The Michigan Attorney General's Office charged voters and election workers in the alleged double-voting matter in St. Clair Shores.

Two of the original cases remain open in Macomb County Circuit Court.

Five out of seven double voting criminal cases in the August 2024 primary in St. Clair Shores have been dismissed, but the Michigan Attorney General's Office is appealing the rulings to a higher court, including the Michigan Court of Appeals in four of the cases.

The most recent dismissal came Aug. 6 in the case against Douglas Kempkens Jr., a voter who was charged with one count each of voting absentee and in-person and offering to vote more than once. Macomb County Circuit Judge Joseph Toia dismissed and closed the case. A claim of appeal was filed this week with the state appellate cou

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