Overview
- The Michigan Court of Claims dismissed a lawsuit from the RNC and Michigan GOP, leaving the state’s overseas voting rule in place.
- The law lets legal‑age spouses and children of Michigan residents living abroad register and vote absentee using the relative’s last Michigan address, even if they never lived in the state.
- Judge Sima Patel wrote that lawmakers may define voting residence and cited federal protections that require states to offer absentee ballots to overseas voters and their spouses and dependents.
- Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson called the decision a victory for military servicemembers, their families, and the rule of law.
- Republicans have not said if they will appeal in Michigan, and they are pursuing a similar challenge to overseas voting in Virginia.