BREAKING: SCOTUS Orders Michigan to Respond in Ballot Proposal Case
The group says 709,841 supporters signed the petition, and it asks the court to act before Michigan finalizes its November ballot.
- On Monday, Americans for Citizen Voting filed an emergency application with Associate Justice Brett Kavanaugh, seeking an injunction to place its citizenship-verification amendment on the November 3, 2026 ballot.
- The Michigan Board of Canvassers deadlocked in a 2-2 vote on August 24, blocking the measure despite the group submitting more than 700,000 signatures, prompting legal intervention after signature validity was questioned.
- State officials validated only 612 of 1,000 sampled signatures, falling short of the required threshold. With the ballot deadline set for Friday, September 4, the group argues immediate judicial relief is necessary to prevent disenfranchising citizens.
- Associate Justice Brett Kavanaugh requested a formal response by noon on Wednesday, September 2, from Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson, Elections Director Jonathan Brater, and the Michigan Board of State Canvassers.
- Americans for Citizen Voting previously sought relief from the Michigan Supreme Court, but the group alleged the court "sat on it." The organization now pursues federal action because state officials are not expected to act in time.
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Americans for Citizen Voting takes ballot fight to U.S. Supreme Court as Thursday ballot deadline looms
Americans for Citizen Voting-Michigan has taken its fight over a proposed constitutional amendment to the U.S. Supreme Court as the state approaches its deadline to finalize the November ballot. The organization filed an emergency application Monday asking the U.S. Supreme Court to intervene after the Michigan Board of State Canvassers deadlocked 2-2 over whether to certify the initiative. The application asks the court to order state officials …
BREAKING: SCOTUS orders Michigan to respond in ballot proposal case - The Daily Bo Snerdley
(The Center Square) – A Michigan citizen-only voting ballot proposal that failed to make it on the Nov. 3 ballot is now before U.S. Supreme Court. On Tuesday, Associate Justice Brett Kavanaugh requested a response from Michigan officials named in the case by noon Wednesday. The Michigan Board of State Canvassers, Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson, and Director of Elections Jonathan Brater were the officials named in the emergency application f…
Michigan Ballot Measure Proponents Seek Supreme Court Emergency Review of State Decision to Keep Voting Measure Off the Michigan Ballot #ELB
Via Chris Geidner comes this petition filed with Justice Kavanaugh seeking an injunction pending appeal on an extremely tight turnaround: The Michigan Board of Canvassers disenfranchised more than 700,000 Michigan citizens when—after a 5½ month delay—it voted on Monday, August… Continue reading The post Michigan Ballot Measure Proponents Seek Supreme Court Emergency Review of State Decision to Keep Voting Measure Off the Michigan Ballot appeare…
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