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  Michigan Secretary of State Says Gary Johnson of Texas Can’t Be on Ballot
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Last EditedMiro  Sep 10, 2012 09:39pm
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AuthorRichard Winger
News DateMonday, September 10, 2012 03:00:00 AM UTC0:0
DescriptionOn September 7, Ruth Johnson, Secretary of State of Michigan, informed the Libertarian Party that she won’t print Gary Johnson of Austin, Texas, on the November ballot, because Michigan has no procedure for contingent presidential or vice-presidential party nominees.

However, Michigan has no statutory procedure for a qualified party to substitute a new presidential or vice-presidential nominee either, yet in 1972, when the Democratic nominee for vice-president resigned from the ticket, Michigan let the Democratic national committee choose a new vice-presidential nominee. The national convention had nominated Thomas Eagleton in July, but he had resigned from the ticket in August, and Sargent Shriver was chosen to replace him. All fifty states made the substitution.
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