A Michigan judge on Thursday denied a request by President Donald Trump’s reelection campaign seeking “meaningful access” to view the handling of absentee ballots.
Judge Cynthia Stephens said the lawsuit was filed around 4 p.m. Wednesday afternoon, just hours before the last ballots were counted. The judge also noted that Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson was the wrong person to sue because she doesn’t control the logistics of local ballot counting, even if she is the state’s chief election officer.
