[candidate-development] [statecom-discuss] Reply to Larry Ely

[Gracegrnrnbw at aol.com]

Merelice - a reminder that a number of people have raised this concern, this 
is an issue for all of us not just me.

State law a well as our deleate selection plan hinges allocation of delegates 
on the whether the candidate has released them already - even before they are 
at a Nominating Convention to vote:

""Chapter 53: Section 70I. Delegates and alternate delegates to national 
conventions; voting for president on first roll call

Section 70I. If there is a roll call vote for president at the national 
convention of a political party, all delegates and alternate delegates whose 
selection is subject by party rule to the approval of a presidential candidate shall 
vote on the first such roll call for that presidential candidate unless 
released by such candidate."

As Eli suggested, perhaps more folks would like to help in the effort to 
reach the folks who are not seeking our Nomination to clarify "release" now?

We have been asked to take this conversation off of statecom-discuss since 
the next step sits with CDLC and Adcom - can we do that?

I guess I can at least pledge not to post to statecom about this except if 
asked to clarify - Thanks, Grace
In a message dated 5/11/08 1:19:21 AM, merelice at gmail.com writes:


> Grace,
> 
> I realize you are busy preparing for the foreclosures hearing, but
> please read all your emails before continuing this disucssion.
> 
> What you quote below applies to RELEASING the delegates. What we are
> currently addressing is ASSIGNING the delegates, not releasing them.
> Michelle Tassinari was abundantly clear that we are compelled by law
> and by our plan to assign the delegates earned in the primary vote.
> Otherwise, we would not have had to change the earlier CDLC
> calculation.
> 
> After assigning, we can then attempt to address how those delegates
> could get released BY THE CANDIDATES to whom they are assigned.
> 
> There should be no confusion over this. Tassinari's letter is totally
> clear on the need to assign; this is not subject to interpretation.
> 
> Merelice
> 
> 
> On 5/10/08, Gracegrnrnbw at aol.com <Gracegrnrnbw at aol.com> wrote:
> > As we do not have a corporate counsel as the Head of Elections' Division 
> says
> >  we would need to interpret this situation as to legality:
> >
> >  Tassinari wrote:"
> > .... In your most recent e-mail, you ask whether you can accept the public
> >  > statements of withdrawn candidates Jared Ball and Elaine Brown, along
> >  > with Ralph Nader's statement that he is no longer seeking the Green
> >  > Party's nomination and plans to run an independent campaign, as
> >  > official releases of the delegates they would otherwise receive to
> >  > reflect the Primary election results. This Office cannot interpret
> >  > your plan regarding this issue.
> >
> >  There is no legal interpretation that we have been given that says one 
> way or
> >  the other on whether these delegates have been released -
> >
> >  Perhaps, we should formally ask an elections lawyer about this situation?
> >  Otherwise, we are not proposing anything illegal according to anyone 
> officially
> >  in a position to know-   And it is in fact the logical interpretation 
> made by
> >  the first CDLC memo sent to adcom....
> >
> >  Thanks, Grace
> >
> > In a message dated 5/10/08 1:56:04 PM, merelice at gmail.com writes:
> >
> >
> >  > On 5/10/08, gary hicks <gooberthink06 at yahoo.com> wrote:
> >  > >
> >  > > ....  we will continue to disagree on this issue of delegate 
> apportionment
> >  > because quite simply we think that we're right
> >  > >  and your side of the argument is wrong. And vice-versa.
> >  > >
> >  > >  Your respectful Brother from Another Planet,
> >  > >
> >  > >  Gary Hicks
> >  > >
> >  >
> >  > And I respectfully remind you that your disagreement about the
> >  > delegate apportionment is not with the majority but with the Elections
> >  > Division. Or do you disagree that we should proceed legally?
> >  >
> >  > Merelice
> >
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