LANSING, Mich., Nov. 7, 2016 – The Michigan Republican Party today filed a response to the Michigan Democratic Party’s outrageous, frivolous, and insulting lawsuit regarding Election Day Operations.

“The Michigan Republican Party has filed our response to the MDP’s ridiculous lawsuit, which is nothing more than a blatant attempt to improperly use the federal courts to garner PR,” said Steven Ostrow, Executive Director of the Michigan Republican Party. “The Democrats are watching Michigan slip through their fingers, and this is a last ditch effort to try to motivate voters in minority communities to turn out.”

The lawsuit is so frivolous, egregious, and ridiculous that similar lawsuits have been dismissed in four other states and the Michigan Republican Party has served the Michigan Democratic Party with a motion for monetary sanctions. “This publicity stunt is an attempt to distract from the issues because Democrats in Michigan know that, if the election is about issues, Republicans win,” Ostrow continued. “Since there has been no further request for action, we are anticipating another PR stunt by Michigan Democrats tomorrow, with phony claims of intimidation somewhere in Michigan,” said Ostrow. “The Michigan Republican Party will not intimidate voters, and will not allow Democrats to falsely smear our name or our efforts to ensure honest and fair elections. We would never want to improperly stop Michiganders from voting because we know that Republicans will carry Michigan if every eligible voter participates in tomorrow’s election.”