Federal Appeals Court to Decide If State Lawmakers Have Standing in Michigan Election Case

The 11 Republican legislators contend that Democratic Gov. Gretchen Whitmer and others violated the U.S. Constitution’s elections clause.

Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer speaks during the last day of the Democratic National Convention in Chicago on Aug. 22, 2024. Madalina Vasiliu/The Epoch Times

In a pivotal case pending in the Sixth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, 11 Michigan state legislators argue that they have individual standing to sue Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer and top election officials over what they regard as unconstitutionally usurping the state Legislature’s power to regulate the administration of federal elections.

The suit was prompted by citizen initiatives in 2018 and 2022 that passed by wide margins and made numerous, significant changes in the conduct of federal elections in Michigan.