The Florida Democratic Party is proposing a mail-in primary:
Florida’s Democratic party chairwoman Karen Thurman is shopping around a draft plan that provides for a mail-in Democratic primary (with 50 drop-in sites) on June 3, in her effort to try to find a way to get Sunshine State delegates seated at the national convention.
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Now one thing that all sides have worried about is the cost. In this case, she offers an estimate of $10 million and up, urging everyone to start thinking about fund-raising very soon. (The state party can accept large unregulated donations to finance this sort of thing.)
She’s seeking comment on her draft and hopes that she’ll have a final plan to submit to the Democratic National Committee next week. There are several levels of approval that must be met, first by the D.N.C., and any plan going forward would be overseen by a commission Ms. Thurman plans to appoint. The plan also has to be approved by the Justice Department, because various parts of the state fall under the Voting Rights Act to protect minority voting, just like in parts of New York and elsewhere.
Why isn’t anyone talking about the integrity of a mail-in primary ?
Update: That concern may be academic because even the Florida Democratic Party Chair admits her plan’s chances of being accepted are slim:
Asked if the plan will be implemented, Thurman said, “I have a feeling that this is probably closer to not, than yes.”
Thurman will review comments from Democratic leaders and make a decision by Monday on whether to proceed with the re-vote. But she acknowledged that Obama has had concerns and the Democratic National Committee won’t support a proposal unless both candidates also back it. She said there’s a serious question over whether the state could legally verify the signatures of a privately run election.
“If this becomes something that we can’t do, then we can’t do it,” Thurman said.
And the train wreck continues.
