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DNC Lawyers: Only Half of Fla., Mich. Can Be Seated Saturday

Rules committee not allowed to go further

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(Newser) – By Democratic Party rules, the long-awaited committee meeting on Saturday is authorized to re-seat no more than half of the outlaw delegations from Florida and Michigan, party lawyers have advised in a new memo. The Rules and Bylaws Committee is required to maintain a penalty for the leapfrogging states that cuts their original delegate counts at least by half, the AP reports.

The 38-page analysis also confirmed that the committee was allowed to strip the 368 delegates in the first place. There does, however, remain a path to reinstating the entire slates, the lawyers said: the Credentials Committee could vote to do so, but it couldn’t happen until the opening day of the August convention.

Michigan Democratic Party committee members listen to a vote of the Democratic National Committee Rules and Bylaws Committee.
Michigan Democratic Party committee members listen to a vote of the Democratic National Committee Rules and Bylaws Committee.   (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
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Florida and Michigan   (Wikipedia composite)
Democratic National Committee Chairman Howard Dean reflects on the 2008 presidential race, during an interview with The Associated press, Thursday, March 27, 2008.
Democratic National Committee Chairman Howard Dean reflects on the 2008 presidential race, during an interview with The Associated press, Thursday, March 27, 2008.   (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
Alexis Herman, right, co-chair of the Democratic National Committee Rules and Bylaws Committee, leads discussions to censure Michigan's delegates.
Alexis Herman, right, co-chair of the Democratic National Committee Rules and Bylaws Committee, leads discussions to censure Michigan's delegates.   (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
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