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marmar

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Tue Oct 4, 2022, 10:11 AM Oct 2022

2020 election denial is on the ballot in Michigan this year. These are the candidates.


(Detroit Free Press) Key architects of attempts to undermine the results of the 2020 presidential election in Michigan could take control of the state’s most important elections and prosecutorial posts if Republican candidates win their races this fall.

The nominee for attorney general led the legal effort in Antrim County, a small conservative community in northern Michigan, turning human error into a vessel for conspiracies touted by former President Donald Trump. He’s now under criminal investigation for allegedly improperly gaining access to voting machines in an effort to further his inaccurate allegations of election fraud.

The candidate for secretary of state observed absentee ballot counting at Detroit’s TCF Center, suggesting incorrectly that she witnessed fraud in statements that also garnered Trump's support. The gubernatorial pick agreed with the false idea that Trump actually won Michigan, a state he lost by more than 154,000 votes.

In Michigan, local clerks actually run each election. But the Secretary of State has broad powers to create best practices for clerks and may intervene in the administration of local elections, either ahead of Election Day or as ballots are counted. The Michigan Attorney General would almost assuredly represent the Michigan Secretary of State in any election-related lawsuit, can issue important opinions on the constitutionality of current election practices and in theory has the power to initiate investigations that delve into the operations of elections across the state. ...............(more)

https://www.freep.com/story/news/politics/2022/10/04/2020-election-deniers-on-the-ballot-in-michigan-in-their-words/65468417007/




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