What a back stabber! This guy and now the two GOP Board Canvassers reversing their decision to not certify the results after BLM/Antifa threats to doxx their family members is terrible for Trump. What's the end game here?
Ahead of Michigan primary, Sen. Mike Shirkey shoots down bills to speed up absentee ballots (02/21/2020)
As absentee ballot requests in Michigan rise exponentially, many local clerks are concerned tallying them all on Election Day will strain their resources and delay results - but the Michigan Senate Majority Leader said Thursday he isn’t interested in addressing the situation legislatively.
Following the passage of Proposal 3 in 2018, absentee ballot requests are up more than 60 percent in Michigan this year, according to Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson. Absentee ballots need to be opened up and verified - meaning it typically takes longer to count them than in-person votes - and they currently can’t be opened before 7 a.m. on Election Day.
Senate legislation backed by former Secretary of State Ruth Johnson, R-Holly, would let workers at absentee counting boards work in shifts and would allow some early processing of absentee ballots ahead of Election Day. The effort earned support at the committee level from many elections officials, and it’s now before the full Senate.
Asked about whether he supported the efforts, Senate Majority Leader Mike Shirkey, R-Clark Lake, said he’s worried the move would be a step towards early counting of ballots, calling it a “dangerous precedent.”
“I don’t necessarily think we should be trying to solve a problem before it actually occurs,” he said. “If I had to choose between early voting, early counting, versus late reporting, I’ll take late reporting all day long.”
The comments are a blow to Johnson’s legislative efforts, which would allow municipalities with 10,000 or more registered voters to begin pre-processing absentee ballots the day before Election Day if they give notice to the Secretary of State.
Her bills were supported by many elections officials around the state, although some support going further and letting clerks fully prepare the ballots or counting them ahead of Election Day. Benson has previously called for early counting of absentee ballots.
Benson spokesperson Jake Rollow said in a statement Shirkey “is ignoring simple math, facts, and the expertise of the clerks who administer our elections.”
The GOP voters may have other thoughts on that!
The "not going to happen" seems to be an incomplete quote.
Here's a more complete quote directly from the source of the interview....
The only way you’re going to get legislators or courts to overturn the vote results is if there are indictments of people for widespread vote-rigging.
WITHOUT INDICTMENTS, THE ELECTION ISNT GETTING OVERTURNED
“ What’s the end game here? ”
It appears the end game is the people must violently end the government of the United States...or live under the tyranny of the government class.
He’s probably a Snyder loyalist, Snyder endorsed Biden
Don’t you think you might want to wait to see if there is evidence of massive election fraud?
“MICHIGAN. State Senate Majority Leader Mike Shirkey (R) says Joe Biden is President-elect and that the Republican-majority state legislature will not award the state’s electoral votes to Pres Trump...”
Have Salvatore and Vincenzo pay him a visit.
IF TRUMP LOOSES THIS ELECTION I SWEAR TO CHRIST I WILL NEVER VOTE FOR ANOTHER ONE OF THESE DAMNED DOG REPUBLICANS AGAIN.
SCREW THESE GUTLESS SNAKES, ALL OF THEM.
I HAVE BEEN A REPUBLICAN ALL MY LIFE AND NEVER SAW ANYTHING AS DUSGUSTING AS THIS
Will someone primary this idiot next time, please? AntiTrump moron!!
What’s the end game here?
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Just what they have said: mass socialism led by President Harris, under the benign eyes of the CCP. The country formerly known as America will no longer be a existential threat to the Mainland. Think of the former country as an acquired property or colony of China
Misleading headline: He said as long as there is an investigation of fraud -he will not exercise his rights. He knows he and his party are toast if he fails to act under the 10th and 12th Amendment. Please let this play out.
One more reason to never vote GOP ever again.
This is for all the Freepers who believe the election will be thrown to the state legislatures. Never gonna happen. This has to be done through the courts with fraudulent or suspect ballots tossed out.