As reported earlier, no candidates qualified to have their names on the Flint, Michigan ballot this year for Mayor and City Council. This is because the city clerk erroneously told candidates that the deadline was a week later than the actual deadline. The non-partisan primary is in August and the run-off is in November. No August primary would be held if no candidates qualified. Instead, the Mayor and City Councilmembers in the two districts that are up this year would be chosen by write-in votes in November.
However, bills to allow candidates to be on this year’s ballot are moving through the Michigan legislature. On May 27 the House Elections Committee passed HB 4589 and SB 329, identical bills which say late candidates can be on the ballot when the city misinformed candidates, but only for 2015 elections. The Senate had already passed SB 329. The House Committee amended the bill to specify extra training for city officials.
The state has told local officials not to print any ballots until June 5, to see if the bill passes.
Would Giggles get a ballot line as well?
I doubt it. I believe the firm of Shitz and Giggles has been retained to count the ballots and there could be a conflict of interest. 😉
Giggles is an announced filed write-in candidate for mayor. I’m the’ll find some way to keep her off the ballot, should this law pass the legislature.
As usual — SUE the govt MORONS who put out false election info — to bankrupt them as an example for the other MORONS.