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Ebbers v. Secretary of State
Ebbers v. Secretary of State was a first amendment lawsuit in Michigan filed by Brian Ebbers, Jeff Steinport, and Karen Neal. It challenged the constitutionality of the residency requirements in Michigan's laws governing local recall, and asked for a preliminary injunction to be granted to hold the law in abeyance.[1] In late February 2008, Kent County Circuit Court Judge Robert Redford rejected the claims of the plaintiffs. Judge Redford's ruling was appealed to the Michigan State Court of Appeals, which heard it on June 11, 2008, and denied the appeal.[2][3]
At the time this suit was heard, there were three other cases were pending on the subject of the residency of circulators: Nader v. Brewer (in the 9th circuit), Moore v. Brunner (in US District Court in Ohio), and Yes on Term Limits v. Savage (in the 10th circuit).
The office-holder who was the subject of the intended recall effort was state assemblyman Robert Dean. At issue was whether someone who lived outside of Dean's local assembly district was constitutionally allowed to enter Dean's district and ask people to sign recall petitions against him.
See also
- Robert Dean recall (2008)
- Residency requirements for petition circulators
- Andy Dillon recall (2008)
- Jeff Denham recall (2008)
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