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Gothmog

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30. Hearing for California primary lawsuit set for after voting
Thu May 26, 2016, 03:59 PM
May 2016

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 California’s voter registration deadline ahead of the primary election, meaning the plaintiffs likely won’t get a hearing before the state’s 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.

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Funny how all these hand-wringers had no issue with this deadline in prior primaries. nt SunSeeker May 2016 #1
Isn't that the truth. This 11th hour garbage is nonsense. still_one May 2016 #3
burnie wants the publicity and all the repubbie votes he can get. Cha May 2016 #2
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
Obviously desperate.. they started out their campaign wrong and Cha May 2016 #7
Was anyone preventing them from registering? Her Sister May 2016 #6
No. Yes. Absolutely. But they don't want that. They want to vote in the Democratic Party BlueCaliDem May 2016 #10
Ooooh! I like your California H Flag!!! Her Sister May 2016 #11
Aw thanks, Sister. Are you from California, too? eom BlueCaliDem May 2016 #12
No not at all!!! Her Sister May 2016 #13
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
Lol! Kisses from the east coast all the way to the west coast!! Her Sister May 2016 #22
Thanks so much, Her Sister! Catching all the love from the East Coast and luvin' it! BlueCaliDem May 2016 #23
Yep you know it! June 7th California and NJ (am in NY) Voting! Her Sister May 2016 #25
Actually yes, and they just captured the person who is responsible for that still_one May 2016 #16
Oh oh that ending ~ not cool! Her Sister May 2016 #17
exactly, they will find a connection still_one May 2016 #19
They're just building in another excuse so they can bitch about fraud when they lose. TwilightZone May 2016 #8
if all these people bitching about that on the internet actually went online to register nini May 2016 #9
Thanks nini, and California makes it quite easy still_one May 2016 #15
You'd think registering as a Democrat would require giving up your first-born sarae May 2016 #14
A year? That is not long enough! They want a year plus 10 days! SharonClark May 2016 #18
But rules are too difficult...and really we are entitled so they dont beachbumbob May 2016 #20
the republican party mercuryblues May 2016 #24
Sanders tries to get a FOX Debate! Her Sister May 2016 #27
Yes but Bernie Followers are....well, you know... Walk away May 2016 #26
yup I know still_one May 2016 #28
So far the Sanders people have not doing well in these lawsuits Gothmog May 2016 #29
Hearing for California primary lawsuit set for after voting Gothmog May 2016 #30
Thanks. It was a lawsuit without merit still_one May 2016 #31
I agree with your analysis Gothmog May 2016 #32
Judge rejects Bernie Sanders’ supporter’s voting lawsuit Gothmog Jun 2016 #33
SOS Padilla is right, the lawsuit was frivolous. These rules have been in place for over a decade, still_one Jun 2016 #34
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