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# Democratic Discipline: A Uniform Process for Electoral Censure Across DSA
- URL: https://www.marxistunity.com/democratic-discipline/
- Published: 2025-04-06T17:05:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-06-07T23:42:59.000Z
- Description: Read MUG's resolution for DSA's 2025 National Convention.
- Author: Marxist Unity Group
- Tags: #Migrated-1778443009503, Convention 2025, #sqs, #Import 2026-05-10 19:56

**Authors: *Echo N. (Philly), Annie W (River Valley), Sid CW (New York City), Ben L (New York City)***

**Whereas** a censure is a formal reprimand expressing displeasure at a member’s actions; and

**Whereas** power over endorsed electeds comes primarily from the size and organization of DSA’s membership; and

**Whereas** a vote to censure by the general membership body expresses the displeasure of the majority of rank-and-file members; and

**Whereas** absent a democratic censure process, dissatisfied members of a chapter are unable to make their case to the broader chapter membership; and

**Whereas** a lack of uniformity privileges some members over others based on factors including chapter and leadership position; and

**Whereas** without a uniform and democratic censure process across DSA, members will be unable to exert control over the electoral program, leaving influence over the electeds in the hands of small leadership cliques;

**Therefore let it be resolved,** any member in good standing of a chapter may submit a resolution with greater than or equal to 5% of members in good standing of that chapter to censure an endorsed elected;

**Resolved,** the resolution to censure must be shared with general membership of the chapter and heard at the soonest possible General Meeting or Chapter Convention;

**Resolved,** a motion to censure an elected official requires a majority vote of present and voting members equal to the ratio required for endorsement;

**Resolved,** once passed, the resolution to censure must be announced and publicly posted within 72 hours;

**Resolved,** revocation of endorsement shall follow the same process as a censure;

**Resolved,** the following will be distributed by chapters to membership as the policy for democratic discipline:

- Any member in good standing may submit a resolution for the general membership to censure or unendorse an elected official endorsed by the chapter. In order to be heard, this resolution requires signatures of 5% of members in good standing at the time of submission. The censure resolution must be shared with the full membership and heard at the next General Meeting or Chapter Convention.
- A motion to censure or unendorse an endorsed elected official requires a majority vote of present members to pass. If the censure passes, the resolution must be publicly posted within 72 hours.
- If there is no chapter meeting or convention scheduled within 90 days of turning in a resolution of this type with signatures from 5% of members in good standing, a special meeting will be called to be held within 30 days.

Light & Air / Marxist Unity Group 

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