LANSING, Mich. (AP) -- Michigan Democratic leaders have settled on a plan for seating a delegation at this summer's convention that would give presidential candidate Hillary Clinton 69 delegates and Barack Obama 59.
Clinton won the January 15th Michigan primary even though her name was the only one on the ballot. Obama and the other candidates had their names removed after national party officials declared Michigan and Florida had violated the rules by jumping in line. All the candidates agreed not to campaign in either state.
Clinton is now eager to have the delegate votes counted. Under the original rules, she would have received 73 pledged delegates from Michigan and Obama would have gotten 55. The state also has 29 superdelegates.
The state party's executive committee voted Wednesday to ask the national party's Rules and Bylaws Committee to approve the 69-59 delegate split when it meets May 31st.
