Michigan's first-ever Libertarian gubernatorial primary has a new contender | News Hits - Lee DeVito, Metro-Times:
April 20, 2018 - "The race for Michigan's first-ever Libertarian gubernatorial primary is heating up.
"On Thursday, candidate John Tatar filed his campaign's petition signatures for the primary, becoming the second candidate to officially join the gubernatorial Libertarian race. It's the first time in Michigan's history that a party beyond the Democrats and Republicans will host a contested gubernatorial primary election. The Libertarian Party primary will be held alongside the Democrat and Republican primaries on Aug. 7.
"Tatar follows Grand Rapids businessman Bill Gelineau, who filed his petition signatures last month ahead of the April 24 deadline. According to a press release from the Libertarian Party of Michigan, Tatar filed 18,521 signatures to the Bureau of Elections, while Gelineau delivered 21,187 signatures. Candidates need 15,000 valid signatures to qualify....
"Tatar wants to end gerrymandering, which he says 'provide[s] an unfair advantage between the parties and [...] eliminates a true voice of the people.' He also calls for auto insurance reform, pledging to eliminate mandatory no-fault insurance and unlink auto insurance from credit reports and residence. One of Tatar's more interesting proposals calls for eliminating the Michigan Senate....
"Michigan will host a Libertarian primary this year because of the party's strong polling numbers in the 2016 presidential election, where Libertarian presidential candidate Gary Johnson earned 172,136 votes, or 3.6 percent, surpassing the 154,040-vote threshold necessary for his party to participate in the 2018 primary."
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April 20, 2018 - "The race for Michigan's first-ever Libertarian gubernatorial primary is heating up.
"On Thursday, candidate John Tatar filed his campaign's petition signatures for the primary, becoming the second candidate to officially join the gubernatorial Libertarian race. It's the first time in Michigan's history that a party beyond the Democrats and Republicans will host a contested gubernatorial primary election. The Libertarian Party primary will be held alongside the Democrat and Republican primaries on Aug. 7.
"Tatar follows Grand Rapids businessman Bill Gelineau, who filed his petition signatures last month ahead of the April 24 deadline. According to a press release from the Libertarian Party of Michigan, Tatar filed 18,521 signatures to the Bureau of Elections, while Gelineau delivered 21,187 signatures. Candidates need 15,000 valid signatures to qualify....
"Tatar wants to end gerrymandering, which he says 'provide[s] an unfair advantage between the parties and [...] eliminates a true voice of the people.' He also calls for auto insurance reform, pledging to eliminate mandatory no-fault insurance and unlink auto insurance from credit reports and residence. One of Tatar's more interesting proposals calls for eliminating the Michigan Senate....
"Michigan will host a Libertarian primary this year because of the party's strong polling numbers in the 2016 presidential election, where Libertarian presidential candidate Gary Johnson earned 172,136 votes, or 3.6 percent, surpassing the 154,040-vote threshold necessary for his party to participate in the 2018 primary."
Read more: https://www.metrotimes.com/news-hits/archives/2018/04/20/michigans-first-ever-libertarian-gubernatorial-primary-has-a-new-contender
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