Officials In Michigan Disproportionately Hired Dem Poll Watchers In Violation Of State Law

Full Title: City Officials In Flint, Michigan Disproportionately Hired Democratic Poll Watchers In Violation Of State Law

Democrats are up to the same old tricks they used in 2020...

According to a demand letter filed by the attorneys of Pure Integrity Michigan Elections, Michigan law requires equal representation of Republican and Democrat poll workers at polling locations. During Michigan’s August 2 primary, however, Flint hired 422 Democrats compared to just 27 Republican poll watchers. Additionally, for Flint’s Absent Voter Counting Board, only 4 Republican inspectors were hired compared to 56 Democrat election inspectors.

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Of course, this is a willful violation of Michigan statutes...

(2) The board of election commissioners shall designate 1 appointed election inspector as chairperson. The board of election commissioners shall appoint at least 1 election inspector from each major political party and shall appoint an equal number, as nearly as possible, of election inspectors in each election precinct from each major political party...

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but it's okay, because...democrats.

The letter goes on to say that GOP reps have repeatedly contacted administrators for months and sent them a list of qualified republican poll watchers to no avail, or even a response. The city has 7 days to respond to the letter or litigation will follow.

This is the same stunt pulled during the 2020 presidential elections, and not just by Michigan. I remember when republican poll watchers were either turned away or made to stay far enough away from ballots that they couldn't see what was going on. This should have been prosecuted then, but here we are again and I do not expect to see much done about it this time either.

I think we've already lost the war. Soros and his ilk preached Dems taking over polling stations. That is, Dems assuming the duties at polling stations.

We saw this in action at a Milwaukee polling station during the 2020 election when poll workers accepted boxes of ballots in the early morning hours of the next day. When they repeatedly scanned those same ballots over and over, to the detriment of Donald Trump and his legitimate voters.

The Dems have learned to play dirty. The only way to beat them now is to play an equally dirty game.

originally posted by: Klassified
Full Title: City Officials In Flint, Michigan Disproportionately Hired Democratic Poll Watchers In Violation Of State Law

Democrats are up to the same old tricks they used in 2020...

According to a demand letter filed by the attorneys of Pure Integrity Michigan Elections, Michigan law requires equal representation of Republican and Democrat poll workers at polling locations. During Michigan’s August 2 primary, however, Flint hired 422 Democrats compared to just 27 Republican poll watchers. Additionally, for Flint’s Absent Voter Counting Board, only 4 Republican inspectors were hired compared to 56 Democrat election inspectors.

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Okay... election judge here...

FROM THE MICHIGAN STATE LAWS: a poll inspector is someone who volunteers to watch a polling place

It is not mandated. The state "may" appoint them. They don't have to.

Here is the actual law

A judge may have one, two, six, or no poll watchers or monitors at the polling place. I've had two in nearly a decade of serving as an election judge. They came for their appointed hours and left. I had no idea who they were representing, whether Democrat or Republican. Most of the time I've had no monitors at all.

Here in Texas, they're not paid. I don't know of any state where this is a paid position (unless a candidate wanted to pay the watcher, but that's between the candidate and the watcher.)

a reply to: Byrd

The idea that the government hires poll watchers is darn silly, when governments struggle to find enough poll workers to open a voting location.

(sorry for the grouchy tone, but THIS IS JUST ABSURD!)

No, it's not here in MI.

Wife is a paid poll watcher on a waiting list (not paid for waiting) in our county.

originally posted by: JinMI
a reply to: Byrd

The idea that the government hires poll watchers is darn silly, when governments struggle to find enough poll workers to open a voting location.

(sorry for the grouchy tone, but THIS IS JUST ABSURD!)

No, it's not here in MI.

Wife is a paid poll watcher on a waiting list (not paid for waiting) in our county.

I went back and edited that. Who pays her? I'm curious.

Here in Texas this would be the candidate, if they were paid. County pays temporary election personnel here.

a reply to: Klassified

Does the Michigan AG care?

If not.....

originally posted by: Byrd

originally posted by: JinMI
a reply to: Byrd

The idea that the government hires poll watchers is darn silly, when governments struggle to find enough poll workers to open a voting location.

(sorry for the grouchy tone, but THIS IS JUST ABSURD!)

No, it's not here in MI.

Wife is a paid poll watcher on a waiting list (not paid for waiting) in our county.

I went back and edited that. Who pays her? I'm curious.

Here in Texas this would be the candidate, if they were paid. County pays temporary election personnel here.

You got it.

a reply to: Byrd
I think you are reading into that what you want to see. From the actual Michigan legislature website...

(1) Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary and subject to this section, the city and township board of election commissioners, at least 21 days but not more than 40 days before each election, but in no case less than 5 days before the date set for holding schools of instruction, shall appoint for each election precinct at least 3 election inspectors and as many more as in its opinion is required for the efficient, speedy, and proper conduct of the election. The board of election commissioners may appoint as election inspector an individual on the list submitted by a major political party under section 673a who is qualified to serve under section 677. An appointment of an election inspector under this section is void if a properly completed application for that election inspector is not on file in the clerk's office as prescribed in section 677. (2) The board of election commissioners shall designate 1 appointed election inspector as chairperson. The board of election commissioners shall appoint at least 1 election inspector from each major political party and shall appoint an equal number, as nearly as possible, of election inspectors in each election precinct from each major political party. The board of election commissioners may appoint election inspectors in an election precinct from minor political parties.

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I posted a link to the "actual law" in my OP. I don't think "may" means what you think it means in context of the written statutes. That notwithstanding, I will be keeping an eye on this. If the state refuses to comply and this goes to court, I will be the first to let you know IF I and the GOP in that state were wrong.

a reply to: Klassified

I do hate being a negative Nellie but I also do believe we're going to have to hit rock bottom before we can fix what ails our election process.

It's been proven time and time again that laws were broken and safeguards violated in 2020. It's been proven in a few states that illegitimate/illegal votes were counted that exceed Biden's winning margin, therefore proving that no one can be certain Biden truly "won," but neither are we able to prove/disprove that Trump truly "won."

And that's their gotcha. With the information available, it's impossible to know who actually won.

But as we can see here, there, and everywhere, too many people are happy to ignore, excuse and even applaud illegal acts -- and an illegal "president" -- because "Orange man bad."

So here we are. November's election should be the moment when the rubber meets the road. We know enough now to know who and what to watch. Every one of us will have to take a stand. Either we demand fair and honest elections or we make piss poor excuses for criminally corrupt critters.

We shall know them by the fruits of their labor...

a reply to: Byrd

For some reason your link won't open/download for me. But what you're claiming is contrary to the law in the OP's link.

168.674 Precinct election inspector; appointment; chairperson; political party membership; challenge; vacancies.

(2) The board of election commissioners shall designate 1 appointed election inspector as chairperson. The board of election commissioners shall appoint at least 1 election inspector from each major political party and shall appoint an equal number, as nearly as possible, of election inspectors in each election precinct from each major political party.

"Shall" is a mandate... "may" is a choice.

a reply to: Boadicea

I do hate being a negative Nellie but I also do believe we're going to have to hit rock bottom before we can fix what ails our election process...

It's beginning to look that way.

"Shall" is a mandate... "may" is a choice.

Exactly. The "may" is restricted in the statute by the "shall".

a reply to: Klassified

My shocked face