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Michigan Supreme Court rejects appeals by 3 GOP candidates for governor, makes no ruling on a fourthThe state Supreme Court upheld lower courts that said the candidates failed to gather enough valid petition signatures — much of that due to what appears to be fraud by paid petition circulators.
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Some GOP gubernatorial hopefuls filed court challenges on June 2. June 3 is the statutory deadline for the Michigan Secretary of State to finalize ballots for the August 2 primary.
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The candidates struggled to break out of the pack. Garrett Soldano, Kevin Rinke, Tudor Dixon, and Ralph Rebandt were largely in lockstep, expressing hard right-wing stances on the majority of issues discussed.
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The Michigan Court of Claims has thrown out James Craig's complaint, citing a decision in a similar lawsuit dismissed in the state Court of Appeals.
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State officials blocked five GOP candidates from the ballot after signatures they submitted included alleged forgeries. The Republicans said they were unaware of problems with the signatures.
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The bureau’s review found 68 thousand signatures — all or most collected by paid circulators — that were likely forged, duplicates, or otherwise invalid.
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Michigan Bureau of Elections staff are recommending that five of the Republican candidates for governor be kept off of the fall primary ballot.
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Democrats allege dead voters, signature fraud in petitions for MI Republican gubernatorial campaignsDemocrats claim they found fraud and date errors on nominating petitions for candidates James Craig, Tudor Dixon, and Perry Johnson.
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Ten Republican candidates submitted signatures to run for Michigan governor ahead of Tuesday's deadline.
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NEW (Oct. 27):The three candidates for Indiana governor are meeting for their last televised debate Tuesday night, one week ahead of Election Day.…