Johnson was one of five Republican gubernatorial contenders who were disqualified from appearing on the ballot after state election officials found issues with petition signatures submitted by their respective campaigns. In the complaint, Johnson's campaign argues that Michigan voters would be disenfranchised if he was not placed on the ballot, writing, "it is in the public's interest to ensure that the fraudulent actions of a few do not cause the disenfranchisement of millions of Michigan voters who support and want to vote for Johnson as their Governor."
Johnson's campaign turned in over 23,000 signatures, but Bureau of Elections staff found around 9,400 of the signatures to be invalid, leaving Johnson short of the 15,000 required to get on the ballot.
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The above quotations are from Media coverage of MI political races in The Detroit Free Press.
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