOTA – This evening, the Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party’s Executive Committee met and approved a slate of emergency measures designed to combat the spread of COVID-19. These measures include:
- All conventions scheduled from March 14th – May 1st are postponed. The Minnesota DFL is working on scheduling virtual conventions starting in April.
- The Minnesota DFL will limit the business of all conventions, from OU to state, to only essential items: election of delegates and alternates, election of CD/state pre-convention standing committee members, conferring endorsements, and voting on resolutions.
- The Minnesota DFL will prohibit any official DFL sponsored event, at all levels in the party, where more than 25 people would gather in person from occurring from March 14th – May 1st. This includes fundraisers, party meetings, social events, unit central committees, conventions, etc.
- The Minnesota DFL will shift all campaign organizing efforts, including direct voter contact, from in-person work to virtual work, and we encourage campaigns to do the same.
- The Minnesota DFL Headquarters will not be available for DFL or public meetings from March 14th- May 1st.
- The Minnesota DFL Headquarters will be closed to the public. Only credentialed personnel, party leaders, and elected officials will be permitted to access the building from March 14th – May 1st.