Graveline v. Johnson

Victoria A. Roberts, United States District Judge *805I. INTRODUCTION

In this ballot access case, Christopher Graveline ("Graveline") and three of his supporters ("Plaintiff-Voters"; collectively "Plaintiffs") challenge three Michigan statutes which they say operate in combination to deprive them of substantial associational and equal protection rights under the First and Fourteenth Amendments to the United States Constitution.

First, Plaintiffs say these statutes severely burden Graveline's right to appear on the November general election ballot as an independent, non-partisan candidate for…