In a scathing opinion issued hours before Election Day, a Michigan judge rejected a spurious lawsuit from a Republican candidate that sought to throw out thousands of absentee ballots from Detroit voters.
A lawsuit from GOP candidate for secretary of state Kristina Karamo – who would serve as the state’s chief elections officer, if elected – sought to make Detroiters either vote in person or obtain an absentee ballot in person, a “clear violation” of their constitutional rights, according to Wayne County Circuit Court Chief Judge Timothy Kenny.
