The process previously came under fire from Black leaders in the Democratic party.
At the time, they said it entrenched establishment power and placed Black and Latino candidates at a disadvantage. The legislators who refused to seek party endorsement ahead of the primary election last year included Indianapolis state Rep.
Under the open primary system, Democratic candidates will file to run as a Democrat in the primary but will no longer be endorsed by the Marion County Democratic Party prior to the primary election.All three Democratic mayoral candidates welcomed the end of slating ahead of what could be a hotly contested Democratic mayoral primary election with at least two highly qualified, longtime politicians vying for the spot"While there were historic reasons for its existence, it has become clear in recent years that the decades-old convention endorsement process no longer serves a purpose," Hogsett wrote in a statement released Sunday.Shackleford said ending slating levels the playing field in the mayoral race and every other election.
"Now the mayor won't have the backing of the precinct committee members that he, along with the previous party chair, , helped put in place," she said.said slating was undemocratic and made it such that candidates had to be part of an"old boys' club" in order to successfully for office.
Contact IndyStar reporter Ko Lyn Cheang at [email protected] or 317-903-7071. Follow her on Twitter: @kolyn_cheang.
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