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Johnson v. Benson III
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Johnson v. Benson, No. 162286 (Mich. Sup. Ct.) |
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| Case Summary | Petitioners, members of Black Voices for Trump, allege that respondent state officials failed to allow meaningful poll observation, instructed election workers to count invalid ballots, and permitted grant funding from Mark Zuckerberg. Petitioners further allege that election workers forged ballots and duplicated ballots without oversight. Petitioners allege that the above and the subsequent concealment of the above violate the Election Code and seek an investigation and an injunction against final certification. | |
| Filed | 11/26/2020 | |
| State | Michigan | |
| Type of Court | State | |
| Status | Closed () | |
| Last Updated | 12/12/2020 | |
| Issue Tag(s) | Vote-by-Mail (Poll Observer Access, Claim that Mail Voting Leads to Fraud and/or Vote Dilution) Private Funding for Local Election Authorities |
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| Complaint(s) | 11/26/2020: Complaint filed. | |
| Dispositive Ruling(s) | 12/09/2020: Order/Ruling, The Michigan Supreme Court denied relief. Justice Clement, concurring, first analyzed the complaint, finding that the only recognized cause of action is plaintiffs' Count Four, which asks for 'Mandamus and Quo Warranto,' the combination of which, since it is incongruous with the relief sought, "makes it unclear what petitioners are asking this Court to do." The court went on to find that plaintiffs' claimed statutory authority for jurisdiction was lacking. Finally, the court held that the injunction request was barred by mootness. | |
