5.8 Suspension of Country Committee or of Non-Voting Committee

A Country Committee or a Non-Voting Committee may be suspended from full membership by unanimous vote of the Executive Committee or by a majority vote of the DPCA if:
(a) it fails to hold an election of officers within six months following the date prescribed by the Country Committee's Bylaws, or
(b) it engages in conduct which seriously prejudices the interests of the Democratic Party of the United States, the DNC, or Democrats Abroad.

Any Country Committee or Non-Voting Committee suspended under subparagraph (a) of Section 5.8 shall automatically be reinstated to full membership upon filing an application accompanied by a copy of the minutes of a valid election meeting certified as true by the Country Committee's Chairperson and Secretary.

A Country Committee or a Non-Voting Committee suspended under subparagraph (b) of Section 5.8 may request a prompt hearing and the Executive Committee shall make such arrangements as it deems best suited to protect all interests, in the context of a global party, including supervising new elections, at the request of the Country Committee or Non-Voting Committee. The hearing may, without limitation, be held by conference telephone call or video conference. The Executive Committee shall adopt such rules of procedure for hearings in connection with the proposed suspension of a Country Committee as it deems necessary to ensure that the hearing be conducted in a fair manner.