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DETROIT—U.S. Rep. John Conyers, D-Detroit, who serves Michigan’s 13th house district, may not qualify to be on the August primary ballot.

Conyers did not collect enough valid signatures to get on to the primary ballot. 

Two people collecting signatures on behalf of his campaign were not registered voters, and the signatures they collected were disqualified. 

Michigan law requires petition signature collectors to be registered to vote. 

Conyers has been a member of Congress since he was first elected in 1964, and it is still uncertain whether he will continue serving because of the controversy. 

Conyers may appeal to the Secretary of State or the Wayne County Circuit Court. If there is a shortage of signatures, the representative may run as a write-in candidate.  Detroit Reverend Horace Sheffield is the only other candidate running against Conyers.