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Lawsuit alleging fraud filed to block Cornel West from Michigan's presidential ballot
(Michigan Advance) Following a complaint to the Michigan Board of State Canvassers at the end of July, a Bay City community activist has filed a lawsuit against Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson to block independent presidential candidate Cornel West from appearing on the November ballot.
Rosa Holliday, a longtime civil rights and community activist previously requested the board of state canvassers disqualify West from the ballot, alleging his qualifying petitions were “rife with forged signatures.”
On Monday, Mark Brewer, Holliday’s attorney and a former Michigan Democratic party chair, announced on X they had filed a suit to keep West off the ballot.
Brewer told Michigan Advance in an email that the suit supplements the facts and legal arguments made in the earlier complaint. The case was filed with the Michigan Court of Claims and has been assigned to Judge Christopher Yates. ...............(more)
https://michiganadvance.com/briefs/lawsuit-alleging-fraud-filed-to-block-cornel-west-from-michigans-presidential-ballot/