By Craig Mauger
Lansing - The campaigns of five Republican candidates (click here) for Michigan governor who were disqualified from the ballot because of a wave of fraudulent petition signatures collectively spent about $11 million on their bids for the state's highest office, according to new disclosures.
The reports, filed in recent days with the Secretary of State's office, reveal how the GOP hopefuls used donors' money and their own cash ahead of being knocked off the Aug. 2 primary ballot in May....
These candidates aren't even trying to meet the legal requirements for their candidacy. Johnson has spent $7.2 million including $4.3 million on media. Evidently, money can't burn through corruption.
June 1, 2020
The Michigan Court of Appeals (click here) rejected Wednesday a lawsuit from Republican businessman Perry Johnson, who asked the judges to revive his campaign for governor by giving him a spot on the August primary ballot.
The unanimous decision from a three-judge panel marked a significant setback for five GOP candidates for governor who were caught in an alleged wave of fraudulent petition signatures. Last week, the Board of State Canvassers deadlocked on whether the candidates had gathered the 15,000 required valid signatures, denying the five gubernatorial hopefuls spots on the ballot....
The Michigan Court of Appeals (click here) rejected Wednesday a lawsuit from Republican businessman Perry Johnson, who asked the judges to revive his campaign for governor by giving him a spot on the August primary ballot.
The unanimous decision from a three-judge panel marked a significant setback for five GOP candidates for governor who were caught in an alleged wave of fraudulent petition signatures. Last week, the Board of State Canvassers deadlocked on whether the candidates had gathered the 15,000 required valid signatures, denying the five gubernatorial hopefuls spots on the ballot....
