Very, very...very interesting (Sanders and Clinton D.C. ballot access)

[JimDandy]

In their 23 March 2016 online news release, the D.C. Board of Elections published a list of “Democratic Candidates in the June 14, 2016 Primary Election” that shows Hillary Clinton’s nominating petition filing date as 15 March 2016. There is NO Filing Date shown for Bernie Sanders, though.

How could that date be, because the D.C. Democratic Party stated that, while they received both candidates registration info before the D.C. Board of Elections Office closed at 4:45 pm on 16 Mar 2016, the last day to file, they didn't submitted either of their nominating petitions to the DCBOEE until 1:31 pm, 17 March 2016.

So the DCBOEE entered Clinton as not just filing before the deadline, but filing two days before the party actually late filed her petition. And the DCBOEE should have at least entered a date for Sanders, (if not the 15th, like Clinton's, then why not the late date of 17 March?), because the D.C. voter, and big Clinton supporter, who challenged Sanders' petition to the DCBOEE didn't do so until 24 March 2016, the day AFTER this list was posted.

[djean111]

1. If it looks like ratfuckery and smells like ratfuckery.....

Maybe somewhere, in a smelly little room, someone said hey, at least we can TRY just leaving Bernie off the ballot completely, and see if we can get away with it.

The troubling thing is - this does not seem in the least bit fanciful, it is Rovian and would be something Brock would do.

[JimDandy]

6. It raises a huge ethical issue--perhaps even an issue of DCBOE's falsification of public records.

Falsely posting Clinton's filing date as 15 March 2016 made it appear that she was within the legal filing deadline and therefore NOT SUBJECT TO A CHALLENGE!

The DCBOE rules for Petition Challenges state that, on the 3rd day after the petition filing deadline, the Board shall post for 10 consecutive days all nominating petitions for public inspection and the opportunity for challenge. Any challenge must occur within that 10 day period. Any candidate not challenged will appear on the ballot:

1406.9 If at the expiration of the challenge period referred to in this section, no challenge has been filed with respect to a nominating petition, the Executive Director, or his or her designee, shall certify the candidate, and the candidate’s name shall be printed on the ballot.

Their presentation of Sanders' and Clinton's listings (none for Sanders and a falsified on-time date for Clinton), while hiding the opportunity to challenge Clinton, was practically an invitation for someone to challenge Sanders.

If falsification of these dates by the governmental body can be proved, that may create an avenue to still challenge Clinton's access to the ballot.

[Segami]

2. kick

[elleng]

3. 'Confusion appeared to reign late Wednesday over just what happened and whether it could be fixed.

D.C. Democratic Party Chairwoman Anita Bonds told The Washington Times that the party’s primary plan, which included the paperwork for all candidates, was submitted by 7 p.m. on the 16th. The D.C. Board of Elections offices closes at 4:45 p.m.'

http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2016/mar/30/bernie-sanders-left-dc-primary-ballot-after-democr/

[marions ghost]

4. Smells

[monmouth4]

5. I loathe her more each day..nt