DETROIT, May 23 (UPI) -- The Michigan secretary of state ruled Friday that veteran Rep. John Conyers does not have enough valid petition signatures to get on the Democratic primary ballot.
The secretary of state's office said it reviewed Conyers' petitions and upheld a finding that his supporters had gathered fewer valid signatures than the 1,000 required. Conyers' petitions were originally rejected by the Wayne County clerk, who found that hundreds of signatures had been gathered by people who are not registered voters.