DNC member Jon Ausman says the DNC Rules and Bylaws committee received his two challenges on hehalf of Florida Democrats and helpfully runs through the process: "The staff to the RBC has two weeks from 17 March 2008 to review the challenge and to make a recommendation to the Co-Chairs of the Rules and Bylaws Committee.... (more on the jump)

---Adam Smith

"Once the Co-Chairs receive the review and recommendation of staff on Monday, 31 March 2008, they may dismiss the challenge or call a RBC to hear a verbal presentation by the persons filling the challenge. I will keep you informed as this develops.

"I am cautiously optimistic that Floridawill receive, as a result of these two challenges, the following:  twenty-three (23) superdelegates who have a vote; ninety-two (92) pledged delegates who have a vote; and, fifteen (15) pledged alternates.  This will give Floridaa delegation of 115 delegates and 15 alternates.

"The status of the remaining 96 delegates and 16 alternates will have to be reviewed by the Democratic National Convention Credentials Committee on or after 1 July 2008.  DNC Chair Howard Dean appointed twenty-two (22) persons to the Credentials Committee.  The states will had another 162 persons.  One of the persons Howard Dean appointed was former Florida Democratic Party Chair and former Tallahassee Mayor Scott Maddox."