Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan should be certified for the August primary ballot because confusion over his campaign finance reports has been cleared up, City Clerk Janice Winfrey said Wednesday.
In a brief interview, Winfrey said it s very clear the mayor s name should be on the ballot because Wayne County Clerk Cathy Garrett issued a statement Tuesday night declaring Duggan s campaign finance reports are in compliance.
The agreement between city and county officials that Duggan s campaign finance reports are in order appears to nullify an attempt earlier this week from mayoral challenger Anthony Adams to derail Duggan s reelection effort by throwing him off the August primary ballot.
Update, 10:20 p.m. Tuesday: Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan is expected to advance to the August primary ballot one day after Wayne County Clerk Cathy Garrett found a documentation hiccup that could prevent that. Garrett walked back her initial claim that Duggan had missing campaign finance documents late Tuesday, citing a miscommunication, The Detroit News reports. The change reportedly followed a more thorough review after a lawyer for Duggan s team contacted her office. Garrett said she met with the county s Campaign Finance Division and reviewed communications between the office and Duggan s campaign committee to reach her new finding. Duggan s opponent, Anthony Adams, claimed the mayor didn t file an amended fundraising disclosure. Candidates must have both a sufficient number of supporter signatures and their campaign finance documents in order to be certified for the ballot. Certifications are expected to be completed by the end of the week.
Update, 10:20 p.m., April 27: Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan is expected to advance to the August primary ballot one day after Wayne County Clerk Cathy Garrett said she d discovered a documentation hiccup that could prevent that. Garrett walked back her initial claim that Duggan had missing campaign finance documents late Tuesday, citing a miscommunication, the Detroit News reported. The change reportedly followed a more thorough review conducted after her office was reached by a lawyer for team Duggan. Garrett said she met with the county s Campaign Finance Division and reviewed communications between the office and Duggan s campaign committee to reach her new finding.
Share April 27, 2021, 7:32 AM Anthony Adams, a former deputy mayor of Detroit starting a David vs. Goliath race to deny Mike Duggan a third term, tries a legal challenge.
Anthony Adams: The law is the law.
(Photo: Campaign) The political rival asks the city clerk to knock the mayor s name off August primary ballots, as the Free Press describes: Adams . challenged the certification of Duggan s name on the ballot, claiming the mayor lied on the reelection paperwork he filed last week. Despite attesting that his campaign finance reports are current, Duggan failed to file a complete campaign finance statement in July 2018, according to the challenge Adams attorney filed with the Detroit city clerk. .