Duggan protests signature threshold for independents — but it’s lower for him than party candidates

By: Katherine Dailey

Outlets: Michigan Advance

Published: May 8, 2026

Words: 727

Last Updated: 2 months, 2 weeks ago

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Independent gubernatorial candidate and former Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan posted a video to X saying that, as an independent candidate, he would need to collect 30,000 signatures on a candidate petition in order to make the ballot for the November general election.

“This can’t be legal!” Duggan posted on Friday afternoon, saying that it takes twice as many signatures for an independent candidate to make the ballot than for a candidate who is …

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