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Rep. John Conyers fails to qualify for ballot update page 2
Posted on 5/14/14 at 8:50 am
Posted on 5/14/14 at 8:50 am
There is some good news. Sadly this POS Dem will probably win as a "write in" candidate.
Rep. John Conyers (D-Mich.) won't appear on the Democratic primary ballot after failing to submit enough valid signatures, Wayne County Clerk Cathy Garrett said on Tuesday.
The decision means Conyers may have to run as a write-in candidate if he wants to keep a seat he's held for five decades.
Conyers submitted 2,000 signatures, needing 1,000 valid ones. After the challenges, he had 592.
Legal challenges to the petition-gathering rule are likely, though. The American Civil Liberties Union has already challenged that law in federal court, saying it's unconstitutional to require signature-gatherers to be registered voters.
LINK
Edited to add the link
Obama endorses Conyers for reelection
Obama is brain damaged as much as Hillary.
President Obama will support the reelection bid of Rep. John Conyers Jr., the longest-serving African-American member of Congress, despite the Michigan Democrat losing his spot on the ballot.
"The president fully supports Congressman Conyers’ reelection, and looks forward to working with him in the next Congress," Democratic National Committee communications director Mo Elleithee said in a statement.
LINK
Rep. John Conyers (D-Mich.) won't appear on the Democratic primary ballot after failing to submit enough valid signatures, Wayne County Clerk Cathy Garrett said on Tuesday.
The decision means Conyers may have to run as a write-in candidate if he wants to keep a seat he's held for five decades.
Conyers submitted 2,000 signatures, needing 1,000 valid ones. After the challenges, he had 592.
Legal challenges to the petition-gathering rule are likely, though. The American Civil Liberties Union has already challenged that law in federal court, saying it's unconstitutional to require signature-gatherers to be registered voters.
LINK
Edited to add the link
Obama endorses Conyers for reelection
Obama is brain damaged as much as Hillary.
President Obama will support the reelection bid of Rep. John Conyers Jr., the longest-serving African-American member of Congress, despite the Michigan Democrat losing his spot on the ballot.
"The president fully supports Congressman Conyers’ reelection, and looks forward to working with him in the next Congress," Democratic National Committee communications director Mo Elleithee said in a statement.
LINK
This post was edited on 5/16/14 at 9:05 am
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Posted on 5/14/14 at 8:51 am to Jbird
quote:
Conyers submitted 2,000 signatures, needing 1,000 valid ones. After the challenges, he had 592.
Posted on 5/14/14 at 8:52 am to Jbird
quote:
Conyers submitted 2,000 signatures, needing 1,000 valid ones. After the challenges, he had 592.
My god.
Posted on 5/14/14 at 8:53 am to NC_Tigah
quote:About as effective as his last 50 years.
Conyers submitted 2,000 signatures, needing 1,000 valid ones. After the challenges, he had 592.
Posted on 5/14/14 at 8:53 am to Jbird
quote:
Conyers submitted 2,000 signatures, needing 1,000 valid ones. After the challenges, he had 592.
Ummm... So only 25% of the signatures he submitted were valid? So where did he come up with the other 75%? Sounds like some fraud there... Shouldn't there be someone looking into this
Posted on 5/14/14 at 8:53 am to boosiebadazz
quote:He truly has been a standard bearer for his Party.
Conyers submitted 2,000 signatures, needing 1,000 valid ones. After the challenges, he had 592.
My god.
Posted on 5/14/14 at 8:54 am to Jbird
Wow...I thought he would be there till he died.
quote:Apparently you don't have to be registered to vote in some districts, so why should you have to be registered to collect signatures.
aying it's unconstitutional to require signature-gatherers to be registered voters.
Posted on 5/14/14 at 8:54 am to Lsut81
quote:Holder?
Shouldn't there be someone looking into this
Posted on 5/14/14 at 8:55 am to Jbird
quote:
Conyers submitted 2,000 signatures, needing 1,000 valid ones. After the challenges, he had 592.
So he had 1400 invalid signatures?
Posted on 5/14/14 at 8:56 am to dante
quote:Well the Party of Principle seems to love this dolt.
Apparently you don't have to be registered to vote in some districts, so why should you have to be registered to collect signatures.
The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee promised to stand by Conyers in the heavily Democratic district.
“The DCCC fully supports Representative Conyers in his re-election campaign, and I have every confidence that when this long process is complete, Representative Conyers will continue to serve the people of Michigan in Congress," DCCC Chairman Steve Israel (D-N.Y.) said in a statement. "As the next Dean of the House, the Michigan delegation and pillar of the Democratic party, Representative Conyers will remain one of the most respected voices in Congress.”
Posted on 5/14/14 at 8:58 am to Jbird
Opps
ETA:
ETA:
quote:What a joke. Even if Conyers does not get re-elected, do you expect an improvement from his district?
"As the next Dean of the House, the Michigan delegation and pillar of the Democratic party, Representative Conyers will remain one of the most respected voices in Congress.”
This post was edited on 5/14/14 at 9:01 am
Posted on 5/14/14 at 8:59 am to Jbird
quote:
Representative Conyers will remain one of the most respected voices in Congress
Posted on 5/14/14 at 9:00 am to udtiger
I was cracking up over that little tidbit of stupidity myself.
Posted on 5/14/14 at 9:01 am to Jbird
quote:
saying it's unconstitutional to require signature-gatherers to be registered voters.
Why would you hire people to gather signatures that are not registered to vote? Wouldn't you want to get them registered?
Posted on 5/14/14 at 9:02 am to wickowick
quote:I thought about that as well, but realized he may have hired minors to collect signatures.
Why would you hire people to gather signatures that are not registered to vote? Wouldn't you want to get them registered?
Posted on 5/14/14 at 9:02 am to wickowick
quote:In light of the fact it's state law yeah I guess you might want that.
Why would you hire people to gather signatures that are not registered to vote? Wouldn't you want to get them registered?
fricking Dems are like what Cousin Eddie said about the jelly of the month club, that's the gift that keeps giving all year long Clark.
Posted on 5/14/14 at 9:04 am to Jbird
Racist ballot qualification requirements.
Racist signature authentication.
Racist signature authentication.
Posted on 5/14/14 at 9:05 am to dante
quote:
he may have hired minors to collect signatures.
or felons, no longer eligible to vote...
Posted on 5/14/14 at 9:07 am to Jbird
I see a lot of um, "informed" voters pulling that D lever for someone they have never heard of. That's what they do. 
Conyers could end up third after it's all over.
I comes after D. Many never have learned the rest of the alphabet after D..
Conyers could end up third after it's all over. I comes after D. Many never have learned the rest of the alphabet after D..
Posted on 5/14/14 at 9:07 am to wickowick
quote:Meh the old Acorn crew needed a quick job for cash.
he may have hired minors to collect signatures.
or felons, no longer eligible to vote...
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