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DNC Finds Florida's Jan. 29 Primary In Violation of Party Rules
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ABC News' Tahman Bradley Reports: The Democratic National Committee Rules and Bylaws Committee voted Saturday to give Democrats in Florida 30 days to come up with an alternative plan to choose its 210 delegates to the party's 2008 nominating convention, finding that the state's plans for a Jan. 29 presidential primary violated party rules.
"I'm going to send a message to everybody in Florida that we're going to follow the rules," committee member Donna Brazile said.
The DNC forbids states from holding primaries or caucuses outside of a Feb 5 - June 10 "window". Exceptions are made for early states Iowa, New Hampshire, Nevada and South Carolina.
Florida state party chairwoman Karen Thurman has tried for months to get the DNC to make a special exemption for Florida after Gov. Charlie Crist R-Fla., signed into law legislation moving the state's primary in violation of DNC rules by seven days. Thurman's claim that Florida Democrats had done all they could to prevent the Republican-controlled state legislature from moving Florida's primary fell on mostly deaf ears. The committee chose to send a stern message to Florida and other states considering moving up their presidential nominating contests in '08.
Thurman rejected the idea of holding a non-binding primary on Jan 29 and then another official primary or caucuses at a later date.
Earlier in the week, prominent Florida Democrats including Sen. Bill Nelson and Rep. Alcee Hastings sent a letter to DNC chairman Howard Dean threatening to take legal action to determine whether striping Florida of some or all of its delegates violates any state or federal laws.
August 25, 2007 | Permalink | User Comments (5)
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well, may be fl should just vote republican.......
Posted by: jjh | Aug 25, 2007 6:01:29 PM
The Dems can risk whatever they want to risk, there isn't a sane person in the world that would vote for a Republican after we trusted you guys with Bush.
Posted by: chicagopoetry | Aug 26, 2007 12:12:42 AM
Since moving the primary date to Jan 29th was a Republican dirty trick tactic, the DNC should allow the vote and then keep the results under wraps until the proper date.
Posted by: cliff jones | Aug 26, 2007 6:53:25 PM
First the hanging chad and now this. Whoa, Florida!
Posted by: pearlyvictorious | Feb 3, 2008 2:49:00 PM
What ever happened to the Democracy of the UNITED STATES OF AMERICA?
The confusion made by the Governor of Florida and his constituents to change the primary voting date is a disgrace.
How can any honest person be satified with such a deplorable attempt to manipulate the voting process.
I hope and pray that for all that the situation is corrected.
Statues and rules are guidelines to keep us honest.
The citizens of Florida and Michigan should not be punished for a poor decision made by the legislators.
Posted by: Cpmail | May 21, 2008 6:43:15 PM
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