The Libertarian Party struck out this week in a last ditch at tempt to qualify their presidential standard bearer, former New Mexico Gov. Gary Johnson, for the Michigan ballot when the U.S. Supreme Court Thursday declined to intervene.<\/p>\n
Johnson was barred from appearing on the general election ballot by the states sore loser law, which prohibits a candidate who runs and loses in a primary election from later appearing under another party banner in the general.<\/p>\n
Johnson finished dead last in a field of 11 candidates in the state GOP presidential primary in February.<\/p>\n
Also rejected by the courts today was a back-up candidate proffered by the Libertarians, Gary E. Johnson, a resident of Texas. As state Elections Director Christopher Thomas told party officials no provision of Michigan election law authorizes a party to nominate a contingent or stand-in candidate. <\/p>\n<\/p>\n
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