Bernie Sanders' name left off D.C. primary ballot

WASHINGTON, March 31 (UPI) -- A paperwork error left Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders off of the ballot for the District of Columbia primary in June, elections officials said.

The matter is likely to be resolved by either a ruling by the elections board, or, potentially, by a vote of the D.C. city council.

NBC affiliate WRC reported the issue was due to the party missing a filing deadline by one day, though D.C. Democratic Committee Chairwoman Anita Bonds tells the Washington Times the party did not miss the filing, only that it was sent after the elections board was closed for the day.

The paperwork was for both Sanders and Hillary Clinton to appear on the ballot.

Robert Brannum, a resident of Washington, D.C., filed a challenge to Sanders' petitions based on the fact they were technically filed March 17, a day after the deadline of March 16.

No such challenge was filed to Clinton's ballot spot despite her ballot paperwork technically appearing late, as well.

WRC reports the elections board will have a hearing on Brannum's challenge. The board itself can determine a clerical error happened and restore Sanders' name on the ballot. Failing that, the party could petition the D.C. city council to hold an emergency vote and order Sanders' name appear.

The District of Columbia Democratic primary is scheduled for June 14. There are 46 delegates at stake.