Wayne Co. canvassers certify election results after initial deadlock

[George II]

Source: The Detroit News

The Wayne County Board of Canvassers abruptly changed course Tuesday night and certified the results of the Nov. 3 election after initially deadlocking 2-2 along party lines, which could have delayed the state process for authorizing results.

The deadlock decision was lauded by Republicans but decried by Democrats. During a public comment session, the vote was described as a targeted attack on majority-Black Detroit.

The change in course was approved by the two Republican and two Democratic canvassers with the demand that the Secretary of State's office conduct an audit of unbalanced absentee counting board results.

The decision came after absentee ballot poll books at 70% of Detroit's 134 absentee counting boards were found to be out of balance without explanation. The mismatches varied anywhere from one to more than four votes.

Read more: https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/politics/2020/11/17/wayne-county-canvassers-deadlock-certifying-november-3-election-results/6324274002/

[Cetacea]

1. It's true.

[gopiscrap]

2. Per MSNBC

board just re-voted to certify

[oswaldactedalone]

3. The 2 partisan Republican yahoos

Got their ASSES KICKED!!!!!

[mr_lebowski]

5. Once these two assclowns found their names all over the internet ...

Including the dudes blatantly racist Facebook posts ... they decided they probably didn't want to live the entirety of the remainder of their lives under police protection.

That's my story and I'm sticking to it.

[dchill]

8. Cockroaches meeting light.

[MrsMatt]

20. Saw something on twitter to that effect

that once reporters began combing their social media, they abruptly changed their minds and voted to certify.

[mr_lebowski]

25. Power to the people baby! nt

[DeminPennswoods]

21. +1

That was my first thought as well. As soon as they saw their names and faces plastered all over the media, they figured it was better to beat a hasty retreat.

[Mike 03]

22. Those posts were unbelievable.

Racist beyond belief.

[jeffreyi]

6. My stomach can go back to normal now?

[Cha]

17. Ikr.. I was Bummed until I started

reading more of DU & they had solutions!

[sheshe2]

7. Celebration!

Signed sealed DELIVERED!

the vote was described as a targeted attack on majority-Black Detroit.

Fuck off! We got this. Wypipo need to give a rest.

[George II]

9. To think that trump was crowing about them just a few minutes ago. Bazinga! His tweet...

Link to tweet

[exboyfil]

10. So they were 1 to 4 votes off out of a 1,000 roughly

Approx. 150K absentee votes and approx 150 counting boards.

Were they all off in one direction or a mix?

It doesn't seem like it was much of a problem. Total impact 500-600 votes if they all went one direction.

[reACTIONary]

11. Thanks, my sentiment exactly.

Poll books were off by one to four votes? BFD

[OnlinePoker]

12. 1 to "more than" 4

Still wouldn't have made a difference in the end unless the more than is in the 10's of thousands. Trump still lost.

[ffr]

13. Whatever pill those to rePuticans took to snap out of it, needs to go to Emily Murphy

PRONTO!

Do your fucking job!

[Cha]

18. Exactly.. speaking of whom.. This

probably didn't make her very happy.

[intrepidity]

14. Wait, how did they explain their sudden reversal? nt

[Cha]

19. Like Nevilledog said when she posted

this tweet.. It could be party why..

Link to tweet

TY Nd

[Mike 03]

23. Thank you for posting this.

I missed some important developments last night.

The puzzle pieces are falling into place.

[Cha]

24. Good! There was major history

going on here yesterday & we were right in the thick of it!

It was so depressing at first but then things changed rather quickly.. Thanks to Pressure from Twitter & Michigan Dem Politicians!

[ananda]

15. What is and isn't certifiable...

George Takei: In big news and a big reversal, Wayne County results have been certified!

In related news, Donald Trump is completely certifiable.

[ananda]

16. Livonia Co, which is all white, had far more errors..

.. than Wayne County.

https://mobile.twitter.com/justinjm1/status/1328869310039732224