Ian Conyers (l) and John Conyers III
Ian Conyers (left) and John Conyers III
Family feuds aren't just reserved for that corny TV show hosted by Steve Harvey.
Jonathan Oosting of The Detroit News reports:
John Conyers III did not submit enough valid voter signatures to qualify for the congressional race to replace his resigned father, according to an attorney for state Sen. Ian Conyers, who is making a bid to be the only Conyers on the primary ballot.
The family drama is unfolding as eight Democrats compete for the 13th District seat vacated by former U.S. Rep. John Conyers Jr. of Detroit, who stepped down in December amid allegations of sexual harassment by former staffers.
An attorney for Ian Conyers, the ex-congressman’s great nephew, on Thursday filed a formal challenge asking the Wayne County Clerk’s office to toss out 617 of the 1,240 signatures that John Conyers III submitted to make the ballot in the August primary for the two-year term that starts in 2019.
