[norwaypinesavage]

If you want to know the reason why this ruling was necessary, an interview on the local radio station tells the story: The interviewer asked the guest if Conyers could win a write in election like Detroit mayor Duggan just did.

The answer was: "No. Duggan has two distinct advantages over Conyers. Duggan had a lot of financial backers, and he is in his right mind."

[masadaman]

A write-in election for Conyers would have required his supporters to know how to write and correctly spell his name, although correct spelling meant nothing 3 years ago in Alaska. Much easier in Detroit to just flip the lever for the “D” and continue flipping the same lever as many times as you can.