US Supreme Court, a Jim Hoft photo Lawmakers claim standing to sue and argue MI Governor and SOS infringed on their Constitutional rights when ballot initiatives were used to change election laws. Two Michigan senators and nine members of the House of Representatives filed a petition with the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS). The federal lawsuit argues that the U.S. Constitution specifically assigns the regulation of federal elections to state legislatures. The legislators seek enforcement of the Constitution’s Elections Clause as “an express delegation of power to the state legislature to act with respect to federal elections.” “The issue is whether individual legislators have standing to bring Election Clause enforcement claims against state executive branch officials when the state legislature itself does not sue,” said lead Attorney Erick Kaardal,…
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