On August 30, the Michigan Secretary of State asked the Sixth Circuit to stay the U.S. District Court’s order that puts the straight-ticket device on the ballot for the November 2018 election. Here is the brief. The case number is 18-1910.
The state legislature had repealed the device in 2016, but it has continued to appear on general election ballots because U.S. District Court Judge Gershwin Drain believes that removing the device injures African-American voters.
In 2016, the state had also asked the Sixth Circuit for a stay, and the Sixth Circuit had not granted a stay. However, in 2016, its order hinted that the Sixth Circuit judges weren’t really persuaded that the existence of the straight-ticket device violates the U.S. Constitution.
Like a TV series thriller ending ???
This time — will the USA Const survive or will the BARBARIAN HACKS (communist version) take over in a new STONE AGE ???
DEADLINE for printing ballots involved in the Sept 5 date.
Also various local ballot issues deadline.
SCOTUS on 24/7 Alert ??? — IF the usual suspects do their last second now routine standard machinations.
Why doesn’t the state get a brief from the minor parties talking about how the straight ticket device harms them? Better yet, get an independent candidate’s brief.
Any lawyer has to be quite *independent/wealthy* to dare fight the establishment HACKS – esp. the top HACK judges (ie Mich Sup Ct HACKS) or the Fed judge HACKS) —
on behalf of minor parties/independents.
The ACLU, etc. gangs only support communist minor party stuff — with limited resources.