Blog tagged as Elections

Alternate GOP Elector Can't Take Case To Federal Court 

11/06/23 04:26 PM - By Team MIRS - Comment(s)
Alternate GOP Elector Can't Take Case To Federal Court 
A federal judge rejected a Grand Blanc woman’s request to move her state charges related to the GOP alternate electors’ scheme to federal court.

Trump Campaign Invited To Submit Brief In MI Challenge To Ballot Eligibility 

10/10/23 02:08 PM - By Team MIRS - Comment(s)
Trump Campaign Invited To Submit Brief In MI Challenge To Ballot Eligibility 
A Court of Claims judge has invited former President Donald J. Trump and/or his presidential campaign to seek involvement in two lawsuits challenging his place on the state's 2024 presidential primary and general election ballots.

  Two GOP Electors’ Cases Will Continue 

10/09/23 01:33 PM - By Team MIRS - Comment(s)
  Two GOP Electors’ Cases Will Continue 
Attorneys for two of the 16 GOP would-be 2020 electors asked a judge to dismiss their clients’ criminal charges, with one proclaiming “there is no crime” and another challenging the Attorney General’s “brainwashed” description of the defendants.

Suit Challenges Trump’s Right To Appear On '24 Ballot 

10/02/23 12:20 PM - By Team MIRS - Comment(s)
Suit Challenges Trump’s Right To Appear On '24 Ballot 
A lawsuit led by the former counsel for the Michigan Chamber of Commerce, a Michigan State University professor and others seeks to keep former President Donald Trump’s name off Michigan’s 2024 presidential primary and general election ballots.

GOP Elector Says She Acted At Trump's Direction 

09/13/23 11:26 AM - By Team MIRS - Comment(s)
GOP Elector Says She Acted At Trump's Direction 
An attorney for one of the 16 GOP would-be 2020 electors said his client acted “at the direction” of former President Donald Trump and other federal officers.