DePerno loses another bid for Antrim County audit as court dismisses appeal

Bridge Michigan ^ | 4/22/2022 | Staff?

[Paladin2]

Lansing — The Michigan Court of Appeals rejected Thursday a lawsuit led by Republican attorney general hopeful Matt DePerno that attempted to challenge the 2020 election results in Antrim County.

In a 3-0 ruling, the court's panel of judges said the suit made no allegations to support the idea that "purported irregularities in Antrim County 'might have affected the outcome' of the presidential election." Likewise, the panel denied the argument that Antrim County resident William Bailey, DePerno's client, was entitled to an audit of the election there.

"The statutory language does not allow private citizens to conduct independent audits, and we are not permitted to read words into the plain language of a statute," the Court of Appeals panel wrote in its unanimous decision. Matt DePerno

But DePerno vowed Thursday to take the matter to the Michigan Supreme Court.

The ruling came two days before the Michigan Republican Party's Saturday convention in Grand Rapids. There, GOP delegates will endorse a candidate for attorney general, and DePerno is running against former state House Speaker Tom Leonard of DeWitt and state Rep. Ryan Berman of Commerce Township.

DePerno has made his litigation involving Antrim County a focus of his campaign. He's been endorsed by former President Donald Trump, who lost the 2020 presidential election to Democrat Joe Biden.

[gibsonguy]

Amazing how the cheaters have managed to keep any dominoes from falling. We have had a few wobble but none have fallen. We know 5 or 6 states were stolen but so far not one has had the cover ripped away.

[Hot Tabasco]

We have got to stop nominating MORONS on GOP tickets.

Hopefully you have a nation wide list of every GOP candidate running that you think all of us should be supporting......

I'm all on your boat bro, just tell me who I need to vote for..

I'm in S.E. Michigan and waiting for your advice. Thanks bro

[Rightwing Conspiratr1]

You didn't have a choice unless you were a member of the Michigan Republican Convention. I guess the retards who did attend were swayed by this PoS liar who endorsed DePerno. Tom Leonard should have been the candidate.

[cuz1961]

That man had more integrity
when he was a crackhead,,,

Than you do now.

You are blind or a zealot.

Just sayin.

[Does so]

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