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The move comes after it appeared Bernie Sanders would not make it onto the Democratic primary ballot because the city's Democratic Party submitted the paperwork for Sanders one day too late. | AP Photo Bernie gets green light to appear on D.C. ballot

The Washington D.C. City Council on Tuesday approved legislation putting Sen. Bernie Sanders on the city's June 14 Democratic primary ballot.

D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser, who backs former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, has already said she would sign the legislation.

The move comes after it appeared Sanders would not make it onto the Democratic primary ballot because the city's Democratic Party submitted the paperwork for Sanders one day too late. The Sanders campaign had already paid the filing fee to get on the ballot.

D.C. Democratic Party officials, however, vowed to make sure Sanders' name would appear on the ballot. Lawmakers then moved to pass a bill clarifying that there's a 24-hour grace period to get on the ballot.

"We will make sure this issue is resolved," Democratic Party spokeswoman Natasha McKenzie told POLITICO on Thursday.

