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Democrats tell Florida: Delay primary or lose delegates« Thread Started on Aug 28, 2007, 12:41am » --------------------------------------------------------------------------------Democrats tell Florida: Delay primary or lose delegatesThe national party says the state has 30 days to reschedule presidential balloting from January 29 til later or it'll be barred from the nominating convention.By Bob Drogin, Los Angeles Times Staff Writer August 26, 2007 read at source> http://www.latimes.com/news/printedition....ck=2& cset=trueWASHINGTON -- The Democratic National Committee voted Saturday to strip Florida of all its presidential convention delegates, threatening to leave the state without a voice in choosing the party's 2008 nominee, unless it delays the date of its primary election.The ultimatum marks party leaders' most drastic attempt yet to impose order among states that have been trying to elbow their balloting closer to the front of the election cycle. Three months ago, Florida controversially set its primary for Jan. 29.The DNC Rules and Bylaws Committee voted overwhelmingly to give Florida's party 30 days to reschedule -- to Feb. 5 at the earliest -- or risk losing accreditation for its 210 delegates to the nominating convention next summer in Denver.