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Polasek-Savage v. Benson
Closed
Polasek-Savage v. Benson, No. 20-000217-MM (Mich. Ct. Claims) |
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| Case Summary | Plaintiffs challenged a rule in Oakland County that organizations approved to appoint election challengers will be permitted to have only one challenger present at each combined absent voter counting board. The issue concerns the number of election challengers that can be present at a combined absent voter counting board established under MCL 168.764d(1)(a). | |
| Filed | 11/02/2020 | |
| State | Michigan | |
| Type of Court | State | |
| Status | Closed | |
| Last Updated | 05/14/2021 | |
| Issue Tag(s) | In-Person Voting COVID Concern (Other In-Person Voting Issue) Poll Observers |
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| Complaint(s) | 11/02/2020: Complaint filed. | |
| Dispositive Ruling(s) | 11/03/2020: Order/Ruling, Court denied request for declaratory judgment, finding that Defendants, Secretary of State and Oakland County did not have power to grant the relief requested. | |
