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LiberalFighter

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18. I'm not a lawyer but his first recourse is the Rules & Bylaws Committe of the Convention.
Fri Jun 3, 2016, 10:48 AM
Jun 2016

Also, Rule 13 only identifies how it applies to district, at-large, and the PLEO (party leaders and elected officials). Parts A through D involves the district and alternates. Part E involves at-large and the PLEO (party leader and elected official). Part F deals with no candidate achieving the 15% threshold. Part G prohibits single-delegate districts. Part H instructs state parties to educate the public about non-binding preference events. Like they had in Washington and Nebraska that they are meaningless.

Since the unpledged (automatic) delegates are not referenced in Rule 13 it does not apply to unpledged delegates.

The court should be ruling that the DNC determines the rules they will use. Otherwise the Republican Party will have to change their rules which in many states results in winner take all.

His claim that the unpledged delegates should be beholden to the NYSDC Convention also does not hold water. The rules were already established and cannot be changed for the convention. A vote by state convention delegates cannot change how delegates must vote at the national convention. They don't have the authority. It must be done as a body of the DNC at one of their regular meetings and only DNC members can vote on such matters.

Per the DNC rules any challenge to a state plan must be filed no later than 15 days after a plan has been adopted by a state party by at least 15 persons with standing. People with standing likely does not include riff raff like Kurzon. There are additional restrictions on who can file challenges.

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