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Investigators within the attorney general's office are reviewing the information provided with the official referral, said Amber McCann, a spokeswoman for Nessel's office.
More than 68,000 signatures submitted by five candidates for governor were deemed fraudulent, a review found this week. The news rocked the Michigan Republican Party during a crucial midterm race.
The board's meeting at 9 a.m. in downtown Lansing could overhaul the GOP primary race for the state's top office, cutting the field from 10 to five.
Canvassers will decide today which of the 10 Republican gubernatorial candidates will make the August primary ballot.
In a memo, the Michigan GOP says each nominating petition signature should be presumed valid. They took the opposite position on absentee ballots.