State officials say Abdul El-Sayed is eligible to run for Michigan governor

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Source: Michigan Radio

State officials say a top Democratic candidate for governor is eligible to run.

Abdul El-Sayed was registered to vote in New York state from 2012 until 2015. Michigan’s Constitution requires candidates for governor to be a registered voter in Michigan for at least four years prior to taking office.

But despite that, the state Bureau of Elections says El-Sayed, the former Detroit health department director, is still eligible to run for governor.

Director of Elections Sally Williams says the official state Qualified Voter File (QVF) record for Dr. El-Sayed shows he has been continuously registered to vote in Michigan since 2003.

Read more: http://michiganradio.org/post/state-officials-say-abdul-el-sayed-eligible-run-michigan-governor

[marble falls]

1. Are they saying that he was registered to vote in both NY and MI 2012 - 2015?

[JustABozoOnThisBus]

2. Probably, but there's nothing wrong with that.

It would be illegal to actually vote in both states in one election. I don't know if actually voting in NY would cancel eligibility to run for MI governor, but since a judge said he can run, I guess he can run.

I think we have better Dem candidates.

[Cal Carpenter]

3. Yes, it is illegal to vote twice, of course

but when people move from one state to the next, it isn't like they go to the registration office and un-register. If he wasn't purged from the rolls, then he was still registered. Seems slightly shaky, but legal.