Tag: Perry Johnson

Michigan Supreme Court Declines to Hear Appeal From Republicans Banned From Ballot

On deadline day for the Michigan secretary of state to finalize this year’s ballots, the Michigan Supreme Court declined to hear the appeal pleadings of James Craig, Perry Johnson, and Michael Markey. As a result, they will not appear on the Aug. 2 Republican gubernatorial primary ballot. The state established June 3 as the deadline to…


GOP Candidates Banned From Michigan Governor’s Race Vow To Fight Back

Legal action was promised when five of the 10 Republican candidates were disqualified from Michigan’s gubernatorial race on May 26. On May 27, Oakland County entrepreneur Perry Johnson, one of the disqualified candidates, filed a lawsuit in the Michigan Court of Appeals, asking the court to require that the Michigan Board of State Canvassers certify…