Sanders WINS appeal! Ohio 17 yr olds can and will vote Tuesday

[SheenaR]

http://thehill.com/blogs/ballot-box/presidential-races/272740-ohio-judge-rules-some-17-year-olds-can-vote-in-primary


If this is a repost, I apologize. Couldn't find it amidst Hillary's "macaca moment"

[Arazi]

1. Bernie does more to expand the Democratic party than the DNC has done in a decade

[Kalidurga]

2. macaca moment, LOL

That it was that it was. This is great news though. I want Bernie to win on merit not because Hillary keeps "misspeaking."

[cui bono]

3. "macaca moment"???

Been working 16 hr days this week... missing out on the fun.

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[Ken Burch]

4. It's a reference to how George Allen cost himself a Senate seat in Virginia:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Macaca_%28term%29

[SheenaR]

6. Thanks Ken n/t

[cui bono]

8. That part I know, but I don't know what Hillary's macaca moment was.

[Hassin Bin Sober]

10. She praised Nancy Reagan's early work on AIDS in the '80s. Yes seriously.

[cui bono]

11. Oh gawd. Thanks. n/t

[Sunlei]

5. That's good news!

[quantumjunkie]

7. K&R

[LonePirate]

9. I honestly don't know why this is not the law of the land.

I suppose Repubs would oppose it simply because it is a good idea and encourages young Americans to participate in our democracy.

[Gothmog]

12. The Hill is wrong- this is a different lawsuit than that federal court lawsuit filed by Sanders

Sanders lawsuit was filed in Federal court http://www.cleveland19.com/story/31420000/oh-lawsuit-sanders-campaign-suing-to-protect-young-and-minority-voters
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U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders’ presidential campaign filed a lawsuit in federal court Tuesday against Ohio Secretary of State Jon Husted.

This ruling was in a state court lawsuit filed by Fair Vote http://www.fairvote.org/17_year_old_ohians_can_vote_in_presidential_primary

Fair Elections Legal Network announced today that Franklin County Common Pleas Judge Richard Frye ruled in favor of 17-year-old presidential primary voters. Ohio law allows for 17-year-old voting in presidential primaries. The Court ordered Secretary of State Jon Husted to advise county election boards to count the ballots already received and allow young voters to participate in voting now through Election Day on March 15.

FairVote's legal team noted that an intepretation of law was at issue:

"Presidential primaries technically elect delegates on behalf of candidates, who will then go on to vote for their assigned candidates at the party conventions this summer. Due to this technicality, the Secretary of State’s office says that 17-year-olds are forbidden from voting in the presidential primary. No other state with 17-year-old primary voting appears to follow this interpretation of law."

Studies have shown that 17-year-old voters have a higher turnout than 18-year-old voters. Also, allowing for civic participation at a young age can foster a lifetime of engagement.

Here is the ruling in that case which is in state court and not federal court http://electionlawblog.org/wp-content/uploads/16-2346-Final-Opinion.pdf The Fair Vote people won this victory.