U.D.P’s Recall Project Attorney: Petition Should have been Handled Like An Election

Norman Rodriguez

The Recall Project, as it is dubbed, may very well land in front of a Supreme Court judge, so flanking August’s side at the head table was attorney Norman Rodriguez, who explained that the process of handling a petition within the U.D.P, is the same as with an election when voting closes.

Norman Rodriguez, Legal Rep., U.D.P Recall Project

“The chairman counts the ballots and he declares the results. He must count the ballots in the exact way that he receives them and he must also declare the results based on the way he counted those ballots. Delegates do not have the opportunity to cancel or retract any of those petitions once they are delivered to the chairman – it is like a normal election process. Once you go to the polls and vote, and the polls close at six or seven, you cannot go back to the returning officer and “I want to take back ballots.” So that is the simple process.”