WHITMER v. BD. OF STATE CANVASSERS

No. 354474, No. 354475, No. 354582, No. 354583, No. 354794, No. 354795, No. 354878.

976 N.W.2d 75 (2021)

337 Mich. App. 396

Governor Gretchen WHITMER, Appellant, v. BOARD OF STATE CANVASSERS and James Makowski, Appellees. Governor Gretchen Whitmer, Appellant, v. Board of State Canvassers and Brenda LaChappelle, Appellees. Lieutenant Governor Garlin Gilchrist II, Appellant, v. Board of State Canvassers and Chad Baase, Appellees. Governor Gretchen Whitmer, Appellant, v. Board of State Canvassers and Chad Baase, Appellees. Governor Gretchen Whitmer, Appellant, v. Board of State Canvassers and James Makowski, Appellees. Governor Gretchen Whitmer, Appellant, v. Board of State Canvassers and Michael Garabelli, Appellees. Governor Gretchen Whitmer, Appellant, v. Board of State Canvassers and John Parkinson, Appellees.

Court of Appeals of Michigan.

Decided May 27, 2021, at 9:05 a.m.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Clark Hill PLC, Detroit (by Christopher M. Trebilcock and Vincent C. Sallan ) and Dykema Gossett PLLC, Lansing (by Steven C. Liedel and Gary P. Gordon ) for Governor Gretchen Whitmer and Lieutenant Governor Garlin Gilchrist II.

Dana Nessel , Attorney General, Fadwa A. Hammoud , Solicitor General, and Erik A. Grill and Heather S. Meingast , Assistant Attorneys General, for the Board of State Canvassers.

Before: Jansen, P.J., and Ronayne Krause and Gadola, JJ.


Each of these seven consolidated by-right appeals1 calls for judicial review, in accordance with the Michigan Election Law, MCL 168.1 et seq., as amended by 2012 PA 417. In each case, the Board of State Canvassers approved for circulation petitions calling for the recall of appellants, Governor Gretchen...

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