California June Primary Lawsuit Won’t Be Heard Until August

[workinclasszero]

California June Primary Lawsuit Won’t Be Heard Until August
May 24, 2016 3:23 PM

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) – A federal judge has set an Aug. 18 hearing date in a lawsuit filed by a Bernie Sanders supporter seeking to extend California’s voter registration deadline ahead of the primary election, meaning the plaintiffs won’t get a hearing before the state’s June 7 primary.

http://sacramento.cbslocal.com/2016/05/24/california-june-primary-lawsuit-wont-be-heard-until-august/

[leftofcool]

1. That lawsuit was never going to fly anyway.

If you have a year to register and can't get off your ass and do it, tough!

[Tal Vez]

2. When was the case filed? I believe in voting and voting rights and I wish that courts could

hear every case designed to expand voting rights. But, I also know that, other things being equal, the earlier a case gets filed, the sooner it gets decided.

[still_one]

7. Those who registered as NPP who didn't get the ballot the wanted, on Election Day all they

need to go is to their polling place and exchange the ballot for a Democratic one. This really isn't rocket science. California is very flexible. In fact up until midnight yesterday they could have registered online as a Democrat and still would be able to vote in the California primary

All last weekend they could have registered or re-registered on line, and if they already received a ballot if they registered as NPP and received a non-partisan ballot, just exchange it for a Democratic one at the polling place on Election Day

Not voting rights have been violated.

[SharonClark]

24. This case isn't about expanding voting rights

We all support expanded voting rights and the repugs are the one blocking that, not the Democratic Party.
This is about:
1) Sanders' disregard for voting rules,
2) Sanders' constant need for an outrage a day,
3) Sanders' setting up the meme that the 'system is rigged' when he loses, and
4) Sanders' attempting to delegitimize Hillary's nomination.

[LisaM]

28. It is also about Democrats choosing their own nominee.

I think the notion of Bernie bringing millions of new people to the party is a crock. They couldn't even be bothered to vote down ticket for a very important judgeship in Wisconsin.

[sarae]

32. AKA Democracy...

I don't think that word means what Bernie thinks it means.

[George II]

3. .

[Thinkingabout]

4. Information was posted on DU last year about the open, closed and semi-closed primaries,

there was plenty of time to see what applied to each state, failure to do the necessary is on the person who finds themselves needing to file a law suit about their failure.

[wysi]

5. Oops

You'd think they would have learned their lesson about getting things sorted early.

[TwilightZone]

6. Considering how often Sanders says the rules shouldn't be changed in the middle of the process...

He should approve of this decision, right? Right?

[Rose Siding]

8. It's lousy how these party rules gripes get convoluted with actual voting rights

Way to muddy the water on an actual issue

[BobbyDrake]

9. It was a ridiculus demand in the first place. eom

[workinclasszero]

10. Great siggy!

[BobbyDrake]

16. Courtesy of our HRC Group friend riversedge!

http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1107&pid=143682

I like yours too. Boondocks was a great show.

[riversedge]

27. Glad you liked it. Thanks

[SaschaHM]

11. So many of them...

are going to show up to a polling place saying that they should get to fill out a provisional ballot since a case is being decided months later.

[workinclasszero]

12. HA!

Probably so.

[annavictorious]

13. Sanders had better luck in Ohio where he sued to open the primary to 17 year olds

and it ensured his victory.
Oh wait...

[Historic NY]

14. Voting is too hard, following the rules is too hard....

apparently getting off the couch to actually register is even harder......wait they could have had their Cheetos and did it on-line.

[annavictorious]

15. I read a list of California movie people (Susan Sarandon / Ralph Nader types)

who accidentally registered with the Independent Party thinking that it meant independent, i.e. no party affiliation.

They're inadvertent members of a right wing organization, and they won't be able to vote on June 7.

[okasha]

17. The stupid. It Berns.

[fleabiscuit]

18. It's the acid man.

[Cha]

19. For real?

[Cha]

20. Does anyone else find this

funny?!

[liberal N proud]

23. Are we wrong?

[Cha]

26. NO. I'd

say we're right.

[Her Sister]

21. Am gonna sue Canada and Mexico and all the American countries so that I can vote in any and all

ELECTIONS THEY MIGHT HAVE! Anyone know a good lawyer?

[workinclasszero]

22. LOL

[liberal N proud]

25. Another Bernie Sanders political stunt fail

If the Pope couldn't help him, then how did he expect a Judge to help?

[Koinos]

29. The pope did help him. He referred him to a psychiatrist.

[liberal N proud]

30. LOL

[R B Garr]

31. Good! Yet another Sanders gimmick; his whole campaign is gimmicks. A Sander's fan was on AM radio

locally in my Orange County area a few weeks ago talking about registering as many students on campuses as they could for Bernie. The way the interview was going, this didn't surprise that they tried this stunt. They are just trying to hide behind the "Establishment" by saying the ballot was confusing, but the real goal was to register as many young students as possible past the deadline.