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Clinton, Obama campaigns allege election rules violations
Both Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama’s campaigns alleged that supporters of their rival candidates were trying to circumvent Texas Democratic Party rules by circulating sign-in sheets before tonight’s precinct conventions.
The sign-in sheets are crucial because they are the documents precinct chairmen will use to calculate how many delegates each candidate will win from tonight’s caucuses. Both campaigns alleged numerous reports across the state of such activity.
The Texas Democratic Party distributed a memo today repudiating the practice of campaigns filling out sign-in sheets in advance, which the Clinton campaign described as “underhanded tactics.”
“We want every Texas voter to know that sign-in sheets distributed before the primary polls close, will not count,” said Ace Smith, state director of the Clinton campaign, in a statement. “We encourage them to participate in their precinct convention by showing up at their polling location at 6:30 p.m.”
The Obama campaign alleged that Clinton supporters had solicited signatures on sign-in sheets in Dallas, El Paso, Jefferson and Tarrant counties.
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