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Michigan Supreme Court denies James Craig, Perry Johnson and others spot on primary ballot
(Detroit Free Press) The Michigan Supreme Court dealt a fatal blow to GOP gubernatorial candidates' last-ditch attempts to land a spot on the August primary ballot after a signature forgery scandal brought their campaigns to an end.
The court declined to take up appeals from former Detroit Police Chief James Craig, Oakland County businessman Perry Johnson and Grand Haven financial adviser Michael Markey, who sought to reverse lower court rulings denying their requests for placement on the ballot.
Chief Justice Bridget Mary McCormack wrote that it is up to the Board of State Canvassers' judgment whether a candidate has obtained enough signatures to qualify for the ballot in a concurring statement attached to the order in the Johnson case joined by Justice Brian Zahra.
Johnson "quarrels with the Board’s methodology" for reviewing signatures on the nominating petitions he submitted but does not assert that the board had a clear legal duty to certify his name for placement on the primary ballot, McCormack wrote. ..............(more)
https://www.freep.com/story/news/politics/2022/06/03/craig-johnson-lose-appeals-land-spot-primary-ballot/7482112001/