FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
MARCH 5, 2008
CONTACT:
GOVERNOR CHARLIE CRIST’S PRESS OFFICE
(850) 488-5394
GOVERNOR JENNIFER GRANHOLM’S PRESS OFFICE
(517) 335-6397
Florida and Michigan Governors to DNC and RNC:
Don’t Silence 5,163,271 Americans
TALLAHASSEE- Florida Governor Charlie Crist and Michigan Governor Jennifer
M. Granholm released a joint statement today calling on the Democratic
and Republican National Committees with a very clear message: Seat our
delegates.
Joint Statement from Florida Governor Charlie Crist and Michigan Governor
Jennifer M. Granholm
“The right to vote is at the very foundation of our democracy. This
primary season, voters have turned out in record numbers to exercise that
right, and it is reprehensible that anyone would seek to silence the voices
of 5,163,271 Americans. It is intolerable that the national political parties
have denied the citizens of Michigan and Florida their votes and voices
at their respective national conventions.
According to the DNC and RNC, Florida and Michigan have violated party
rules by moving up their primaries. Today, we each will call upon our respective
state and national party chairs to resolve this matter and to ensure that
the voters of Michigan and Florida are full participants in the formal
selection of their parties' nominees. We must restore the rights of the
more than 5 million voters whose voices have been silenced.”
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