Rep. John Conyers doesn’t have enough signatures to be on the August primary ballot

twitchy ^ | May 9, 2014

[SMGFan]

Maybe. A second review of petitions shows long-time Rep. John Conyers (D-Mich.) falling far short of the 1,000 signatures needed for his name to appear on the August ballot.

[SMGFan]

Hopefully now it is time to say "Good bye!"

[napscoordinator]

He needed to take lessons from “The Good Wife”.....a person wanted to run for Attorney General and he decided that day and called the Chief of Staff of the Governor and said he needed signatures. The COS said, “state or district”....he said “state”.....ok they will be ready by early afternoon. I know that is fictional, but I believe things work like this in real life too.

[kingattax]

you mean conyers couldn’t get 1000 dead folks to sign a petition ? they’ve been voting for that old crook in michigan for years, so what’s the problem ?

[cripplecreek]

I would hope so even if the other guy is almost as bad. I'm just tired of looking at his wrinkled ass.

[ealgeone]

paging SEIU, please delivery requested voter signatures to the sec of state...paging SEIU...

[willywill]

“paging SEIU, please delivery requested voter signatures to the sec of state...paging SEIU...”

yes, it confuses the heck out of me. are you trying to tell me that seiu can’t get him 1000 signatures. something’s weird, but a good weird if this holds up.

[Rembrandt]

Get serious, Conyers is in the club. He’ll be on the ticket and he’ll win. The fix is always in for people with the “qualifications” of a Conyers.

[Gay State Conservative]

As if the Rat Party can't come up with a few hundred “overlooked” ballots.

[latina4dubya]

you mean conyers couldn’t get 1000 dead folks to sign a petition ? they’ve been voting for that old crook in michigan for years, so what’s the problem ?

apparently, the rules were not followed... a couple that went to collect signatures for him were not registered voters... and you must be a registered voter... they did not register until the day after the deadline to turn in signatures... and then someone tried to make the date retroactive, if i remember correctly...

[deport]

John Conyers a write-in candidate? How is it possible? (Oops, may not be on the Ballot) ^

[skinkinthegrass]

I suspect; they'll "conveniently reach" the threshold for the primary.
..dredging up voters (dead zombie voters) from the local graveyard,
as opposed to the regularly "mindwiped/thriller" wombie voters.

[cripplecreek]

Depends on whether it goes to the secretary of state. Ruth Johnson didn't cut Thadeus McCotter any slack and she's a republican.

An earlier story from a week or so back. Johnny has problems.

John Conyers a write-in candidate? How is it possible? (Oops, may not be on the Ballot)

[JennysCool]

[Fungi]

My heart bleeds. A socialist bites the dust. As Frankie Gleason used to say: “How sweet it is!” Caveat: hope this is true.

[Paladin2]

Ruh Roh!

Talk to Thadeus McCotter....

[Publius]

Jackie Gleason.

[Fungi]

I repent in dust and ashes: Jackie, Jackie Gleason. Thank you.

[dontreadthis]

Guam has flipped over!

[smoothsailing]

[kempster]

He may be able to get on as a write in candidate but his opponent is pretty popular in the city also and they might decide he has had enough.