Michigan Supreme Court refuses to hear case challenging mailed absentee ballot applications

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The Michigan Supreme Court rejected a Wayne County resident’s bid to revisit the certified electoral outcome of the 2020 presidential election.

Robert Davis, a Detroit-area activist who previously sued former Gov. Rick Snyder, claimed Michigan Secretary of State Joyce Benson exceeded her legal purview by mailing absentee ballot applications to all residents. In a 6-1 ruling handed down on Tuesday, the court disagreed, stating that most of the judges were “not persuaded that the questions presented should be reviewed by this Court.”

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