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Weekend rally planned in Antrim County calls for private audit of 2020 election ballots
Read full article: Weekend rally planned in Antrim County calls for private audit of 2020 election ballotsFormer Michigan Sen. Patrick Colbeck is calling for “Decision Day” in Antrim County, the small northern county where the categorically false claim of voting machines being rigged was developed.
‘Did that happen? No.’ -- Detroit election official addresses fraud allegations
Read full article: ‘Did that happen? No.’ -- Detroit election official addresses fraud allegationsDetroit Election advisor Chris Thomas is an expert in Michigan’s elections. In 2020, he was an advisor for Detroit’s election and since Election Day, he’s been spending his time debunking claims of fraud. “That’s a marvelous thing.”He said the 2020 General Election votes are safe and the election is over. While no hard evidence has been discovered to support widespread voter fraud claims in the 2020 election, plenty of people have signed their name to sworn testimony. Trump’s lawyer Rudy Giuliani has targeted Detroit in recent weeks, despite there being no evidence of fraud in the city.
Minor discrepancies at heart of GOP effort to overturn vote
Read full article: Minor discrepancies at heart of GOP effort to overturn voteThey were recommended by the GOP to fill spots after two other Republicans on the board resigned, according to the county. Palmer cited claims that certain Detroit precincts were out of balance, meaning that absentee ballot books did not match the number of ballots cast. Hartmann said he changed his vote to certify the election because canvassers agreed to seek an audit of Detroit’s election performance. Fixes include verifying that all absentee ballots have been processed and tabulated by going through return envelopes and verifying that every absentee voter is included in the poll book total. Q: WHAT ARE FALSE READS IN ABSENTEE BALLOTS?
Flashpoint 11/8/20: Election fight continues with allegations of chicanery stretching into Detroit
Read full article: Flashpoint 11/8/20: Election fight continues with allegations of chicanery stretching into DetroitDETROIT – While Joe Biden was declared the projected winner of the White House race, many Republicans are raising concern over the voting ballot process and calling for investigations. The fight appears poised to go on with allegations of chicanery that stretch right into Detroit’s downtown convention hall. Is there any end in sight for an election that drew more American voters than ever before? Segment OneChris Thomas, senior Detroit election directorSegment TwoChad Livengood, senior editor, Crain’s Detroit Business; Attorney Dennis Cowan; Zoe Clark, program director of Michigan Radio and Portia Roberson, CEO of Focus: HOPE. Segment ThreeFlashpoint host Devin Scillian wraps up this week’s episode.
Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson disputes claims by Republican National Committee chair on Michigan’s ballot counting process
Read full article: Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson disputes claims by Republican National Committee chair on Michigan’s ballot counting processDETROIT – Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson dispute claims made by Republican National Committee chairwoman Ronna McDaniel in regards to Michigan’s ballot counting process. However, the clerk accidentally did not update the software used to collect voting machine data and report unofficial results. In order to report unofficial results, county clerks use election management system software to combine the electronic totals from tabulators and submit a report of unofficial results. In response, Thomas issued a statement saying, “The accusations are wrong and reveal the person making them doesn’t know Michigan’s election process. The Republican-led Michigan State House and Senate will hold hearings on the “voting and counting process” in the state, according to House Speaker Lee Chatfield.
Republican National Committee chair calls for investigation into Michigan ballot-counting process
Read full article: Republican National Committee chair calls for investigation into Michigan ballot-counting processDETROIT – Republican National Committee Chair Ronna McDaniel is calling for an investigation into the ballot-counting process in Michigan. “Today (Friday), we announce the Republican National Committee has deployed legal teams in four states, including Michigan, to investigate vote tabulations in those states," McDaniel said in a press conference. This week at the TCF Center in Detroit, Republican poll watchers claimed they were tossed from the building and not allowed to observe the ballot-counting process. Officials have said that individuals from both the Democratic and Republican parties were present during the ballot-counting process at the TCF Center. In response, Thomas issued a statement saying, “The accusations are wrong and reveal the person making them doesn’t know Michigan’s election process.
Passenger forces way onto American Airlines flight, removed from plane
Read full article: Passenger forces way onto American Airlines flight, removed from planeCopyright 2019 CNNMIAMI - A man was forcibly removed from an American Airlines flight at Miami International Airport Monday after he tried to force his way onto a plane. The man, a ticketed passenger on the flight to Newark, ran past the gate agent and onto the jet bridge, American Airlines spokesman Ross Feinstein said. Once on the plane, the man repeatedly asked other passengers for the time, according to cellphone video a passenger provided to CNN affiliate WSVN-TV. Passenger Ari Teman told CNN affiliate WFOR-TV the man was also shouting that "it was his plane and that he was the FBI." "Everyone started standing up to watch and they were blocking the aisle and then they called for security and he was dragged off the plane," Teman told WFOR.