[Update: 7:28 PM] 2nd District convention taking place on Saturday May 8th, at 8 am. Cleveland St bingo building which seats 650 people.
[Update: 7:26 PM] Voting on behalf of the primary. Motion carries 8-1. CORRECTION: There was an additional proxy I missed. 9-1.
[Update: 7:24 PM] Kyle Adams, Chairman of Hampton Committee removes himself from voting as he does not live in the 2nd District. Speaks against the cost argument. Eastern Shore Committe chair speaking against a convention, governor races are 1/3 with procedure by convention. Says primary goes better to getting general Public behind the nominee.
[Update: 7:22 PM] David O’Kelley speaking on behalf on a primary before he makes the motion on behalf of said primary.
[Update: 7:18 PM] Jason Miyares for Scott Rigell, just thanking the committee on behalf of Rigell.
[Update: 7:15 PM] Angela Bitter speaking for Ben Loyola, speaking against the canvass. If canvass off the table, no preference.
[Update: 7:11 PM] Bert Mizusawa: defer to jdgement of committee.
Scott Taylor: still prefers convention, Convetion center available on May 22nd for a convention, holding 13,400 delegates. Under no guise of what is going to happen tonight. Chairman rebuttal, Virginia Beach would hold 60%+ of delegates, minimizing Norfolk, Hampton and Eastern Shore. Smaller committee chairs not favorable to weighted delegates.
[Update: 7:07 PM] Kenny Golden: canvass is the way to go. 81st District worked well, 8th had a few issues. However, without Justice approval, can’t go any further. Still prefer canvass. Put on the spot, with no canvass what is preference? One person, one vote. Convention is dangerous. Prefers primary only if canvass is off the table.
[Update: 7:05 PM] opening the floor up to the four candidates present, if they so choose.
6:40 PM: Hadn’t planned on live blogging, but four candidates are in the room, so I’ll give some live updates.
Scott Taylor, Kenny Golden, Bert Mizusawa are here. Representatives from Rigell’s camp are here. Unless I simply don’t know them, no one from Maulbecks campaign is present.
