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Perry Johnson at Donald Trump rally in Mcomb County this year (Photo: Joe Lapointe)
In an act of desperation, Republican Perry Johnson asked a federal judge Monday to immediately stop the Michigan Secretary of State's office from printing Aug. 2 primary ballots, The Detroit News reports.
The Bloomfield Hills businessman, who marketed himself during his abbreviated campaign as a "quality guru," was one of five Republican gubernatorial candidates blocked from being on the ballot because of fraudulent petition signatures that left them shy of the requisite 15,000 valid signatures. Former Detroit Police Chief James Craig is also affected.
On Friday, the state Supreme Court ruled 6-1 to block the candidates from the ballot.
The News reports:
Johnson, through his attorney, asked the court for a temporary restraining order barring the state from enforcing the 15,000 signature threshold. The court should require the Secretary of State's office to cease the printing of ballots for the primary until the motion is decided, [attorney Eric] Esshaki contended.
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