Reply #8: MI: More fraud, forgery claims filed in Dillon recall [View All]

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Opponents of the effort to recall House Speaker Andy Dillon filed more challenges against the fizzling campaign Monday, saying it was riddled with forgery and fraud.

Supporters of the Democrat from Wayne County's Redford Township challenged the validity of several hundred of the signatures that were collected by the recall group and said that state officials should launch a criminal investigation against its organizers. Recall supporters, meanwhile, said that people affiliated with the Michigan Democratic Party planted false names on petitions to try and sabotage the recall campaign.

The troubled recall effort already faced long odds to succeed. State elections officials said last month a preliminary review indicated the recall group fell 500 signatures short of the 8,724 registered voters needed from within Dillon's House district to qualify the recall for the August ballot. Hundreds more signatures could be tossed out because of the challenges.

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