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It’s looking like a ballot question to limit service fees on payday loans did not qualify to go before Michigan voters this November.
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A federal judge has denied gubernatorial hopeful Perry Johnson’s request to put his name on the Republican primary ballot.
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James Craig said he will pursue a write-in campaign after elections officials denied him a place on the ballot over failure to submit enough valid signatures.
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Detroit Free Press state government reporter Paul Egan joined Michigan Radio's Doug Tribou to talk about the latest shake up in the Republican race for governor.
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Hundreds of signature gatherers have been stationed on street corners throughout Michigan this spring. Most are following the law, but widespread fraud allegations have disrupted multiple candidacies and ballot initiatives.
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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 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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Perry Johnson is the first Republican hopeful for governor to call on a court to put him on the August statewide primary ballot. Johnson — a self-described “quality guru” — filed his case with the Michigan Court of Appeals.