Comments on: Michigan Republicans Likely to Use Convention to Choose National Convention Delegates http://www.ballot-access.org/2007/11/11/michigan-republicans-likely-to-use-convention-to-choose-national-convention-delegates/ Mon, 22 Mar 2010 02:11:06 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Jim R http://www.ballot-access.org/2007/11/11/michigan-republicans-likely-to-use-convention-to-choose-national-convention-delegates/comment-page-1/#comment-157675 Jim R Mon, 12 Nov 2007 07:58:35 +0000 http://www.ballot-access.org/2007/11/11/michigan-republicans-likely-to-use-convention-to-choose-national-convention-delegates/#comment-157675 Michigan still has a primary date in the statutes (for the 4th Tuesday in February). SB 0624, the law that the circuit court overturned, amended the existing law and inserted a January 15th date. SB 0624 made the changes non-severable, which meant that all the changes should be thrown out, and revert to the previous law for a February 26, 2008 primary. If the court appeal on SB 0624 is not successful, and the legislature fails to pass a new January 15th primary, and doesn't do like they did in 2004 and pass a law to eliminate the primary, there should be a primary on February 26. I suppose the parties are free to ignore it for purposes of electing delegates. Michigan still has a primary date in the statutes (for the 4th Tuesday in February).

SB 0624, the law that the circuit court overturned, amended the existing law and inserted a January 15th date. SB 0624 made the changes non-severable, which meant that all the changes should be thrown out, and revert to the previous law for a February 26, 2008 primary.

If the court appeal on SB 0624 is not successful, and the legislature fails to pass a new January 15th primary, and doesn’t do like they did in 2004 and pass a law to eliminate the primary, there should be a primary on February 26.

I suppose the parties are free to ignore it for purposes of electing delegates.

]]> By: Brent http://www.ballot-access.org/2007/11/11/michigan-republicans-likely-to-use-convention-to-choose-national-convention-delegates/comment-page-1/#comment-157340 Brent Sun, 11 Nov 2007 20:12:19 +0000 http://www.ballot-access.org/2007/11/11/michigan-republicans-likely-to-use-convention-to-choose-national-convention-delegates/#comment-157340 That would be really bad. Ron Paul has a strong following there, people need to let democracy work. I don't like the idea of having a few elites elect my president. That would be really bad. Ron Paul has a strong following there, people need to let democracy work. I don’t like the idea of having a few elites elect my president.

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