The Board of State Canvassers today certified the petitions filed by the Working Class Party, giving it ballot status for the November 8, 2016 election. The organizers of the new party turned in over 50,000 signatures, almost 39,000 of which were estimated valid, quite a lot more than the 31,566 required.
More than 50,000 people signed petitions to put the Working Class Party on the ballot in Michigan, significantly more than the 31,566 required. Their signatures were turned in to the Bureau of Elections on Tuesday, July 12.