Judge strikes down order banning open carry of firearms at polling places
LANSING – Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel said she plans to appeal a judge’s ruling that bans an order preventing open carry of guns at the polls.
“We intend to immediately appeal the judge’s decision as this issue is of significant public interest and importance to our election process,” said Nessel in a written statement.
Earlier this month, Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson issued direction to local election clerks statewide clarifying that the open carry of firearms on Election Day in polling places, clerk’s offices, and absent voter counting boards is prohibited on Election Day, November 3, 2020.
