Michigan’s midterm election is one vote from official after bipartisan authorities in every county, including some who had denied or doubted the 2020 election results, certified results for 2022.
All 83 county boards of canvassers submitted certified results to the state Bureau of Elections by the Tuesday deadline, the Department of State told MLive.
The Board of the State Canvassers, charged with statewide election certification, is to vote Monday, Nov. 28, in Lansing.
Two Republicans and two Democrats – nominated by their parties – make up each county board. They work with local clerk staff and the Michigan Bureau of Elections to extensively review vote totals for accuracy, look for irregularities and make sure proper procedures were followed.
Smaller counties may only take a few days, while big ones like Wayne and Macomb certified right before the deadline.
Those two counties, Michigan’s first and third most populous, are among at least four known to have Republican canvassers who falsely denied or doubted the 2020 election was legitimate.
Wayne County canvasser Katherine Riley has repeated conspiracies and appeared with other election deniers, according to Salon. And colleague Robert Boyd told the Detroit Free Press the 2020 results were “inaccurate.”
Both officials, however, voted to certify Wayne County’s 2022 results. Riley also complained before the vote about an electronic pollbook error that slowed voting on Election Day in Detroit but – according to the state –...
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