[5] Bing announced on May 14, 2013, that he would not seek a second full term as Mayor, but would instead form an exploratory committee to run for position of Wayne County Executive in the 2014 mid-term elections.

[6] The filing deadline for the race was May 14, 2013, at 4 p.m.[7] Candidates were required to submit petitions with signatures from 500 registered voters in the city of Detroit to qualify for the August primary ballot.

Barrow's complaint alleges that Duggan wasn't a city resident for a year when, on April 2, he was the first candidate to turn in signatures to make the August ballot.

[27] " Labor activist and Barrow supporter Robert Davis sent a formal letter requesting Michigan Secretary of State Ruth Johnson intervene in the matter.

On June 12, 2013, Wayne County Circuit Judge Lita Popke ordered that Duggan's name be removed from the ballot.