US Supreme Court Denies Michigan Ballot Bid
The Supreme Court has declined an emergency request to mandate a citizenship verification proposal on Michigan's November ballot. Justice Brett Kavanaugh denied the petition without explanation following a deadlocked state board vote.
The United States Supreme Court on Thursday afternoon rejected an emergency request to mandate a citizenship-verification proposal on Michigan's November ballot. Justice Brett Kavanaugh denied the petition without explanation ahead of Friday's deadline for election officials to finalize the ballot. The decision leaves blocked a proposed state constitutional amendment requiring proof of citizenship to vote.
The ballot group Americans for Citizen Voting had asked the high court for an emergency injunction after the Michigan Board of State Canvassers deadlocked on August 24. State officials ruled the campaign fell short of the 446,198 required signatures by a handful of votes out of more than 700,000 submitted. The group argued that state election officials violated its constitutional rights to due process by rejecting affidavits related to disputed petition signatures.
