“Hearing TODAY on Sanders backers’ bid for injunction in Calif. Primary”

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federal judge will hear arguments today—Wednesday, June 1, at 11:00 a.m.—on a motion by supporters of Sen. Bernie Sanders’ presidential campaign for an emergency injunction in California’s June 7 Presidential Primary. Plaintiffs, who include an unincorporated association of Sanders backers called the “Voting Rights Defense Project,” seek far-reaching injunctive relief in the election. Voting in the nation’s most populous state has been underway since May 9….Judge Alsup issued his one-paragraph scheduling order shortly after plaintiffs filed their after-hours motion for a preliminary injunction last Friday, at approximately 7:00 p.m. Specifics of the injunction order sought by Sanders’ supporters include: requiring poll workers in California’s 58 counties to individually inform “no party preference” voters of their right to request a partisan presidential primary ballot; compelling statewide television, radio, internet and email announcements to inform voters about state election laws; and, “if possible,” to extend California’s voter registration deadline—which passed on May 23 for eligibility to vote in the June 7 primary—until election day itself. The civil complaint filed by Sanders’ supporters on May 20 additionally sought injunctive relief that included a requirement for California elections officials segregate ballots already cast by unaffiliated voters, and to allow “re-votes” by those voters for presidential primary candidates.

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