The Minnesota DFL is rescinding its endorsement of a candidate in the Minneapolis Mayor’s race after a committee found problems with the endorsement process held earlier this summer.

In a statement, the DFL’s Constitution, Bylaws and Rules Committee, after an investigation, found that there was clear evidence that the endorsement of State Sen. Omar Fateh for mayor “was facilitated by use of a flawed electronic voting system” which they say led to a substantial undercount on the first ballot and led to a candidate being dropped from consideration after that first ballot.

Because of the ruling, the party will not endorse any candidate for the Mayoral race.

In a statement, DFL Party Chairman Richard Carlbom said, “Now it’s time to turn our focus to unity and our common goal: electing DFL l

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