A Hillsborough County Latino group Monday sued Republican National Committee chairman Reince Priebus, contending that the GOP’s primary schedule unconstitutionally dilutes the electoral clout of Hispanic Republican voters.
Moreover, the lawsuit, filed in U.S. District Court in Tampa, asks a federal judge to stop the Republican Party from taking away half of Florida’s delegates for scheduling Tuesday’s presidential preference primary earlier than party rules allow.
A GOP spokesman said the party’s legal staff would have to look at the suit before he could comment on it.
The plaintiffs are the nonprofit Hillsborough Hispanic Coalition and Ralph A. Emmanuelli, 67, a Pinellas County Republican and the founder of UNO Federation Community Services, a nonprofit group that works to integrate Hispanic residents into the American mainstream, according to the lawsuit.
The complaint contends that the Republican Party’s primary schedule “results in severely limited influence of Hispanic voters in selecting nominees.” … Read more
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