SETH WAXMAN ENDORSES PECKARSKY'S PROPOSAL FOR ELECTION PROTOCOL

FEBRUARY 11, 2017
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

 
 
Washington, D.C., FEBRUARY 11, 2017 – Seth Waxman, Solicitor General of the United States (1997-2001) has endorsed the “Protocol to Contest Election Results” as proposed by Mr. Peter Peckarsky, candidate for National Chairperson (Chair) of the Democratic National Committee.
 
The Proposal requires that Democratic nominees to the offices of President and Vice President will agree that following the close of the polls, they commit that should there be reasonable grounds as determined by the DNC Chair for a challenge or contest to the election results, the nominee agrees to provide all necessary cooperation to the Democratic National Committee to challenge or contest the results on behalf of the nominee. The full text of the proposed Protocol is attached below.
 
“This proposal puts back into the hands of the party the ability to maximize the value one of the Democratic party’s principle assets, the nominations for the offices of the President and Vice President of the United States of America,” says Peckarsky.

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ADDENDUM
Protocol To Contest Election Results
 
(To be signed and dated at the start of the primary campaign)
(there will be a similar form for candidates for Vice President and for the nominee for Vice President)
 
I , name                                         , irrevocably promise that if I receive the nomination of the Democratic Party of the United States of America (“Democratic Party”) for the office of President of the United States of America and if following the close of polling the National Chairperson of the Democratic National Committee (“DNC”) notifies me in writing that there are reasonable grounds to believe that efforts to challenge or contest an apparent loss in any state (or the District of Columbia) or congressional district (in a state which awards one electoral vote to the winner of each congressional district) would be meritorious, I will provide all necessary cooperation (for example, agreeing to serve as a named plaintiff,  contestant,  challenger, or petitioner as the laws of the state involved require) to the DNC’s efforts to challenge or contest either in court or administratively the result in each such state or congressional district on my behalf.
 
I hereby irrevocably acknowledge that the written certification by the Democratic Party that I am allowed to be an official candidate for the nomination of the Democratic Party of the United States of America for the office of President of the United States of America is sufficient consideration to support each promise signed and dated as of (date at start of campaign).
 
I further irrevocably promise to sign the following document prior to delivering any speech accepting the nomination and within one (1) hour of being notified in writing that the National Convention of the Democratic Party has voted to award the nomination of the Democratic Party of the United States of America for the office of President of the United States of America to me:
 
(The following will be signed and dated within 1 hour of being awarded the nomination and before any acceptance speech)
 
I, name                                         ,  irrevocably promise as the nominee of the Democratic Party of the United States of America for the office of President of the United States of America, that if following the close of polling the National Chairperson of the Democratic National Committee (“DNC”) notifies me in writing that there are reasonable grounds to believe that efforts to challenge or contest an apparent loss in any state (or the District of Columbia) or congressional district (in a state which awards one electoral vote to the winner of each congressional district) would be meritorious, I will provide all necessary cooperation (for example, agreeing to serve as a named plaintiff,  contestant, challenger, or petitioner as the laws of the state involved require) to the DNC’s efforts to challenge or contest either in court or administratively the result in each such state or congressional district on my behalf. I further irrevocably promise to continue to provide all necessary cooperation to the DNC as may be requested in writing by the National Chairperson of the DNC until all such challenges or contests as well as all appeals of any such challenge or contest have been finally concluded and no further appeal of any such challenge or contest is possible.
 
I hereby irrevocably acknowledge that my receipt of the nomination of the Democratic Party of the United States of America for the office of President of the United States of America is sufficient consideration to support my above-stated promises.