New Hampshire Republican Attorney General John Formella recently issued a cease and desist order to the Democratic National Committee. WBTS report.
Formella said the DNC “False, deceptive, or misleading comments.” Regarding the state's presidential primary election. In the state's order, he cited a letter from the DNC's Rules and Bylaws Committee to New Hampshire Democratic Party Chairman Ray Buckley, in which he “reasserted to the people that the state's elections were “meaningless.” He instructed the Democratic Party to “educate”.
Mignon Moore and James Roosevelt Jr., co-chairs of the DNC Rules and Bylaws Committee, wrote in a letter: [New Hampshire Democratic Party] Steps must be taken to educate the public that January 23 is a non-binding presidential election event and meaningless, and that the NHDP and presidential candidates should do everything possible not to participate. ”
Last year, the DNC passed a new early presidential primary. calendar Looking ahead to 2024, President Biden also supported this. The DNC's updated calendar aimed to make South Carolina the first state to start elections on February 3rd, but New Hampshire refused to follow the change, moving its primary election date to January 23rd. It was set on the day.
Monday's cease and desist order accused the DNC's comments of violating state voter suppression laws.
“Your letter dated January 5, 2024 states that RBC previously ordered NHDP to “educate the public'' that the New Hampshire election, which was planned and conducted in accordance with New Hampshire law, was “meaningless.'' Based on the results of the New Hampshire Democratic presidential primary on January 24, 2024, whether or not the DNC declines to elect delegates to the party's national convention, that election It's not “meaningless.” Your statements to the contrary are false, deceptive, and misleading,” Assistant Attorney General Brendan O’Donnell wrote.
The AG's office accused the DNC's comments of trying to “prevent or suppress” people from voting.
“This matter remains unresolved and the agency reserves the right to take further enforcement action based on the measures described in this letter and any other actions that violate state election law,” the letter concluded. ing.
Buckley responded to the order on Monday: “It's safe to say that the DNC is less popular in New Hampshire than the New York Yankees.”
“State law requires the New Hampshire Secretary of State to conduct the nation's first primary, and he intends to follow the law. Nothing has changed. We expect high Democratic turnout on January 23rd. I'm looking forward to it,''' Buckley added.
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New Hampshire AG sends cease-and-desist order to DNC for ‘false, deceptive, and misleading’ comments about election
New Hampshire Republican Attorney General John Formella recently issued a cease and desist order to the Democratic National Committee. WBTS report.
Formella said the DNC “False, deceptive, or misleading comments.” Regarding the state's presidential primary election. In the state's order, he cited a letter from the DNC's Rules and Bylaws Committee to New Hampshire Democratic Party Chairman Ray Buckley, in which he “reasserted to the people that the state's elections were “meaningless.” He instructed the Democratic Party to “educate”.
Mignon Moore and James Roosevelt Jr., co-chairs of the DNC Rules and Bylaws Committee, wrote in a letter: [New Hampshire Democratic Party] Steps must be taken to educate the public that January 23 is a non-binding presidential election event and meaningless, and that the NHDP and presidential candidates should do everything possible not to participate. ”
Last year, the DNC passed a new early presidential primary. calendar Looking ahead to 2024, President Biden also supported this. The DNC's updated calendar aimed to make South Carolina the first state to start elections on February 3rd, but New Hampshire refused to follow the change, moving its primary election date to January 23rd. It was set on the day.
Monday's cease and desist order accused the DNC's comments of violating state voter suppression laws.
“Your letter dated January 5, 2024 states that RBC previously ordered NHDP to “educate the public'' that the New Hampshire election, which was planned and conducted in accordance with New Hampshire law, was “meaningless.'' Based on the results of the New Hampshire Democratic presidential primary on January 24, 2024, whether or not the DNC declines to elect delegates to the party's national convention, that election It's not “meaningless.” Your statements to the contrary are false, deceptive, and misleading,” Assistant Attorney General Brendan O’Donnell wrote.
The AG's office accused the DNC's comments of trying to “prevent or suppress” people from voting.
“This matter remains unresolved and the agency reserves the right to take further enforcement action based on the measures described in this letter and any other actions that violate state election law,” the letter concluded. ing.
Buckley responded to the order on Monday: “It's safe to say that the DNC is less popular in New Hampshire than the New York Yankees.”
“State law requires the New Hampshire Secretary of State to conduct the nation's first primary, and he intends to follow the law. Nothing has changed. We expect high Democratic turnout on January 23rd. I'm looking forward to it,''' Buckley added.
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