James Craig

The separate suits comes days Michigan officials deemed the two and three other GOP hopefuls ineligible because they submitted forged signatures. A quick ruling is likely.

Five GOP candidates for governor kept off August ballot by a 2-2 vote along partisan lines. Republicans call the process a ‘goat rodeo’ and vow lawsuits.

Rocked by a forgery scandal, the candidacies of five gubernatorial candidates and many others down-ballot rest in hands of a board of canvassers composed of two Republicans and two Democrats.

Legal action is likely in hopes of preventing a field of 10 candidates from being cut in half because of forged signatures. Others say candidates have no one to blame but themselves.  ‘It’s dumbfounding,’ one Republican says.

Two top gubernatorial candidates should be disqualified along with three others in the 10-candidate field, over fake signatures and other mistakes, according to the Michigan Bureau of Elections.

Republicans James Craig, Perry Johnson and Tudor Dixon say they deserve to make the primary ballot despite challenges to their nominating petitions.

GOP governor hopeful James Craig and other Michigan candidates face accusations they paid for fake signatures collected by a fraud ring. The claims could jeopardize their candidacies.

Democrats and a group supporting a rival Republican allege Michigan gubernatorial hopeful James Craig should not qualify for the ballot after submitting forged and fraudulent petition signatures.