When superdelegate and DNC Rules and Bylaws Committee member David McDonald explained to me how Hillary Clinton could seat defunct delegates from Michigan and Florida, I knew the issue would heat up again at some point.

It looks like Michigan and Florida are now entering the spotlight again, after contests Tuesday in Vermont, Rhode Island, Ohio and Texas failed to give Clinton or Barack Obama a decisive delegate lead.

Michigan and Florida officials are apparently considering “do-over” contests that would comply with DNC rules and allow pledged delegates to count. The DNC stripped the two states of their delegates when they violated committee rules by moving their primaries up before Super Tuesday.

I spoke with Pat Notter, a Washington state superdelegate who is pledged to Obama, by phone on Wednesday. She said she supported the DNC when they decided to strip the Michigan and Florida delegates.

“If you have a party and you as a group set the rules, and you all agree on them, you need to keep the rules,” Notter said. “You can’t change the rules in the middle of the game, and both of those states knew what they were doing. Both were given 30 days to amend their primary dates and have their delegates count. I strongly believe that they should not be counted in this primary election.”

However, Notter said she could understand why Michigan and Florida wanted to participate earlier in the nominating process.

“I hope that we change the process for running our primary elections in the future to give more equity, to give more states a chance to be up front, to rotate which states are first,” she said. “You don’t do that by breaking rules, though. You do it by working together to make rules that are more fair.”

Michigan and Florida will apparently be responsible for planning fair contests that comply with DNC rules.

DNC Chairman Howard Dean issued a statement Wednesday that seemed to leave the matter for the states to resolve.

Dean said Michigan and Florida have two options: either submit a new plan for a process for choosing their convention delegates, or appeal to the Convention Credentials Committee, which resolves issues about the seating of delegates.

Both states will likely face obstacles in funding new contests. However, a statement released by Michigan Gov. Jennifer Granholm (D) and Florida Gov. Charlie Crist (R), revealed that they are determined to let their states have a say in this incredibly close election:

“We each will call upon our respective state and national party chairs to resolve this matter and to ensure that the voters of Michigan and Florida are full participants in the formal selection of their parties’ nominees,” the statement said.