Wayne County in Michigan has refused to certify its election results.
It is deadlocked at a 2-2 tie.
The refusal of Wayne County (Detroit) to certify their election results is a huge win for President Trump.
The Wayne County board found the number of ballots cast did not match the number of people who signed in to vote.
— The Election Wizard🧙â€â™‚ï¸ (@Wizard_Predicts) November 17, 2020
MICHIGAN.🚨
You’re probably not going to believe *this* (unless you’ve been following my account) but they found MORE election irregularities, this time in Wayne County, MI.
They’re not certifying the results until they can explain the mismatch.🤔🔽https://t.co/sP9MvT36RT
— Kyle Becker (@kylenabecker) November 18, 2020
🚨🚨BREAKING: This evening, the county board of canvassers in Wayne County, MI refused to certify the election results. If the state board follows suit, the Republican state legislator will select the electors. Huge win for @realDonaldTrump
— Jenna Ellis (@JennaEllisEsq) November 17, 2020
Detroit News:
The decision came after absentee ballot poll books at 70% of Detroit’s 134 absentee counting boards were found to be out of balance without explanation. The mismatches varied anywhere from one to more than four votes.
In August, canvassers found 72% of Detroit’s absentee voting precincts didn’t match the number of ballots cast. The imbalances between August and November are not an exact comparison since August’s canvassing was based on results from 503 precincts and November’s canvassing was based on 134 counting boards.
The situation in August and earlier imbalances in 2016 were not enough to keep the same board from certifying the results in the August and November 2016.
Board Vice Chairman Jonathan Kinloch, a Democrat, called the decision by the two Republican members “reckless and irresponsible.”
Chairwoman Monica Palmer, a Republican, defended the decision.
“Based on what I saw and went through in poll books in this canvass, I believe that we do not have complete and accurate information in those poll books,” she said.
The campaign of President Donald Trump has been looking to discredit the results in Wayne County by questioning how the absentee ballots were counted at the TCF Center in Detroit. Democratic President-elect Joe Biden defeated Trump 51%-48% in Michigan or by 146,000 votes in unofficial statewide results.
Trump would win Michigan without this county:
The total number of ballots cast in Wayne County was about 863,000.
Without Wayne County, Biden’s lead in Michigan would flip to a 177,000 Trump lead.
So yes, certifying Wayne County is a big deal.
The State of Michigan will now be tasked with attempting certification.
— The Election Wizard🧙â€â™‚ï¸ (@Wizard_Predicts) November 18, 2020
Republican Senate Candidate John James responded:
John James on Wayne County GOP electors voting against certifying election results: “The vote today affirms the concerns of many Michiganders that there were significant irregularities and abnormalities in Michigan on Election Day.”
— Josh Caplan (@joshdcaplan) November 18, 2020
UPDATE:
UPDATE: Wayne County Board of Canvassers vote to certify election results but with audit of unexplained precincts – FOX2 DETROIT
— Josh Caplan (@joshdcaplan) November 18, 2020
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