County officials: John Conyers doesn’t qualify for the ballot

Published May 10, 2014 12:40pm ET



POLITICO — Longtime Rep. John Conyers (D-Mich.) didn’t submit enough valid signatures to qualify for the ballot this year, Wayne County, Michigan, officials said in a report released on Friday.

Conyers, who has represented Detroit in the House for 49 years, came up more than 400 signatures shy of qualifying for the ballot because his signature-gatherers were not registered voters, according to the Detroit News.

A final report is due next Tuesday. Conyers’ legal team is expected to appeal the ruling later this week.

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