Under the reform package , a 21-member unity commission , chaired by Clinton supporter Jennifer O'Malley Dillon and vice-chaired by Sanders supporter Larry Cohen , is to be appointed " no later than 60 days " after the November 2016 general election . The commission would report by January 1 , 2018 , and its recommendations would be voted on at the next Democratic National Committee meeting , well before the beginning of the 2020 Democratic primaries . The commission was to consider " a mix of Clinton and Sanders ideas , including expanding ' eligible voters ' ability to participate in the caucuses in caucus states , a gripe of Clinton 's campaign , and encouraging ' the involvement in all elections of unaffiliated or new voters who seek to join the Democratic Party through same-day registration and re-registration ' " , which is one of Sanders ' demands . The commission drew comparisons to the McGovern – Fraser Commission , which established party primary reforms before the 1972 Democratic National Convention
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