Washington (CNN) Democrats will keep fighting over "superdelegates" -- a leading symbol of the divisions left over from the 2016 presidential race -- for at least five more months.

Democratic National Committee members voted Saturday to accept a recommendation to "revise the role and reduce the perceived influence" of superdelegates.

What that actually means, though, is a question the party is unlikely to resolve until this summer.

Bernie Sanders-aligned DNC members cast Saturday's vote as progress, and said they ultimately want to effectively eliminate all superdelegates.

"We knew it wasn't going to get resolved here," said Larry Cohen, the chairman of Sanders' political organization Our Revolution.

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