Trump campaign sues Gretchen Whitmer to block Michigan veteran voter registration sites
Trump campaign sues Gretchen Whitmer to block Michigan veteran voter registration sites
Trump campaign sues Gretchen Whitmer to block Michigan veteran voter registration sites | Salon.com
Donald Trump’s presidential campaign has filed a lawsuit against Michigan officials, including Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, to block a directive to designate Veterans Affairs offices and other public facilities as voter registration sites.
Per the lawsuit, filed Monday, the Trump campaign seeks a "permanent injunction barring the state … from designating any VRAs [voter registration agencies] without express authorization from the Michigan Legislature."
The directive — which would have instituted registration offices in Michigan Veterans Affairs, Worker’s Disability Compensation Agency and U.S. Small Business Administration offices — would have enabled Michiganders to check, update, and join the voter rolls more easily.
How do they have standing to sue? What's the harm suffered by the campaign?
I know everyone makes jokes about this, but it could/would hurt their chances at the polls. That gives them standing as the aggrieved party.
Whether it's a valid claim is another matter entirely.