Martha-gate: Dominguez Withdrawal Document Surfaces
In yet another strange turn in the race for State Board of Education #1, documents filed with the Secretary of State's Office have surfaced that show that Martha Dominguez actually withdrew from the primary and general elections.
The Certificate of Withdrawal was endorsed by Ms. Dominguez and dated for April 25th, a full month before the primary. The Secretary of State's Office Received the document on May 4th, 2012.
As you can see, the Certificate of Withdrawal actually indicates Dominguez' desire to withdraw from both the primary and the general election.
Previously there was just talk of her intent to withdraw and this document appears to verify that Dominguez not only intended to drop out, but apparently has actually formally withdrawn from the race.
Since the race is across multiple counties, the proper place to withdraw from the race would've been the Secretary of State's Office as far as I can tell.
This development is pretty big and may need to be resolved by the new head of the TDP Gilberto Hinojosa, though it is also likely that this will end up in court.
This raises a lot of questions.
If she withdrew formally, will she be allowed to continue to be a candidate? If she is not allowed to be a candidate, will the Democratic Party have a nominee?
If so, who would be the nominee?
Would there be a special election? Would they end up on the ballot in the run-off election? What about counties without a run-off election?
If I'm not mistaken, there may be a provision for the County Executive Committee to select a candidate to be on the ballot, but since this is a race across multiple counties, it would actually be the State Executive Committee that would select a candidate for the general election.
As you can see, this development opens a whole new can of worms for the Party...
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The Certificate of Withdrawal was endorsed by Ms. Dominguez and dated for April 25th, a full month before the primary. The Secretary of State's Office Received the document on May 4th, 2012.
As you can see, the Certificate of Withdrawal actually indicates Dominguez' desire to withdraw from both the primary and the general election.
Previously there was just talk of her intent to withdraw and this document appears to verify that Dominguez not only intended to drop out, but apparently has actually formally withdrawn from the race.
Since the race is across multiple counties, the proper place to withdraw from the race would've been the Secretary of State's Office as far as I can tell.
This development is pretty big and may need to be resolved by the new head of the TDP Gilberto Hinojosa, though it is also likely that this will end up in court.
This raises a lot of questions.
If she withdrew formally, will she be allowed to continue to be a candidate? If she is not allowed to be a candidate, will the Democratic Party have a nominee?
If so, who would be the nominee?
Would there be a special election? Would they end up on the ballot in the run-off election? What about counties without a run-off election?
If I'm not mistaken, there may be a provision for the County Executive Committee to select a candidate to be on the ballot, but since this is a race across multiple counties, it would actually be the State Executive Committee that would select a candidate for the general election.
As you can see, this development opens a whole new can of worms for the Party...
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