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ALT Resignation letter to Minneapolis DFL: September 20th, 2023 Dear Chair Lee: It's with the greatest respect and admiration for your work as Chair and the work of our colleagues at the Minneapolis DFL that I write to inform you of my intent to resign my role as Vice Chair. Unfortunately, my tendency to be outspoken has been problematic and I don't want to be a distraction to the local party unit or for my conduct to be dilutive to the work of the volunteers that make up the Minneapolis DFL. While I understand the goal of the Minneapolis DFL is to endorse and support candidates for local elections, the endorsement procedure is highly problematic and exclusionary. Due to the complex and cumbersome caucus and convention process, fewer than 1% of voters tend to be willing to waste a springtime Saturday sitting in a school auditorium to participate in an antiquated endorsement process…