Whitmer Sued for Failing to Call Special Election for Michigan’s 35th District

Michigan residents sue Whitmer for failing to call special election in state Senate district

After more than seven months without representation in the Michigan Senate, several residents of Michigan’s 35th Senate District are taking legal action against Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, in hopes of compelling the governor to call a special election in the…

Gov. Whitmer faces lawsuit seeking special election to fill vacant Michigan Senate seat

A lawsuit against Gov. Whitmer seeks a court order to hold a special election to fill a vacant Michigan Senate district last held by a Democrat.

Michigan residents sue Whitmer over Senate seat left vacant 7 months - Bridge Michigan

Seven residents in Michigan’s 35th Senate district are suing Gov. Gretchen Whitmer to try and force a special election for a seat that’s been vacant since January. But one legal expert calls the suit ‘frivolous.’

New lawsuit demands special election in 35th Senate District

A lawsuit filed in the Michigan Court of Claims seeks a court order requiring Gov. Gretchen Whitmer to call a special election to fill the vacant 35th District Michigan Senate seat covering much of the Great Lakes Bay Region.

Whitmer sued for failing to call special election for Michigan’s 35th District

“In a democratic republic, the absence of representation is not a mere inconvenience – it is a denial of one of the most fundamental political rights,” the lawsuit reads.

Voters sue Gov. Whitmer over long-vacant Michigan state Senate seat

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