On Tuesday, a Michigan Judge rejected one of the final challenges to the 2020 presidential election, dismissing a case brought by a Republican in rural Antrim County who said that fraud had taken place in the November contest, The Hill reports.
Former President Trump cited the case in a statement last week as “the major Michigan Election Fraud case,” and Republicans for months cited the narrow margins of Michigan’s results in November in their arguments that the tallies warranted further examination.
But their effort to overturn the race’s results was slapped down by Michigan Circuit Court Judge Kevin Elsenheimer, who ruled that an audit conducted by the Michigan secretary of state’s office satisfied a state law that provide’s avenues for voters to request such counts.
“By deciding this motion, the court is not saying that there were no problems in the way that Antrim County conducted its November 2020 elections. The clerk has admitted that there were challenges and problems in the elections, although the hand count ultimately of the presidential election showed results largely consistent with the canvass totals that were entered by the state and reported by the county,” Elsenheimer said in delivering his ruling, according to The Hill.
“I am saying that, as pled, the plaintiff’s request for an audit is not available.”
The ruling is the latest in a string of defeats for those who maintain election fraud marred the 2020 race.
Trump and his allies continue to spread election lies despite having lost virtually all of their lawsuits in swing states across the country.
