Legal action was promised when five of the 10 Republican candidates were disqualified from Michigan’s gubernatorial race on May 26.
On May 27, Oakland County entrepreneur Perry Johnson, one of the disqualified candidates, filed a lawsuit in the Michigan Court of Appeals, asking the court to require that the Michigan Board of State Canvassers certify him for the August 2 primary ballot.
Johnson and retired Detroit Police Chief James Craig are considered front-runners, according to GOP primary polling.
Johnson, Craig, Grand Haven financial adviser Michael Markey Jr., Byron Center businesswoman Donna Brandenburg, and Stevensville Michigan State Police Captain Mike Brown were disqualified from the primary for not submitting at least 15,000 valid signatures from registered voters….
On May 27, Oakland County entrepreneur Perry Johnson, one of the disqualified candidates, filed a lawsuit in the Michigan Court of Appeals, asking the court to require that the Michigan Board of State Canvassers certify him for the August 2 primary ballot.
Johnson and retired Detroit Police Chief James Craig are considered front-runners, according to GOP primary polling.
Johnson, Craig, Grand Haven financial adviser Michael Markey Jr., Byron Center businesswoman Donna Brandenburg, and Stevensville Michigan State Police Captain Mike Brown were disqualified from the primary for not submitting at least 15,000 valid signatures from registered voters….
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