| | Secretary of State Benson and Wayne County violated the [[Equal Protection Clause]] of the United States Constitution and the corollary clause of Michigan’s Constitution. | | Secretary of State Benson and Wayne County violated the [[Equal Protection Clause]] of the United States Constitution and the corollary clause of Michigan’s Constitution. |
| − | 76. The [[Fourteenth Amendment]] to the United States Constitution provides “nor shall any state deprive any person of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws.” See also | + | 76. The [[Fourteenth Amendment]] to the [[United States Constitution]] provides “nor shall any state deprive any person of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws.” See also |
| | ''[[Bush v. Gore]]'', 531 U.S. 98, 104 (2000) (“Having once granted the right to vote on equal terms, the State may not, by later arbitrary and disparate treatment, value one person’s vote over that of another.”); ''Harper v. Virginia Board of Elections'', 383 U.S. 663, 665, (1966) (“Once the franchise is granted to the electorate, lines may not be drawn which are inconsistent with the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment.”). | | ''[[Bush v. Gore]]'', 531 U.S. 98, 104 (2000) (“Having once granted the right to vote on equal terms, the State may not, by later arbitrary and disparate treatment, value one person’s vote over that of another.”); ''Harper v. Virginia Board of Elections'', 383 U.S. 663, 665, (1966) (“Once the franchise is granted to the electorate, lines may not be drawn which are inconsistent with the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment.”). |