Suit challenges presidential primary

November 20th, 2007 | Category: Florida Politics Blog

National Democratic committeeman Jon Ausman that daylight announced a lawsuit against the state for moving up its presidential primary to Jan. 29, claiming the statute enabling the move "interferes with the internal processes of the national Democratic and Republican Parties, and for purely political objectives, attempts to influence each party’s choice of a candidate for the presidency of the United States."

Ausman said the state could move the period had it shown it essential "so that elections are orderly fair

and honest," but did not. The lawsuit was filed in the circuit court in Tallahassee. It seeks to declare the Legislature’s action unconstitutional and revert the primary back to March unless lawmakers meet and move it to Feb. 5 or later.

"We want more society voting. We want Florida to get it right and that means moving absent from that Jan. 29 moment," said Alma Gonzalez (pictured) who is one of the plaintiffs.

Original post by Alex Leary

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