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LessAspin

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Sun May 8, 2022, 09:18 PM May 2022

Republicans in Michigan have replaced election officials who certified Joe Biden's win

Bipartisan members who serve on state and county boards of canvassers in Michigan have an important job: certifying the results of elections, making them official.

In 2020, Former President Trump and his allies urged them not to certify as part of his campaign to undermine and overturn the presidential election, even though Joe Biden won Michigan by more than 154,000 votes.

Since then, local GOP leaders have replaced many of the canvassers who upheld their oaths and voted to certify the results for Biden — even canvassers who are members of their own party.

Michelle Voorheis, a Republican canvasser in Genessee County until last year, is one of them. She says she wasn't re-nominated because she pushed back against false allegations of election fraud...

https://www.npr.org/2022/05/04/1096641003/republicans-in-michigan-have-replaced-election-officials-who-certified-bidens-wi





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Republicans in Michigan have replaced election officials who certified Joe Biden's win (Original Post) LessAspin May 2022 OP
Let's all take a moment to thank Joe Manchin. FoxNewsSucks May 2022 #1
So What Can Be Done About This Cha May 2022 #2
Volunteer! Say you're a Republican! calimary May 2022 #3

calimary

(84,319 posts)
3. Volunteer! Say you're a Republican!
Sun May 8, 2022, 11:35 PM
May 2022

I think most of us are familiar enough with their talking points to fake it.

I vote for GLOVES OFF!!!



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