The Michigan Supreme Court chose not to hear an appeal that would keep former President Donald Trump off the state’s primary ballot.
The Court wrote that “it is ‘not persuaded that the questions presented should be reviewed by this court.'”
Unlike in Colorado, the Michigan lawsuit never reached a trial and was dismissed early on in the process. An intermediate appeals court upheld the decision to toss the case.The Michigan Court of Claims judge who first got the case said state law doesn’t give election officials any leeway to police the eligibility of presidential primary candidates. He also said the case raised a political question that shouldn’t be decided in the courts.His decision was upheld by the Michigan Court of Appeals, which said: “At the moment, the only event about to occur is the presidential primary election. But as explained, whether Trump is disqualified is irrelevant to his placement on that particular ballot.”
Justice Elizabeth Welch wrote that Michigan’s law differs from Colorado, whose Supreme Court disqualified Trump from the ballot.
From The Detroit News:
Welch acknowledged the Colorado Supreme Court decision last week to block Trump from the primary ballot, but said Colorado’s election law differs from Michigan’s “in a material way” because it limits presidential primary participation to a “qualified” candidate who submits a statement of intent.”The appellants have identified no analogous provision in the Michigan Election Law that requires someone seeking the office of President of the United States to attest to their legal qualification to hold the office,” Welch wrote.
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