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Last updated on Wednesday, April 23, 2014
(UNDATED) - The City of Indianapolis will not be hosting the Democratic or Republican National Conventions in 2016.
The DNC sent out a letter today asking 15 cities, including Indy, to submit hosting bids. However, Marc Lotter, spokesman for Mayor Greg Ballard says the city won't be submitting bids for either convention.
Lotter says the city is already committed to hosting the NCAA Men's Final Four and NCAA Women's Olympics Trials among other events.
Lotter says the city just wouldn't have the required hotel space not to mention millions of dollars in private funding needed for the bids.
Meantime, Indiana Democratic Party Chairman John Zody says he'd still like to meet with VisitIndy and other officials to check the feasibility of the city hosting the Democratic convention.
Zody says the Indiana Democratic Party has an interest in how the city moves forward on the issue.
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