Supreme Court refuses to put proof-of-citizenship amendment on Michigan ballot

Key Points:

• The U.S. Supreme Court declined to intervene in an emergency appeal to place a proof-of-citizenship amendment on Michigan's midterm election ballot, with Justice Brett Kavanaugh denying the application without explanation.
• Americans for Citizen Voting (ACVM) sought Supreme Court action after the Michigan Board of State Canvassers invalidated their proposal despite surpassing the signature threshold, arguing that voters would be denied a chance to vote on the amendment otherwise.
• The Michigan Board of State Canvassers and Bureau of Elections found significantly fewer valid signatures than required, with only around 612-626 valid signatures out of the needed 446,198, leading to the proposal's rejection.
• The board urged the Supreme Court to reject the emergency request, citing multiple issues with the appeal and emphasizing that the court typically waits for lower courts to rule first; the Michigan Supreme Court had yet to decide on the matter.
• ACVM criticized delays by both the Board of State Canvassers and the Michigan Supreme Court, filing their emergency appeal just days before Michigan's ballots were to be finalized.