KOREAN VET REP JOHN CONYERS WILL NOT BE A DEMOCRAT CANDIDATE THIS FALL–FAILS TO GET 400 SIGNATURES TO HAVE NAME ON THE BALLOT–AFTER VALIDATING HIS 2000 SIGNATURES DOWN TO 592 VALID ONCE–AT 84 YEARS WHY KEEP RUNNING FOR OFFICE AFTER ALL THESE YEARS HMMMM BEGS THE QUESTION

Rep. John Conyers (D-Mich.) won't appear on the Democratic primary ballot after failing to submit enough valid signatures, Wayne County Clerk Cathy Garrett said on Tuesday.

"It is my determination that in accordance with the current laws and statutes of the State of Michigan, the nominating petitions filed by Congressman John Conyers, Jr. are insufficient to allow his name to appear on the August 5, 2014 Primary Ballot," Garrett said in a statement. 

The decision means Conyers may have to run as a write-in candidate if he wants to keep a seat he's held for five decades.

If Conyers wins reelection, the 84 year old civil rights leader and House Judiciary Committee ranking member would become the Dean of the House, having served longer than any other current member. His former boss, Rep. John Dingell (D-Mich.), is retiring this year.

Conyers submitted 2,000 signatures, needing 1,000 valid ones. After the challenges, he had 592. 

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