Board may find Michigan GOP governor candidates ineligible

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James Craig, Perry Johnson, Donna Brandenburg, Michael Markey Jr. and Michael Brown were deemed to have too few valid signatures to qualify for the ballot. The Board of State Canvassers deadlocked 2-2 along party lines at its Thursday, May 26, meeting. Because of the stalemate, the board did not accept the staff report that the five candidates petitions are insufficient.

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Board May Find Michigan GOP Governor Candidates Ineligible For Primary Ballot

(AP) – Two leading contenders for the GOP nomination for Michigan governor could be ruled ineligible for the primary ballot on Thursday, after the state’s elections bureau said they didn’t file enough valid petition signatures to qualify for the August contest.In a recommendation that immediately shook up the governor’s race, board staff on Monday said former Detroit Police Chief James Craig and businessman Perry Johnson, along with three other …

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Board may find Michigan GOP governor candidates ineligible

Two leading contenders for the GOP nomination for Michigan governor could be ruled ineligible for the primary ballot

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CNN

Michigan board of canvassers deadlocks, blocking 5 GOP candidates for governor from primary ballot

Five Republican gubernatorial candidates will be kept off Michigan's primary ballot for now after the state's Board of State Canvassers deadlocked along party lines on Thursday during consideration of whether they were ineligible due to invalid signatures.

1 month ago·Atlanta, United States

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Board may find Michigan GOP governor candidates ineligible

Two leading contenders for the GOP nomination for Michigan governor could be ruled ineligible for the primary ballot on Thursday, after the state's elections bureau said they didn't file enough

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New York Times

Five G.O.P. candidates for Michigan governor are ruled ineligible over forged petition signatures.

James Craig and Perry Johnson, two of the party’s top contenders, were denied spots on the ballot by a state canvassing board. The party-line decision is expected to draw lawsuits.

1 month ago·New York, United States

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Michigan board of canvassers deadlocks, blocking 5 GOP candidates for governor from primary ballot

By Dan Merica and Fredreka Schouten, CNNFive Republican gubernatorial candidates will be kept off Michigan’s primary ballot for now after the state’s Board of State Canvassers deadlocked along party lines on Thursday during consideration of whether they were ineligible due to invalid signatures.The two Republicans on the board voted “no” to uphold the staff recommendations that former Detroit Police Chief James Craig, businessman Perry Johnson, …

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