Posted on 09/29/2022 7:04:49 PM PDT by grundle
A letter sent to the city of Flint, Michigan, on Tuesday reveals how the city disproportionately hired more Democrats than Republicans as poll watchers in violation of state statute.
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.
This is in direct violation of Michigan state statute, which stipulates that “the board of election commissioners shall appoint at least [one] 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.”
Despite multiple attempts by GOP representatives urging Flint election administrators to hire qualified Republican poll watchers leading up to the August 2 primary, the city of Flint remained unresponsive to their requests.
“As you know,” the letter states, “for the last [six] months, the Republican Party has been presenting you with a list of 122 Republicans who want to serve as election inspectors to bring Flint into compliance with the legally-required party balance for election inspectors.”
The letter finishes by threatening litigation if Flint fails to balance its number of Democrat and Republican election inspectors. The city has seven days to respond to the letter and 63 days to hire 240 Republican poll watchers before the November general election.
Flint must “cease and desist spending taxpayer funds on its election inspector operations until the city comes into legal compliance,” the letter demands.
Enjoy your drinking water…
Flint is a hot mess.
I’m not sure where they could FIND any Republicans in Flint LOL.
Jackson, Mississippi
Flint, Michigan
Where is the next Democrat stronghold unable to provide basic utility services?
So they’re at it again already?
Too bad Mitch and McCarthy don’t care.
What could possibly go wrong?
Democrats don’t have to obey the law, particularly laws that pertain to election integrity.
Show me a pic of the city council…
Where did they find three white people in Flint?…
6% GOP?
Aren’t they ashamed for allowing domestic terrorists from the GOP? Make it 0%.
And who is going to stop them? What Michigan state prosecutor going to file charges against them? What court will they have to answer to?
Sorry to be the one to tell you, but we now live in a Democrat Socialist Paradise. They own the cities, the courts and the national government.
Can somebody please ping me when somebody goes to jail over this? /s (unfortunately)
bttt
In Pennsylvania the Judge of Elections for each polling location is responsible for the hiring of poll WORKERS and must ensure that there are some from each party without specifying a ratio.
Poll WATCHERS are selected by the political parties and/or candidates and have a document certifying their authorization to observe (silently) the voting process.
And it is not just Flint MI that ignores the law regarding poll watchers.
It happens here in Texas as well (and I am sure all over), but the courts slow walk every one of these cases until it is too late to do anything about it.
Also note that the Republicans have a list of 122 citizens that have volunteered to join as election observers.
Not enough to become a 50/50 group as the law requires but it does bring it closer.
Poll workers and poll watchers are two different functions. State or county governments hire poll workers. Poll watchers are assigned by political parties.
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