The Michigan Supreme Court held a conference on December 21. Among other cases, the Court considered whether to take the Socialist Party’s ballot access case. The Court has not yet said whether it will hear the case. It challenges the aspect of Michigan election law that requires newly-qualifying parties to show twice as much support as previously qualified parties. The number of signatures to get a party on the ballot is approximately twice as high as the vote test for an old party to remain on. The case is Socialist Party of Michigan v Land, 142163.
Even though it’s the Socialist Party of Michigan who is bringing this suit, I’m rooting for them to win anyway because the Michigan ballot access law is absurd. It hampers a third party’s chances of qualifying for ballot access, thus giving voters less choices and only the two-part monopoly of the Republocrats.
Separate is NOT equal — even in dying Michigan — THE only State to lose NET population in 2000-2010 — due mainly to the evil insane deficits in Deficit City in 2001-2010.
Brown v. Bd of Ed 1954