Former Detroit Police Chief James Craig, the leading Republican running for governor, is ineligible to appear on the primary ballot after failing to submit enough legitimate signatures, the state Bureau of Elections said in a report on Monday.
The report comes after Democrats and other candidates alleged "extensive evidence of fraud and forgery" by Craig and fellow Republican hopeful Perry Johnson, a deep-pocketed businessman and self-described "qualify guru." The Bureau of Elections identified "36 petition circulators who submitted fraudulent petition sheets consisting entirely of invalid signatures." The bureau said criminal investigations and charges against certain circulators are possible.
