O’Halloran v. Sec. of State

Michigan Supreme Court held that certain instructions for election challengers and poll watchers issued by the secretary of state in 2022, in response to reports of challengers causing widespread disruption in the 2020 election, largely comply with the state’s election law and administrative procedures act, finding only limited statutory violations. Because the court concluded an instruction permitting inspectors to eject challengers who make repeated baseless challenges falls within inspectors’ statutory authority, it did not reach the state’s and amicus groups’ argument that the state constitutional right to vote provides independent support for the instruction.