2 Florida Democrats sue to keep Sanders off primary ballot
TALLAHASSEE — Two Florida Democrats are suing to block Bernie Sanders from running as a Democrat in the state’s March 17 presidential primary.
In a lawsuit filed Monday in circuit court in Leon County, the plaintiffs ask that Sanders be disqualified from the Democratic primary because he’s a declared independent.
The complaint also seeks to prevent state election officials from counting any votes Sanders has already received. More than 244,000 Democrats have already voted by mail in Florida.
Karen Gievers, a former circuit court judge representing Frank Bach and George Brown, both Tallahassee Democrats, said Sanders should not be allowed on the Democratic ballot.
Sanders caucuses with Democrats in the Senate but lists himself as an independent and has raised money in his Senate campaign account as an independent, according to the lawsuit.
“Florida is a closed primary state, yet here we have someone who is an independent on the Democratic ballot,” said Gievers. “You can’t be an independent and be a member of the party.”
Gievers described Bach and Brown as military veterans and registered Democrats.
Florida law gives political parties leeway to decide which candidates can appear on a party’s primary ballot, and the Florida Democratic Party last year chose to include major candidates with national attention and national reach.
Sixteen candidates will be listed on the party’s primary ballot, even though several have withdrawn from the race.
FL容易出幺蛾子，08年FL非要提前初选，党中央暗中向着巴马，把FL整个作废，结果老太拿了60趴一个代表没得到，不然老太真不一定输。
2 Florida Democrats sue to keep Sanders off primary ballot
TALLAHASSEE — Two Florida Democrats are suing to block Bernie Sanders from running as a Democrat in the state’s March 17 presidential primary.
In a lawsuit filed Monday in circuit court in Leon County, the plaintiffs
ask that Sanders be disqualified from the Democratic primary because he’s a declared independent.
The complaint also seeks to prevent state election officials from counting
any votes Sanders has already received. More than 244,000 Democrats have
already voted by mail in Florida.
Karen Gievers, a former circuit court judge representing Frank Bach and
George Brown, both Tallahassee Democrats, said Sanders should not be allowed on the Democratic ballot.
Sanders caucuses with Democrats in the Senate but lists himself as an
independent and has raised money in his Senate campaign account as an
independent, according to the lawsuit.
“Florida is a closed primary state, yet here we have someone who is an
independent on the Democratic ballot,” said Gievers. “You can’t be an
independent and be a member of the party.”
Gievers described Bach and Brown as military veterans and registered
Democrats.
Florida law gives political parties leeway to decide which candidates can
appear on a party’s primary ballot, and the Florida Democratic Party last
year chose to include major candidates with national attention and national reach.
Sixteen candidates will be listed on the party’s primary ballot, even
though several have withdrawn from the race.