On September 13, a Michigan state circuit court rejected an attempt by a Democratic activist to keep all names off the ballot for Allegan County Board, district 3. Only one candidate had filed for that office, a Republican incumbent, and he had died shortly before the August 2024 primary. The Republican Party then chose a new nominee, but a Democratic activist who had run for the same seat two years ago then sued to block the substitution. If she had succeeded, no name would have been on the November ballot for that office. The Democratic activist has filed to be a write-in candidate for that office this year. See this story.