Fed. Judge Rules for DNC Over Florida Delegates
By Jeralyn, Section Elections 2008
Posted on Wed Dec 05, 2007 at 03:41:29 PM EST
Tags: DNC, convention, 2008 (all tags)
Posted on Wed Dec 05, 2007 at 03:41:29 PM EST
Tags: DNC, convention, 2008 (all tags)
A federal judge has ruled the DNC can exclude Florida delegates from the convention as a penalty for moving up their primary date.
[U.S. District Court] Judge Robert Hinkle said that political parties have a First Amendment right to set their own rules and enforce them. The national party did that, which means that Florida will not have a say in picking the Democratic nominee.
Florida's set its primary for January 29 even though the rules don't allow them before February 5, so as to maintain the importance of the Iowa and New Hampshire primaries. Two other states, Nevada and South Carolina, are also allowed early primaries "to add geographic and racial and ethnic diversity."
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