Mark Sanford withdrew from the Republican presidential race on November 13. Prior to that, the Michigan Secretary of State had determined that he is mentioned in news media and so had listed him on the 2020 Republican presidential primary ballot.
Even though the Michigan Secretary of State’s office is aware that Sanford withdrew, the state will not remove his name from the ballot unless he specifically asks the state to remove him by December 13. As of November 21, he has not bothered to communicate with the Michigan Secretary of State’s office about that. Sometimes presidential candidates who withdraw early in the process don’t exert the energy to contact states and ask them to remove their name.
Sanford’s name is not on the presidential primary ballot of any other state.
This might just be a ploy by the Michigan SoS to be able to invoke the “sore loser” law to keep Sanford off the ballot should he seek and win the nomination of another party. It was used successfully against Gary Johnson in 2012.
Add to the New Age stupidity —
A state hack can *recognize* that a candidate has dropped O-U-T and remove such candidate from ballots.
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ONE election Day — NO primaries and NO *sore loser* machinations.
[general] election ballot access ONLY via EQUAL nom Pets.
Does the law allow Sanford to run as an independent, even if his name is still on the Republican primary?
In Michigan, the Secretary of State would bar Sanford from the general election ballot if he fails to remove his name from the Republican primary. But maybe he will remove his name from the primary ballot; he still has time.
LP Mich 2012 Johnson – 3 minutes screwup
http://www.opn.ca6.uscourts.gov/opinions.pdf/13a0121p-06.pdf
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Mich prez primary
Chap 168 [Mich election law]
mainly Secs. 614a-620a
1. MAJOR SUBVERSION of SECRET BALLOT 615c [part] —
(1) In order to vote at a presidential primary election, an elector shall indicate in writing, on a form prescribed by the secretary of state, which political party ballot he or she wishes to vote when appearing at a presidential primary election.
2. SUBVERSION of national party’s convention stuff – delegates – of PRIVATE groups.
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ALL more reason to abolish the EC minority rule super-EVIL / super-DANGEROUS mess.