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2016 Postmortem
Related: About this forumHearing TODAY on Sanders backers’ bid for injunction in Calif. Primary
City Attorney of San Francisco:SAN FRANCISCO (June 1, 2016) A federal judge will hear arguments todayWednesday, June 1, at 11:00 a.m.on a motion by supporters of Sen. Bernie Sanders presidential campaign for an emergency injunction in Californias June 7 Presidential Primary. Plaintiffs, who include an unincorporated association of Sanders backers called the Voting Rights Defense Project, seek far-reaching injunctive relief in the election. Voting in the nations most populous state has been underway since May 9.
WHAT
U.S. District Court hearing on a motion for preliminary injunction in the June 7 California Presidential Primary
WHO
U.S. District Court Judge William Alsop
Attorneys for plaintiffs (supporters of Sen. Bernie Sanders presidential campaign; the American Independent Party; and two San Francisco voters)
Attorneys for defendants (San Francisco, Alameda County, and Calif. Secretary of State Alex Padilla)
WHEN
TODAY: Wednesday, June 1 at 11:00 a.m.
WHERE
U.S. District Court
Courtroom 8, 19th floor
Phillip Burton Federal Building
450 Golden Gate Avenue (between Polk and Larkin Streets)
San Francisco
Deputy San Francisco City Attorney Joshua White will be available to answer questions from the news media immediately after the hearing, outside of the federal building, close to the Golden Gate Avenue entrance.
Judge Alsup issued his one-paragraph scheduling order shortly after plaintiffs filed their after-hours motion for a preliminary injunction last Friday, at approximately 7:00 p.m. Specifics of the injunction order sought by Sanders supporters include: requiring poll workers in Californias 58 counties to individually inform no party preference voters of their right to request a partisan presidential primary ballot; compelling statewide television, radio, internet and email announcements to inform voters about state election laws; and, if possible, to extend Californias voter registration deadlinewhich passed on May 23 for eligibility to vote in the June 7 primaryuntil election day itself. The civil complaint filed by Sanders supporters on May 20 additionally sought injunctive relief that included a requirement for California elections officials segregate ballots already cast by unaffiliated voters, and to allow re-votes by those voters for presidential primary candidates.
CASE DOCUMENTATION
The case is: Voting Rights Defense Project et al. v. Tim Depuis et al., U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California, Case No. 3:16-CV-02739, filed May 20, 2016. Complete case documentation is available here.
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Hearing TODAY on Sanders backers’ bid for injunction in Calif. Primary (Original Post)
brooklynite
Jun 2016
OP
Be prepared for the charges of fraud if Hillary gets more votes, as polling suggests she will.
Arkansas Granny
Jun 2016
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Arkansas Granny
(31,506 posts)1. Be prepared for the charges of fraud if Hillary gets more votes, as polling suggests she will.
workinclasszero
(28,270 posts)3. Yup the berners are setting up there narrative like usual
SMH
firebrand80
(2,760 posts)2. LOL
compelling statewide television, radio, internet and email announcements to inform voters about state election laws
Here's an idea: Raise the money and do it yourself. What that? It's too expensive and there are time constraints you say? Well, no shit.