The party's Rules and Bylaws Committee voted for early contests in two new states - a caucus in Nevada and a primary in South Carolina.

Herman now serves as the co-chairperson (with James Roosevelt, Jr.) of the Democratic National Committee's Rules and Bylaws Committee.

The Rules and Bylaws Committee voted to seat all these superdelegates (as well as the pledged delegates from those states) but with half a vote each.

The Bylaws Committee is responsible for an annual review of the Oklahoma Sheriffs Association Bylaws.

For this reason, the Rules and Bylaws Committee of the Democratic National Committee rejected the plan in 2000.

As of 2008, he is the co-chair of the Rules and Bylaws Committee of the Democratic National Committee, a position he has held since 1995.

The voice vote came before the Democratic National Committee's Rules and Bylaws Committee.

A year later, Leland was appointed to the Democratic National Committee's Rules and Bylaws Committee.

The decision, which embraces the recommendations of the party's Rules and Bylaws Committee, is the biggest shift in the way Democrats have nominated their presidential candidates in 30 years.

On May 31, 2008, the Rules and Bylaws Committee of the Democratic Party reached a compromise on the Florida and Michigan delegate situation.