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Johnson v. Benson II
Closed
Johnson v. Benson, No. 1:20-cv-01098 (W.D. Mich.) |
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| Case Summary | Plaintiffs, Michigan voters and TCF Center poll challengers, alleged that defendant, the Secretary of State, enabled fraud on Election Day. Specifically, plaintiffs claimed that the Secretary of State's purportedly illegal plan to mail voters absentee applications caused many invalid occurrences at the TCF Center, culminating in democratic party inspectors filling out "thousands" of ballots in violation of state law. Plaintiffs sought, on equal protection and due process grounds, an injunction against final certification until an audit is conducted. | |
| Filed | 11/15/2020 | |
| State | Michigan | |
| Type of Court | Federal | |
| Circuit | Sixth Circuit | |
| Status | Closed | |
| Last Updated | 05/13/2021 | |
| Issue Tag(s) | Vote-by-Mail (Claim that Mail Voting Leads to Fraud and/or Vote Dilution) Authority To Act (State Separation of Powers) |
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| Complaint(s) | 11/16/2020: Complaint filed. | |
| Dispositive Ruling(s) | 11/18/2020: Other, Voluntarily dismissed. | |
