Five Republicans running for governor in Michigan are not eligible because many of the signatures they submitted were invalid, the state’s Bureau of Elections reported on May 23.
At least 68,000 fraudulent signatures were submitted for 10 candidates, including former Detroit Police Chief James Craig and businessman Perry Johnson, the bureau said (pdf).
Removing the invalid signatures means five of the candidates do not have enough to qualify for the ballot.
The bureau is advising the removal of the candidates—Craig, Johnson, State Police Capt. Michael Brown, businesswoman Donna Brandenburg, and financial adviser Michael Markey—from the list of choices for voters.
The Board of State Canvassers will decide on May 26 whether to accept each recommendation….