Nader files suit to gain ballot spot in Michigan

[Freddie Stubbs]

Wednesday, July 28, 2004

BY TIM MARTIN
ASSOCIATED PRESS

LANSING -- Ralph Nader's campaign has sued in federal court in an attempt to be placed on the Michigan ballot as the Reform Party's presidential candidate.

A suit was also filed in Illinois to gain ballot access there, the Nader campaign said.

The Nader campaign said the Michigan suit was filed late Tuesday in federal court in Detroit. Nader says the state of Michigan violated his First Amendment right to be on the ballot as a candidate of a political party.

"Ralph Nader is the nominee of the Reform Party and he is entitled to appear on the Reform Party's ballot line in Michigan," Nader's attorney, Bruce Afran, said in a written statement. "Anything less is a violation of Nader's constitutional rights and the right of voters to have a ballot free of manipulation by professional politicians."

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[MallRat]

1. Didn't he get enough GOP signatures to get on in MI?

???

[w4rma]

At least alot of Republicans, who want Bush elected, are wasting their

time on trying to get votes for Nader from Democrats, instead of trying to get votes for Bush and other Republican politicians.

[bluestateguy]

2. Yes Ralph, go ahead and sue

I like to see all your campaign funds sucked dry by lawyers, rather than on advertising.

[samsingh]

3. would'nt his time be better spent fighting the evil that is bush?

[truthisfreedom]

4. <yawn.> wake me up when it's over.

nader schmader.