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Michigan certifies Biden's win as Trump efforts to challenge election slip
Politico
Most Pennsylvania counties also certified Biden’s victory, with several others expected to follow suit soon.
By KYLE CHENEY, ZACH MONTELLARO and HOLLY OTTERBEIN
11/23/2020 12:15 PM EST
Updated: 11/23/2020 06:52 PM EST
President Donald Trump’s push to subvert the 2020 election results took a potentially fatal hit Monday, as election officials in Michigan certified President-elect Joe Biden’s victory and more key battlegrounds took steps to formalize Biden’s wins.
Michigan’s state Board of Canvassers certified the vote 3-0 — with one of two Republicans abstaining — a bipartisan decision affirming Biden’s victory over Trump by more than 155,000 votes. In Pennsylvania, most counties across the state certified Biden's victory, with a few others facing procedural delays but expected to follow suit soon. That will leave the final decision in the hands of a Democratic secretary of state. And all but one county in Arizona certified Biden's narrow win there, with the statewide certification due in a week.
"Democracy has prevailed," said Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson after the vote. "Our democracy, like those who administer it, is resilient. Today it survived an unprecedented attack on its integrity. There will no doubt be more in the future, based on falsehoods and misinformation. But then, as now, we will respond with facts, data, and the truth."
The traditionally routine exercise took on heightened significance this year after Trump and his allies pressured the board’s two Republicans to reject certification and seek a delay in order to investigate “irregularities” in Detroit’s vote counting — allegations that are not supported by any evidence of wrongdoing. Republicans have also pushed officials in other states to delay certification and have challenged the election results in court, mostly resulting in a string of legal losses.
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Most Pennsylvania counties also certified Biden’s victory, with several others expected to follow suit soon.
By KYLE CHENEY, ZACH MONTELLARO and HOLLY OTTERBEIN
11/23/2020 12:15 PM EST
Updated: 11/23/2020 06:52 PM EST
President Donald Trump’s push to subvert the 2020 election results took a potentially fatal hit Monday, as election officials in Michigan certified President-elect Joe Biden’s victory and more key battlegrounds took steps to formalize Biden’s wins.
Michigan’s state Board of Canvassers certified the vote 3-0 — with one of two Republicans abstaining — a bipartisan decision affirming Biden’s victory over Trump by more than 155,000 votes. In Pennsylvania, most counties across the state certified Biden's victory, with a few others facing procedural delays but expected to follow suit soon. That will leave the final decision in the hands of a Democratic secretary of state. And all but one county in Arizona certified Biden's narrow win there, with the statewide certification due in a week.
"Democracy has prevailed," said Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson after the vote. "Our democracy, like those who administer it, is resilient. Today it survived an unprecedented attack on its integrity. There will no doubt be more in the future, based on falsehoods and misinformation. But then, as now, we will respond with facts, data, and the truth."
The traditionally routine exercise took on heightened significance this year after Trump and his allies pressured the board’s two Republicans to reject certification and seek a delay in order to investigate “irregularities” in Detroit’s vote counting — allegations that are not supported by any evidence of wrongdoing. Republicans have also pushed officials in other states to delay certification and have challenged the election results in court, mostly resulting in a string of legal losses.
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