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Donald J. Trump for President v. Benson
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Donald J. Trump for President v. Benson, No. 20-000225-MZ (Mich. Ct. Claims) |
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| Case Summary | Plaintiff, Donald Trump's reelection campaign, alleged issues with Michigan's Absent Voter Count Boards. Plaintiff asserted, based on state laws, that Michigan has violated election inspector and ballot challenger requirements in counting absentee votes. Plaintiff asked the court to halt Michigan's ballot count until the Secretary of State allows its inspectors to be present at the absentee ballot boards and until its challengers can review video surveillance footage of ballot dropboxes. | |
| Filed | 11/04/2020 | |
| State | Michigan | |
| Type of Court | State | |
| Status | Closed | |
| Last Updated | 05/12/2021 | |
| Issue Tag(s) | Vote-by-Mail (Drop Boxes/Drop Off Locations, Poll Observer Access) | |
| Complaint(s) | 11/04/2020: Complaint filed. | |
| Dispositive Ruling(s) | 11/06/2020: Order/Ruling, The judge dismissed the case stating that, “At this point, the essence of the count is completed, and the relief is completely unavailable.” | |
Donald J. Trump for President v. Benson, No. 355378 (Mich. Ct. Appeals) |
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| Case Summary | Appeal from the court of claims ruling. | |
| Filed | 11/30/2020 | |
| State | Michigan | |
| Type of Court | State | |
| Status | Closed () | |
| Last Updated | 12/17/2020 | |
| Issue Tag(s) | Vote-by-Mail (Drop Boxes/Drop Off Locations, Poll Observer Access, Poll Observer Access) | |
| Dispositive Ruling(s) | 11/30/2020: Appellant Brief | |
| 12/04/2020: Order/Ruling, Since the Michigan State Board of Canvassers certified the presidential election results on No. 23, the court described how MCL 168.862 requires that the plaintiff pursue its fraud allegations by recount of the ballots cast in Wayne County. The court held that, because plaintiff failed to follow the law in Michigan relative to such matters, its action is moot. | ||
Donald J. Trump for President v. Benson, No. 162320 (Mich. Sup. Ct.) |
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| Case Summary | Appeal from the commonwealth court ruling. | |
| Filed | 12/07/2020 | |
| State | Michigan | |
| Type of Court | State | |
| Status | Closed () | |
| Last Updated | 12/17/2020 | |
| Issue Tag(s) | Vote-by-Mail (Drop Boxes/Drop Off Locations, Poll Observer Access) | |
| Dispositive Ruling(s) | 12/07/2020: Appellant Brief | |
| 12/11/2020: Order/Ruling, The Michigan Supreme Court denied review of the case. | ||
