Michigan Supreme Court denies Trump case over election challengers [View all]
Source: Detroit News
Lansing — The Michigan Supreme Court declined Friday to consider an appeal from President Donald Trump's campaign over the access provided to election challengers at TCF Center, where Detroit's absentee ballots were countered.
"The application for leave to appeal the Dec. 4, 2020, order of the Court of Appeals is considered, and it is denied, because we are not persuaded that the questions presented should be reviewed by this Court," the Michigan Supreme Court ordered in what appeared to be a unanimous decision.
The Republican president's campaign had asked Michigan's high court to find Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson violated the state Constitution and election law because challengers' observations of the absentee ballot counting and ballot drop boxes were allegedly inhibited by local clerks and, by extension, Benson.
Officials at the TCF Center in Detroit have repeatedly said challengers were given adequate access to the counting process.
Read more: https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/politics/2020/12/11/michigan-supreme-court-denies-trump-case-over-election-challengers/6511829002/
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