Michigan Democrats Can Use Money Raised to Stop Whitmer’s Recall

The Michigan Democratic Party didn’t gain an unfair advantage over its Republican counterpart when it accepted $3.5 million in unused funds from the committee formed to fight the various recall proposals filed against Gov. Gretchen Whitmer (D), the Sixth Circuit said.

The Michigan Republican Party and its chairman sued the Michigan secretary of state, alleging that application of the state’s recall exception for campaign contributions violated the First and 14th Amendments. Whitmer intervened in the suit.

Michigan generally caps individual donations during an election cycle to $7,150 for any one candidate committee. The candidate’s political party can contribute 20 times ...