Michigan Supreme Court Won't Hear Socialist Party Ballot Access Case

On April 25, the Michigan Supreme Court issued this order, refusing to hear Socialist Party of Michigan v Secretary of State, 142163. The party had complained that Michigan requires almost twice as many signatures for a new party to get on the ballot, than it requires votes for an old party to remain on the ballot. The U.S. Supreme Court had said in Williams v Rhodes in 1968 that states cannot discriminate against new parties, relative to old ones. That decision struck down the Ohio ballot access law for new parties, partly because Ohio required more signatures for a new party to get on than for an old party to remain on.


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Michigan Supreme Court Won't Hear Socialist Party Ballot Access Case — 3 Comments

  1. Will the SPM folks now go to a Fed court or appeal to SCOTUS — rashly assuming that the SPM lawyers properly raised Fed questions ???

    — these days ALL lawyers must raise ALL questions of law in the FIRST case.

  2. Pingback: Michigan Supreme Court Won’t Hear Socialist Party Ballot Access Case | ThirdPartyPolitics.us

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