DC to Hold Emergency Vote to GET Bernie Sanders on Democratic Primary Ballot, Sources Say

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The D.C. Council will hold an emergency vote to put Bernie Sanders' name on the Democratic primary ballot after the D.C. Democratic Party submitted registration paperwork a day late and a voter filed a challenge, News4 has learned.

The D.C. Board of Elections determined the board cannot certify Sanders for inclusion on the June 14 primary ballot because the local Democratic party submitted his name, as well as Hillary Clinton's, one day after the legally binding deadline, sources closes to the board said.

A Democratic voter in D.C. filed a challenge against the Sanders campaign's registration. No complaint was filed against Clinton's registration. The period in which a challenge can be filed has passed. D.C. Council Member-at-Large Anita Bonds, who is chairwoman of the D.C. Democratic Party, is preparing emergency legislation to clear up the issue, which embarrassed party officials. The vote could occur as early as Tuesday.

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A Sanders spokesman said the campaign believes D.C. residents still will be able to cast their votes for the candidate. "We did what D.C. law requires in order to get Bernie on the ballot, and we are confident he will be on the ballot," the spokesman said in a statement.

http://www.nbcwashington.com/news/local/DC-to-Hold-Emergency-Vote-to-Get-Bernie-Sanders-on-Democratic-Primary-Ballot-374160651.html

[Tarc]

1. Of course he should be on the ballot, I don't know why this even happened

Sanders is going to get crushed in the 75%-25% range, but he should at least be allowed a shot.

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3. "Crushed"....You mean like Hillary got CRUSHED in Washington, Alaska and Hawaii?

Sure,....bring on more of that 'crushing'......Bernie supporters love that kind of crushing!.....

[MineralMan]

2. He'll be on the ballot, I'm sure, for

all the good that'll do him. But here's a question:

Why do candidates wait until the last day to file papers? That has never made sense to me. The one time I ran for elected office in California, I was at the office to file my papers on the FIRST day I could. In fact, I was there when the damned office opened.

Why wait until the last minute? It won't matter, of course. Sanders will be on the ballot. But the whole thing could have been avoided so very easily.

[daleanime]

5. Mistake was not on Bernie's part....

please don't imply differently.

[EndElectoral]

9. He had filed his papers timely. Didn't you read this in the article?

"because the local Democratic party submitted his name, as well as Hillary Clinton's, one day after the legally binding deadline, sources closes to the board said."

[UMTerp01]

4. Democratic Party looks so stupid here

How in the hell did they fumble the ball on Bernie not being on the ballot in DC? Really?!!!!

[marions ghost]

6. Agreed

guess they didn't get the memo that he was running.

[starmaker]

7. Wonder who filed the complaint?

Love to be enlightened on that story

[vintx]

10. Me too. They should have their name published

so that everyone knows who decided the voters shouldn't have a choice to vote for anyone besides Hillary

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12. The complaint was filed against Bernie Sanders but not Hillary Clinton....

even though the D.C. Democratic Party submitted the registration paperwork one day late after the legally binding deadline for Bernie Sanders, AS WELL AS Hillary Clinton.

Why didn't the complainant file TWO complaints (Bernie & Hillary) instead of just one?


No one needs to say more......

[EndElectoral]

8. "local Democratic party submitted his name, as well as Hillary Clinton's, one day after the deadline

How come if BOTH were submitted one day AFTER the deadline, HRC's name appears on the ballot, but Sanders's name does not?

This is either incompetence at the highest level OR DWS in action OR malfeasance extraordinaire.

[JesterCS]

13. And Hillary supporters wonder

Why we scream foul.

[AzDar]

11. Cui Bono? The question to ask regarding ANY and ALL of the cheating, lying, and dirty tricks...