Mich. GOP candidate ruled ineligible for ballot after fraudulent petitions
The Michigan Court of Appeals has unanimously rejected a legal challenge from Perry Johnson, a former leading GOP candidate for Michigan governor, who was one of five Republicans disqualified from the ballot because of invalid signatures on their nominating petitions.
The Wednesday ruling means Johnson cannot appear on the Aug. 2 primary ballot, and it probably does not bode well for the other would-be candidates — including former Detroit police chief James Craig and businessman Michael Markey — who had filed similar legal challenges to try to continue their campaigns.