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MI Board of Canvassers Certifies Election Results After Initial Deadlock


The Wayne County Board of Canvassers, initially Failed to Certify the Election Results in Michigan's Largest County after the Four-Member Panel Deadlocked at 2-2 along Partisan Lines.

The Decision, which was made amid a Flood of Republican Lawsuits in the Wolverine State, came after some Absentee Ballot Poll Books, were found to be Out-of-Balance. A similar Mismatch in the August Primaries and General Election in 2016 did Not Prevent the Body from Certifying those Results.

Both of the GOP Members of the Panel Voted to Not Certify the Results, while the Democratic Members Voted to Certify. A Short Time Later, the same Board later Unanimously Voted to Certify the Election Results for Biden.

Republicans have filed at least Four Lawsuits in Wayne County alone in an Attempt to Stop the Count there, leaning on Allegations of Irregularities and Claims that GOP Poll Watchers were Unable to effectively Monitor Ballot Counting. Democrats have Rebutted the Claims, maintaining that the Election was Run Smoothly and that any Irregularities would Not be Sufficient to Overturn the nearly 150,000 Vote Biden Lead in the State.

Wayne County is also Heavily Democratic, and Votes there are widely Expected to Favor Biden upon Official Certification.

"In refusing to approve the results of the election in Wayne County, the two Republican members of the Wayne County Board of Canvassers have placed partisan politics above their legal duty to certify the election results. The people have spoken: Joe Biden won Michigan by more than 140,000 votes. Today's action is a blatant attempt to undermine the will of the voters. The process, however, will move forward. Under Michigan law, the Board of State of Canvassers will now finish the job and I have every expectation they will certify the results when the job is done," added Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer (D).

Any Republican Celebrations was Short-Lived, with Michigan Secretary of State, Jocelyn Benson (D) declaring State Authorities would take the Reins and Work to Certify Wayne County's Results. "Should the current decision of the Board of Wayne County Canvassers hold through the adjournment of today's meeting, the Board of State Canvassers will be responsible for certifying the Wayne County election. In similar circumstances in the past, state canvassers have appointed the Bureau of Elections to carry out the processes of canvassing the vote and voter totals," said Benson.

"The Bureau stands ready to fulfill this duty and we expect this will address clerical errors and improve the quality of the canvass overall. It is common for some precincts in Michigan and across the country to be out of balance by a small number of votes, especially when turnout is high. Importantly, this is not an indication that any votes were improperly cast or counted," she added.










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