Reply #6: MI: US judge rules against Democrat who sued to stop Mich. primary [View All]

A federal judge ruled Monday against a Democratic activist who sued to stop Michigan's Democratic presidential primary election because the candidate she supports is not on the state primary ballot.

U.S. District Judge Robert J. Jonker called the matter a dispute between the state and national Democratic parties.

Earl Erland, a Grand Rapids attorney representing Martha Hayes, a John Edwards backer, initially asked for a halt to the election in the lawsuit filed Dec. 10, saying it would disenfranchise voters whose favorites aren't on the ballot.

On Monday, Erland eased away from that request, asking instead that the judge prohibit the secretary of state's office from certifying the Democratic election results and bar Democrats from using them when selecting delegates for the Democratic National Convention.

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