The Democratic Party of Korea's proposed charter amendment to change the vote-weighting ratio between delegates and registered party members from "20-to-1 or less" to "1-to-1" was rejected at the Central Committee on Monday.
The Central Committee announced the result after conducting a vote among 596 national committee members from 10:30 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Of the 596 total committee members, 373 participated in the vote. Among those who voted on the "one-person-one-vote" charter amendment, 277 voted in favor.
For an agenda item to pass the Central Committee, approval from a majority of registered members (299 votes) is required.
A separate charter amendment that would grant registered party members the right to select candidates for proportional representation seats in local and metropolitan council elections and introduce a preliminary primary system was also rejected.
For that measure, 373 committee members participated in the vote, with 297 voting in favor.
