[EL] Conyers/Circulator Requirements

[Jason Torchinsky]

All,

Assuming that the Michigan registered voter circulator requirement is held to be unconstitutional, are there any cases where a candidate has successfully been able to RETROACTIVELY obtain relief to gain ballot access? Are there any cases that have allowed a candidate to challenge/change the rules of the game after the nominating petition deadline has passed in order to obtain ballot access?

Jason Torchinsky

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On May 13, 2014, at 6:14 PM, "Richard Winger" <richardwinger at yahoo.com<mailto:richardwinger at yahoo.com>> wrote:

Yes, the Sixth Circuit ruled in Nader v Blackwell that states can't require candidate petition circulators to be either registered voters or residents of that state.  Michigan is in the Sixth Circuit.


Richard Winger
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PO Box 470296, San Francisco Ca 94147

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From: Adam Bonin <adam at boninlaw.com<mailto:adam at boninlaw.com>>
To: law-election at UCI.EDU<mailto:law-election at UCI.EDU>
Sent: Tuesday, May 13, 2014 2:53 PM
Subject: [EL] Conyers/Circulator Requirements

The ACLU, and now Rep. John Conyers himself, are suing the state of Michigan over its requirement that circulators of candidate nominating petitions be registered voters.  I know that a number of courts have deemed unconstitutional in-district residency requirements for circulators, but has this type of challenge been successful?  http://www.detroitnews.com/article/20140512/METRO/305120120

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