▁their ▁removal ▁in ▁ 2 0 2 0 . ▁ ▁The ▁Unity ▁Reform ▁Commission , ▁created ▁after ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 6 ▁election , ▁recommended ▁that ▁the ▁number ▁of ▁ 2 0 2 0 ▁super de leg ates ▁be ▁dr ast ically ▁reduced . ▁As ▁of ▁July ▁ 2 0 1 8 , ▁the ▁D NC ▁plans ▁to ▁re voke ▁voting ▁rights ▁for ▁super de leg ates ▁on ▁the ▁first ▁ball ot . ▁They ▁will ▁be ▁able ▁to ▁affect ▁the ▁selection ▁of ▁the ▁president ial ▁and ▁vice ▁president ial ▁nom ine es ▁only ▁if ▁voting ▁continues ▁to ▁another ▁ball ot , ▁which ▁has ▁not ▁happened ▁since ▁ 1 9 5 2 ▁for ▁the ▁president ial ▁nom ination ▁and ▁ 1 9 5 6 ▁for ▁the ▁vice - pres ident ial ▁nom ination . ▁ ▁Polit ico ▁reported ▁on ▁January ▁ 3 1 , ▁ 2 0 2 0 , ▁that ▁a ▁small ▁group ▁of ▁D NC ▁members ▁has ▁been ▁discuss ing ▁plans ▁to ▁weak en ▁Bern ie ▁Sand ers ' s ▁campaign ▁by ▁changing ▁the ▁rules ▁to ▁allow ▁super de leg ates ▁to ▁vote ▁on ▁the ▁first ▁ball ot , ▁in ▁what ▁would ▁be ▁a ▁revers al ▁of ▁the ▁re forms ▁made ▁following ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 6 ▁election . ▁However , ▁prominent ▁former ▁D NC ▁members , ▁including ▁Don na ▁Bra z ile ▁and ▁Don ▁F ow ler , ▁have ▁argued ▁against ▁changing ▁the ▁rules ▁again , ▁while ▁D NC ▁chair ▁Pere z ▁has ▁denied ▁the ▁possibility ▁of ▁a ▁rule