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.

  • thegr8goldfish
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    2 months ago

    How do they have standing to sue? What’s the harm suffered by the campaign?

    • Nollij@sopuli.xyz
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      2 months ago

      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.