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Where?Michigan Senate Republicans Report on 2020 Election Issues
The Committee researched these claims and concluded that most were false. There were two claims of deceased individuals casting votes that were found to be true; one was a clerical error while the other was a timing issue. The Committee concluded that none of these constituted fraudulent election activities or manipulations.
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There was no evidence presented to the Committee indicating that hundreds of thousands of absentee voter ballotswere mailed to Michigan voters without previously being requested.
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The Committee concludes this demonstrates a clear vulnerability for fraud that may be undetected, if the actual voter does not vote at all. If the actual voter does vote, it will create turmoil and draw attention from state and local officials. However, the lack of any such incidents or turmoil in the November 2020 election creates a clear probability that no such efforts were committed to any significant extent. The chance of encountering the attempted double vote scenario is so statistically unlikely as to make impossible even a small effort to do so.
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These issues were clearly reflected in the activities that occurred at the absentee counting board at the TCF Center. At one point, an audio recording was released of an apparent election training session in the city of Detroit where workers were instructed to maintain six feet between challengers and poll workers, due to COVID-19 precautions. Prior to the election, a court settlement ensured poll challengers could monitor election activities within six feet when necessary. After the settlement, clerk staff, like other election staff across the state, were to be informed of the ruling and how it would affect their activities on Election Day. Testimony was received by the Committee indicating that the settlement, which was reached after many workers completed their training, was not well known among the workers at the TCF Center. It is easy to see how this led to significant confusion and conflict, particularly as many workers had genuine fear and concern over their proximity to persons during the pandemic.
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It is apparent that the environment at the TCF Center became intolerable and the reactions to it must be understood in this light. While mistakes were clearly made by officials on all sides, it must be acknowledged that many of them were attempting to simply do their job during a time of increasing confusion and distrust. It is impossible for the Committee, or any legal entity, to sort through all the events or persons at fault. However, it appears obvious and reasonable to conclude that confusion, fear, misunderstanding, and even chaos occurred at the TCF Center to varying degrees on Nov. 3 and 4. The environment and those emotions were compounded by a lack of proper recruitment and/or training of election workers on the part of the clerk, as well as a failure of the Republican party to verify recruitment and training, supply an adequate number of election attorneys, and to properly train and counsel some of their volunteers and challengers. Republican officials, along with some ostensibly Independent challengers, furthered the crisis by putting out the call to other members and citizens to descend on the location to stop what was described and presented as a stealing of the election. The descent into disorder with so many extremely concerned citizens elicited responses from poll workers that seemed necessary to them at the time, such as covering windows, calling police, denying lawful challenges, and removing challengers. Those actions by both sides were not always lawful or wise, and increased the angst and fears of the untrained challengers and observers, as well as the many in the public who t did not understand what was shown to them by the media. Despite these mistakes and, potentially, illegal actions, the Committee found no evidence fraudulent activities were undertaken or that such actions led to irreparable harm to ballots or vote counting. Numerous safeguards, particularly the partisan make up of the election boards themselves, were not lost, despite these actions
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Multiple checks were easily able to rectify the situation and later, a complete hand recount validated the original, official results as accurate.
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Developing best practices and training election workers on how to maintain balanced precincts is recommended. There is much discussion on allowing some out-of-balance precincts to be eligible for recount but testimony the Committee heard from several clerks indicated they did not support this. Therefore, the Committee makes no recommendations on this issue.
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The Committee was made aware of claims that election workers at the TCF Center in downtown Detroit were instructed to not match signatures on envelopes and furthermore were instructed to “pre-date” the received date of absentee ballots. To the contrary, these processing steps — signature matching and verification of the date received — occurred at another location and were completed by other employees prior to the time the ballots were sent to the TCF Center for counting. Workers at the AVCBs are to check for the clerk’s signature and time stamp as well as making sure the voter signature is present. However, the validation of the voter signature by the clerk’s office is indicated by the clerk’s signature and stamp. As for the “pre-dating” allegation, Detroit Senior Election Advisor Chris Thomas explained this date field is necessary for processing the ballot. Without the voter present, there is no way to have that date, which was recorded into the QVF by the official who took the same day registration at another location. Since the poll books at the AVCB are not connected to the QVF during Election Day, there is no way to check what was entered at the site where the voter registered. Therefore, a “placeholder” date is entered, and the poll worker assumes the official accepting the registration did their due diligence
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The Committee can confidently assert that it has been thorough in examination of numerous allegations of unlawful actions, improper procedures, fraud, vote theft, or any other description which would cause citizens to doubt the integrity of Michigan’s 2020 election results. Our clear finding is that citizens should be confident the results represent the true results of the ballots cast by the people of Michigan. The Committee strongly recommends citizens use a critical eye and ear toward those who have pushed demonstrably false theories for their own personal gain. We also conclude citizens should demand reasonable updates and reforms to close real vulnerabilities and unlawful activities that caused much of the doubt and questionability to flourish and could, if unchecked, be responsible for serious and disastrous fraud or confusion in the future. Further, we commend the innumerable clerks, canvassers, staff, workers, and volunteers across Michigan that make the enormous complexity of elections operate so smoothly, so often. The complexity of the work and the dedication we discovered are astounding and worthy of our sincerest appreciation. We also commend the diligent citizens that took time to report problems and concerns they saw because they want and value fair and free elections above party or personal gain. If all citizens remain vigilant and involved, we will emerge stronger after any challenging time
Omg, are your Republicans still going on about this?
This isn’t beating a dead horse anymore. It’s since turned to bones and now crumbled into dust. They’re beating the dust of a dead horse
Make a deal. Stop harping on Trump's tax returns and go nowhere 'criminal' investigating in exchange for the never ending voter fraud.Omg, are your Republicans still going on about this?
This isn’t beating a dead horse anymore. It’s since turned to bones and now crumbled into dust. They’re beating the dust of a dead horse
Sounds like extortion.Make a deal. Stop harping on Trump's tax returns and go nowhere 'criminal' investigating in exchange for the never ending voter fraud.
Just a thought, fantastically unrealistic as it may be.
I haven’t heard anything about that, whereas the Republicans (or just Trumpers, I don’t think this is all Republicans doing this, right?) throwing a temper tantrum has been clogging up even our news feed. Making anyone remotely conservative feel second hand embarrassment.Make a deal. Stop harping on Trump's tax returns and go nowhere 'criminal' investigating in exchange for the never ending voter fraud.
Just a thought, fantastically unrealistic as it may be.
Well, since tax return disclosure is a tradition and not a requirement, it comes across as being a bit hypocritical that whining is exclusively a Republican issue.I haven’t heard anything about that, whereas the Republicans (or just Trumpers, I don’t think this is all Republicans doing this, right?) throwing a temper tantrum has been clogging up even our news feed. Making anyone remotely conservative feel second hand embarrassment.
At least the other side is crying about a criminal not being held accountable. Whiny to be sure. But a bit more noble than being a sore loser, wouldn’t you say?
Well, since tax return disclosure is a tradition and not a requirement, it comes across as being a bit hypocritical that whining is exclusively a Republican issue.
Hopefully.Voter fraud? Yea agree, Republicans ought to drop the issue and work towards a bipartisan solution in making voting as transparent and fair as humanly possible.
Well, since tax return disclosure is a tradition and not a requirement, it comes across as being a bit hypocritical that whining is exclusively a Republican issue.
Stop harping on Trump's tax returns and go nowhere 'criminal' investigating in exchange for the never ending voter fraud. Just a thought, fantastically unrealistic as it may be.