To make this year’s primary ballot, Michigan gubernatorial candidates must file signatures next month. A man whose fraud kept several hopefuls off the ballot in 2022 was sentenced Wednesday.
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Jury convicts in signature fraud scandal that rocked 2022 Michigan governor race
Jury finds two men guilty of conducting a criminal enterprise for fraudulent petition signatures that kept five governor candidates off Michigan’s 2022 ballot.
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Michigan candidates tell court: ‘No question’ we were duped by signature fraud
Warren court hears testimony against trio facing multiple felonies stemming from fake signature scandal that knocked five GOP gubernatorial candidates off Michigan ballot in 2022.
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Gov. Whitmer leads fundraising as Trump-endorsed GOP candidates struggle
The latest campaign finance reports are in. See where candidates for governor, state Legislature stand in fundraising.
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How one firm in a ‘Wild West’ industry upended the Michigan GOP governor race
Petition gathering is largely unregulated, often relies on people off the street and, this year, one firm is accused of a forgery ring that toppled five gubernatorial campaigns. Is it time for reform?
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James Craig to run as write-in for Michigan governor: ‘Everything is possible.’
The former Detroit police chief acknowledges an ‘uphill battle’ after he was disqualified over fraudulent nominating petition signatures.
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‘Pure chaos’ in Michigan as FBI arrest, forgeries rock GOP governor primary
Republican gubernatorial hopeful Ryan Kelley caps another wild week in Michigan politics by arguing his arrest amounts to a “political witch hunt.” James Craig, meanwhile, says he’ll run a write-in campaign after he and four others got booted from the ballot over forged signatures.
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Michigan Supreme Court upholds disqualification of GOP candidates
Republican gubernatorial candidates down to five after court rejects lawsuits to allow James Craig, Perry Johnson and Michael Markey on the ballot despite forged petition signatures.
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James Craig loses ballot access suit; Johnson appeals to Michigan Supreme Court
The former Detroit Police chief fails in his bid to make the August primary ballot despite a signature forgery scandal. Other Republicans file emergency appeals to the Michigan Supreme Court.
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Perry Johnson loses appeal in fight to make Michigan’s GOP ballot
A ruling means an appeal to the state Supreme Court is the metro Detroit businessman’s only shot to make the August ballot because of forged signatures in his nominating petitions.