Fleming v Macomb County Clerk: Illegal Action by Public Official to Mail Unsolicited Absent Voter Ballot Applications

Court of Appeals Docket No. 279966: This case enjoined the Macomb County Clerk from sending unsolicited absent voter ballot applications.  In October 2006, Macomb County Clerk Carmella Sabaugh announced her plans to send unsolicited absent voter ballot applications in Macomb County to help bolster her efforts to increase Macomb County's turnout in her race for Secretary of State. A unanimous Court of Appeals opinion in 2008 agreed with our position that the Macomb County Clerk lacked the authority to mail unsolicited absent voter ballot applications.