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LiberalFighter

(50,906 posts)
Tue Nov 17, 2020, 10:49 PM Nov 2020

Wayne County Election Results Certified After Initial Deadlock

Wayne County Election Results Certified After Initial Deadlock

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WAYNE COUNTY, MI — The Wayne County Board of Canvassers voted unanimously Tuesday to certify the county's results from the Nov.3 presidential election after initially deadlocking along party lines with the board's two Republican members voting against certification.

The board voted 4-0 to certify the election results but with a request to Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson to audit precincts that were discovered to be out-of-balance.

Board members initially failed to certify the county's Nov. 3 election results, splitting the vote to certify the results 2-2.


"Suggesting that all of Wayne County can be certified, EXCEPT for Detroit, is horrifying racist and a subversion of our democracy," Tlaib wrote in a tweet.
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genxlib

(5,524 posts)
2. I think they underestimated the national attention
Tue Nov 17, 2020, 10:56 PM
Nov 2020

They thought better of it after they went viral. Good. Sunshine sometimes does help.

Cha

(297,180 posts)
3. TY.. they totally smeared their own names..
Tue Nov 17, 2020, 10:56 PM
Nov 2020


Appreciate that Monica Palmer & William Hartman capitulated so quickly due to immense Pressure from.. Democracy!

OAITW r.2.0

(24,461 posts)
5. At the end of the day, they got educated on what Democracy means.
Tue Nov 17, 2020, 11:00 PM
Nov 2020

The majority - a clear majority - educated them.

RockRaven

(14,962 posts)
6. One of the many posts about the 2-2 vote had a quote from one of the no votes saying they
Tue Nov 17, 2020, 11:00 PM
Nov 2020

would gladly certify the results from the rest of the county, just not Detroit, if it were possible.

How much you want to bet that they didn't think that sound bite would see the light of day, and realizing it had been made public was a factor in the reversal?

Cha

(297,180 posts)
8. Pretty sure that was Monica Palmer
Tue Nov 17, 2020, 11:07 PM
Nov 2020

who said that stupid racist statement.. admitting what racist POS she is.

I just thought it was pubic knowledge.. I didn't know it was supposedly for their room only.

RockRaven

(14,962 posts)
11. I don't know if it was a public or private statement, tbh. I just assumed that nobody would be dumb
Tue Nov 17, 2020, 11:09 PM
Nov 2020

enough to say the quiet part out loud in that circumstance. I could certainly be wrong!

Cha

(297,180 posts)
12. Yeah, I know what you mean.. you
Tue Nov 17, 2020, 11:14 PM
Nov 2020

wouldn't think so.. but obviously Nothing surprises me with these brainwashed Soaked Maggots for trump.

I did read some old racist tweets of Monica's husband were dug up, too.

Libs On It!

NewsCenter28

(1,835 posts)
13. Hallelujah! Thank god this was reversed
Tue Nov 17, 2020, 11:38 PM
Nov 2020

Thank you lord! I saw the potential for this snowballing into a mess. So glad we are back from the brink!

Shame on these KGOPers for even trying to subvert Democracy for even 30 seconds though!

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