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In reply to the discussion: In California people have had over a year to register to vote as a Democratic [View all]Gothmog
(177,634 posts)30. Hearing for California primary lawsuit set for after voting
Sanders lost this lawsuit also http://www.ocregister.com/articles/primary-717076-hearing-voters.html
SACRAMENTO A federal judge has set an Aug. 18 hearing date in a lawsuit filed by a Bernie Sanders supporter seeking to extend Californias voter registration deadline ahead of the primary election, meaning the plaintiffs likely wont get a hearing before the states June 7 primary.
Attorney William Simpich argued in the filing that the process for unaffiliated voters to get a presidential primary ballot particularly those seeking to cast ballots in the Democratic primary contest between Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton was too confusing and would leave many voters disenfranchised. He said at least two counties failed to notify some voters of their right to request a ballot to vote in the Democratic, Libertarian or American Independent Party contests.
Thousands of Californians are in imminent danger of being disenfranchised in the 2016 presidential primary election ending on June 7, 2016, and will continue to be shut out of the democratic process unless and until defendants reform their voting by mail practices, Simpich wrote in the filing on behalf of two voters, a group called the Voting Rights Defense Project and the American Independent Party.
Simpich had asked the court to extend the registration deadline to election day, but the response from U.S. District Court Judge William Alsup on Tuesday means the case will not be addressed by then.
Attorney William Simpich argued in the filing that the process for unaffiliated voters to get a presidential primary ballot particularly those seeking to cast ballots in the Democratic primary contest between Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton was too confusing and would leave many voters disenfranchised. He said at least two counties failed to notify some voters of their right to request a ballot to vote in the Democratic, Libertarian or American Independent Party contests.
Thousands of Californians are in imminent danger of being disenfranchised in the 2016 presidential primary election ending on June 7, 2016, and will continue to be shut out of the democratic process unless and until defendants reform their voting by mail practices, Simpich wrote in the filing on behalf of two voters, a group called the Voting Rights Defense Project and the American Independent Party.
Simpich had asked the court to extend the registration deadline to election day, but the response from U.S. District Court Judge William Alsup on Tuesday means the case will not be addressed by then.
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In California people have had over a year to register to vote as a Democratic [View all]
still_one
May 2016
OP
Funny how all these hand-wringers had no issue with this deadline in prior primaries. nt
SunSeeker
May 2016
#1
That is why they want Open primaries, so they get cross-over votes. They are so obvious
still_one
May 2016
#4
There is one modification to the allocation of delegates that I might consider in the future.
LiberalFighter
May 2016
#5
No. Yes. Absolutely. But they don't want that. They want to vote in the Democratic Party
BlueCaliDem
May 2016
#10
Well, be that as it may, you have my full permission to use the Ca-H any which way you like. :-)
BlueCaliDem
May 2016
#21
Thanks so much, Her Sister! Catching all the love from the East Coast and luvin' it!
BlueCaliDem
May 2016
#23
They're just building in another excuse so they can bitch about fraud when they lose.
TwilightZone
May 2016
#8