D.C. Board of Elections refuses to certify Sanders for June 14 primary. Clinton will be certified.

[JimDandy]

DC to Hold Emergency Vote to Get Bernie Sanders on Democratic Primary Ballot

The Sanders campaign had submitted its Washington, D.C., ballot registration on time, but the local Democratic party sent candidates' registration info late

By Tom Sherwood
March 31, 2016

The D.C. Council will hold an emergency vote to put Bernie Sanders' name on the Democratic primary ballot after the D.C. Democratic Party submitted registration paperwork a day late and a voter filed a challenge.

The D.C. Board of Elections determined the board cannot certify Sanders for inclusion on the June 14 primary ballot because the local Democratic party submitted his name, as well as Hillary Clinton's, one day after the legally binding deadline, sources closes to the board said.

A Democratic voter in D.C. filed a challenge against the Sanders campaign's registration. No complaint was filed against Clinton's registration. The period in which a challenge can be filed has passed.

http://www.nbcwashington.com/news/local/DC-to-Hold-Emergency-Vote-to-Get-Bernie-Sanders-on-Democratic-Primary-Ballot-374160651.html

ETA link

[peacebird]

1. How Clintonian. The campaign submitted everything IN TIME. The local Dem Party (coughDNCcough)

Did not turn the paperwork in on time.

Bernie is not on the primary ballot in DC. Total Clintonian CORRUPTION, so very like them.

I am definately FEELING THE BERN now. Eff her royal highness and the skanky mule she rode in on.

[Baitball Blogger]

13. +1

[Politicalboi]

52. Between this and their poll visiting

It's cheating. And if the law can't do anything, we still CAN. Don't support those who stole from us no matter what. Fuck them.

[CorporatistNation]

55. INDEFENSIBLE! FUCK THE ESTABLISHMENT! THIS WILL HURT THEM BIG ELSEWHERE!

THIS is A BIGGG Win For Sanders Politically!

[Chasstev365]

2. OK Hillary Apologists:

Defend this is a free and vibrant democracy. I am SO sick of this! Hillary has no integrity and is a cheater. Don't tell me this wasn't intentional on tne part of the DNC who IS coordinating with the Clinton campaign.

[rhett o rick]

11. Their response is "The Ends Justify The Means"

[JoePhilly]

35. What did Hillary do here?

A "free and vibrant democracy" does not include unsupported allegations of wrong doing.

DC will put Bernie on the ballot, and this latest CT will die a natural death.

[Bjornsdotter]

3. I thought I heard

....Thom Hartmann say that Bernie would be on the ballot.

[virgista]

8. I heard him too. But this is new information. He'll be all over it tomorrow. n/t

[Bjornsdotter]

9. Thank-you!

[Renew Deal]

19. Everyone has said so

But the perpetual outrage machine needs fuel

[cui bono]

22. It's only happening because a Hillary supporter filed a claim against Sanders.

Would you not be outraged if it were turned around and a Bernie supporter did that to Hillary? Too bad one didn't then they would BOTH not be on the ballot. Perhaps there's still time...

This how Hillary and her supporters roll... afraid of fair elections that give everyone a chance to voice their opinion.

Why do you not care about democracy and fairness?

.

[Renew Deal]

26. The candidates need valid petition signatures and challenging petitions is normal

So there is no issue there.

[2pooped2pop]

28. so lets file one on Hillary?

[Renew Deal]

30. Go ahead

[revbones]

51. News didn't break until it was too late to file one. Convenient for Hillary huh? nt

[peacebird]

63. Too late. Conveniently this becomes news AFTER the date to challenge has passed.

[cui bono]

40. Yes, and BOTH Bernie's AND Hillary's were filed late BY THE DEM PARTY.

So yes, there is an issue there. Either both should be on or both should be off the ballot.

Or do you not agree that elections should be fair and that ALL candidates should play by the same rules?

.

[Renew Deal]

44. It has been repeatedly stated by multiple people involved that both will be on the ballot

"Three D.C. Council members called the situation embarrassing and sloppy, but said they would be willing to make sure all candidates who had submitted their information in good faith before the deadline make the ballot."

https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/dc-politics/no-bernie-sanders-was-not-kicked-off-the-dc-ballot/2016/03/30/53be925c-f6c6-11e5-8b23-538270a1ca31_story.html

Reposting only half the story is outrage fuel for those that crave that sort of thing.

[cui bono]

49. That's what I heard earlier today, but then I heard that he was being kept off.

I hope that is the latest word, that he is allowed on.

.

[Renew Deal]

57. There is no way he will be left off.

[cui bono]

60. You better be right. Would love to hear Hillary call for them to make sure he's on.

[Karma13612]

56. I agree. For sure.

If you read the article posted by the OP, and read the paragraphs in ascending order, it makes more sense.

I see this done often in news articles that keep updating from old to new info. They keep reporting the latest first, followed by the previous background information.

[FlatBaroque]

4. A Democratic voter in D.C. filed a challenge against the Sanders campaign's registration.

I wonder what the story is here...

[senz]

12. Has to be a Hill supporter. Nasty thing to do.

Nice ducky.

[peacebird]

18. Can we find out who this Dem was? And his connection to little Debbie or Hillary?

[JimDandy]

21. Robert Vinson Brannum--a big Hillary Clinton supporter. n/t

[peacebird]

23. I effing despise the slimey corrupt Clinton machine. Tweeting this now.

[senz]

38. I despise them too, and you're inspiring me to go on Twitter.

They are indeed slimy.

[NorthCarolina]

54. Do it...

much of this election is being coordinated through twitter. I have a ton of fun there...very informative.

[senz]

58. Thanks for the encouragement, NorthCarolina.

I might give it a whirl.

[FlatBaroque]

47. let him know what you think

And don't be intimidated by the "Reverend". Some of the nastiest pieces of shit in this country call themselves Reverend.

https://twitter.com/robert158

[marions ghost]

45. Yes on what grounds?

This is just totally absurd. Welcome to American S/elections.

[GardeningGal]

5. Do you have a link?

I'm a little confused because it says the party sent both candidates' registration late but only Bernie won't be certified. I don't see where it states that Clinton will be certified. Only that there was no complaint against her registration.

[JimDandy]

31. I fixed it.

The rules of the DCBOE state that if a candidate's nomination petition is unchallenged their name Shall appear on the ballot.

See my thread that explains the details behind the DCBOE's posting of an incorrect filing date for Hillary Clinton, which allowed her petition to go unchallenged:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/12511618139

http://www.democraticunderground.com/12511618139#post6

That should be the real story in this sordid saga!

[virgista]

6. Oh my God!

This is outrageous! Will DC'ers end up having to write Bernie in? I see lots of law suits coming up. And, no this doesn't make Hillary look good. Just the opposite.

[99th_Monkey]

7. Stealing & Cheating: The ONLY way Clinton knows how to "win" an election

This stunt was a deliberate & transparent DWS/DNC/HRC ruse to steal the DC election for Hillary.

[Renew Deal]

24. 20 delegates

It's not as big of a heist as stealing Hillary's voter files, but it's something.

[99th_Monkey]

36. You must mean when DWS/DNC dropped the firewall and Sanders repeatedly told DNC about it

and now we're finding Bernie voters disappearing from the registered voter rolls.

[cui bono]

41. Exactly.

Funny how things work. Wonder how that lawsuit is going?

.

[whatchamacallit]

37. 20 delegates are meaningful to Sanders

And the voter file deal hasn't been shown to have impacted the race at all.

[Kentonio]

65. This race could come down to 20 delegates. There isn't a chance in hell he won't be on this ballot.

[2pooped2pop]

29. yep

and they have shown it so far. If she wins the primary, it will be a contest to see who can cheat bigger, since the republicans know all the same tricks and will be proud to use them.

[Half-Century Man]

10. Write his name in.

Even if the vote doesn't count.
If her numbers are far below the amount of ballots cast, we the people will know.







Note to alerters, I am advocating a protest vote in a primary only. I am making this appeal to have our votes counted even if the point is moot. A Democrat will win the Democratic primary regardless.

[Tom Rinaldo]

14. If this stands the backlash will cost Clinton more delegates in CA alone than she stands to gain

by not having Sanders on the DC ballot. She would have won most of them anyway - but talk about an organizing tool for Sanders everywhere else in the nation if no one makes this right. It feeds into the worst perceptions of Clinton and her Party allies.

[HooptieWagon]

33. Yes, this needs to go viral on Twitter and FB.

Hillary can only win by cheating and deceit.

[snowy owl]

15. So the party intentionally helped Clinton but not Sanders

And you think that is fair, just, ethical? I don't care what the vote is. Just more corruption at the party level.

[senz]

16. Thom Hartmann lives in D.C.

and has been knocking himself out to support Hillary, even though his first choice is Bernie. Wonder what he thinks of this? For sure, he will not blame it on Hillary.

[ALittleBirdie]

42. I don't like listening to Thom Hartmann anymore

He gets into lots of awkward moments when he tries to equiparate the two candidates. I prefer the MSM where they brazenly support Clinton or TYT where they unashamedly defend Bernie. I miss his honest, genuine reporting of times past. *sigh*

[Baitball Blogger]

17. I know what is going to happen next.

If there is a check mark on the option to fill-in-the-blank on the ballot, they won't count those where the voter wrote down Bernie's name, but forgot to mark the check box.

Everything old is new again. Shameful.

[Roland99]

20. Total freakin' BS!!

WTF was this voter who complained??

[HooptieWagon]

34. Post 21 names him.

Yes, a big Clinton supporter.

[nc4bo]

25. Are you fucking kidding me?! What bullshit.

you know, all this does is validate so many people's gut instincts that establishment Democrats; DNC, Clinton, etc. are willing to cheat, steal, lie, commit election fraud - whatever. it. takes.

This is what happens when wrongdoing is ignored, the wrongdoers become emboldened.

[Renew Deal]

46. Any voter can make these sorts of challenges and they often do

It's a great way to discover wrong doing.

[ReasonableToo]

27. Goes to show she doesn't need sanders supporters.

Let her and DNC win by pulling these tricks. Third way will find a way. She doesn't need sanders supporters to compromise their principles for her.

[TheBlackAdder]

32. This is the shit that will do in Clinton. It is just crooked politics, while perversely "justified."

[djean111]

39. If she is the nominee I will not be voting for her, period.

[Tarc]

43. I don't support this at all, but this is not the fault of the Clinton campaign

The assertion that the Clinton campaign would try to cheat Sanders out of a primary with a) only 20 delegates, and b) one that she is going to carry at 75% anyways is ludicrous.

[pantsonfire]

53. Don't disagree with it and excuse it, hypocrite n/t

[DCBob]

48. I doubt Bernie would get 15% of the vote anyway in DC so same result.

However, I still think he should be on the ballot.

[NorthCarolina]

50. Was it a Clinton supporter that challenged the Bernie inclusion?

Is is just by error that this news breaks ONLY after the challenge period has expired? Was this a setup?

[JimDandy]

59. Robert Vinson Brannum, who is a big Hillary Clinton supporter and a bit of a gadfly,

filed the challenge to Sander's ballot nomination petition.

Is is just by error that this news breaks ONLY after the challenge period has expired?

As far as those breaking the news story: It's called train wreck journalism-knowing something dire is going to happen, but not informing the public, because the train wreck will be the more sensational news. Aaron C. Davis of the Washington Post knew, but did nothing to inform the public and can be counted among those ranks: "...for two weeks, speculation has been swirling about whether any resident in the nation’s capital might actually get to cast a vote for Sanders."

The fact that the D.C. Dem party filed both of their petitions late appears to have been closely to held to the vest. The person in the D.C. Dem Party who filed late knew, Anita Bonds, Chair of the D.C. Party party knew, and probably a select cadre of others in the party knew also. Not a word was said to the public. Not even when Brannum filed the challenge to Sanders. Not a one of them spoke up that Hillary's had been filed late also and therefore was eligible for a challenge. So by that point it was deliberately being withheld. It cannot be an error then that the news broke to the public ONLY after the challenge period had ended.

Was this a setup?

I'll tell you what is interesting--the DCBOE listed Hillary's petition as being filed on time, on 15 March 2016, when in fact it wasn't filed until two days later on 17 March at 1:31 pm. I discussed this in an earlier post today.

A lawsuit, with discovery, may have to settle that point, if Bernie doesn't get on the ballot.

[NorthCarolina]

64. Wow,

very thorough response; thank you.

I did read on another site after posting that Hillary's name had actually been submitted on time. So apparently there is still confusion over that basic question, were both submitted late or just Bernie.

[JimDandy]

68. DC Dems submitted both late

[Roland99]

67. Exactly why the DNC/Third Way/DLC/Clintonian establishment MUST GO!!

[riversedge]

61. An emergency meeting will take place early next week. The hold up occured when a DC voter

wrote a letter and challenged Sanders registration. Who or why this happened no one seems to know at this point--that is the mystery.

The Board was only following their rules for processing both candidates to get them on the DC ballot.




http://www.nbcwashington.com/news/local/DC-to-Hold-Emergency-Vote-to-Get-Bernie-Sanders-on-Democratic-Primary-Ballot-374160651.html

...The D.C. Board of Elections determined the board cannot certify Sanders for inclusion on the June 14 primary ballot because the local Democratic party submitted his name, as well as Hillary Clinton's, one day after the legally binding deadline, sources closes to the board said.

Sanders May Be Off DC Ballot After Dem. Party Filing

A Democratic voter in D.C. filed a challenge against the Sanders campaign's registration. No complaint was filed against Clinton's registration. The period in which a challenge can be filed has passed.

D.C. Council Member-at-Large Anita Bonds, who is chairwoman of the D.C. Democratic Party, is preparing emergency legislation to clear up the issue. The vote could occur as early as Tuesday.

[TheFarS1de]

62. Robert Vinson Brannum ..... what a joke

http://www.dcogc.org/content/executive-board-biographies

Anything but democracy will do apparently . The owner class is trying everything .

[Roland99]

66. Be nice if Anonymous exposed all of his skeletons!

[unapatriciated]

69. Like this one

Brannum began an active duty tour at Holloman Air Force Base in New Mexico on March 21, 2000. On March 26 the Air Force began investigating complaints against him for sexual harassment. Brannum learned of the investigation and on June 8 departed Holloman, leaving a note saying that he was "voluntarily terminating" his active-duty tour. Because the Air Force regarded Brannum's tour of duty as requiring him to serve an additional ten days, it responded with an order on June 18, 2000, purportedly under 10 U.S.C. § 12301(d), recalling Brannum to active duty.

The Air Force offered and Brannum chose the option of proceeding by way of non-judicial punishment in lieu of trial by court martial.   The adjudicating officer dismissed the sexual harassment charges but found Brannum guilty of being absent without leave and ordered him demoted one rank from Master Sergeant to Technical Sergeant.   Brannum appealed unsuccessfully to the appropriate higher officer.

- See more at: http://caselaw.findlaw.com/us-dc-circuit/1262956.html#sthash.4x66CHSh.dpuf




http://law.justia.com/cases/federal/appellate-courts/F3/311/1127/570164/

[Roland99]

72. A real winner, he is

[demwing]

70. I actually think this will help Bernie

DC is the last contest of the season (June 14th) so there's plenty of time to pursue a legal challenge. In the meantime, the story will help to support the narrative that the establishment (and you don't get any more "the establishment" than the DC Dems) is trying to keep Bernie from winning the nomination, even if they have to cheat to do it.

Should be worth a few sympathy points in NY and other states....

[passiveporcupine]

71. from your link

D.C. Council Member-at-Large Anita Bonds, who is chairwoman of the D.C. Democratic Party, is preparing emergency legislation to clear up the issue. The vote could occur as early as Tuesday.

She is going to request a rule change from 2 hours after the deadline, to 24 hours after the deadline for checks to be delivered to the elections office.

They do it this way all the time and no one has ever filed a challenge before. Now that it has happened, they will try to fix this glitch permanently. We will have to wait till Tuesday for the vote, I guess.