Michigan GOP officials are seeking to remove one of their own after he voted to certify the 2020 presidential election results in favor of President-elect Joe Biden.
By Jordan Williams - 01/18/21 04:44 PM EST
The Michigan GOP is pushing to replace a member of the Board of State Canvassers who voted to certify President-elect Joe Biden
According to a letter obtained by The Detroit News, the party is nominating well-known activists to replace Aaron Van Langevelde, whose term ends Jan. 31.
Among the choices is Linda Lee Tarver, who was involved in a lawsuit seeking to overturn Biden’s win in the key battleground state. Also under consideration is Tony Daunt, director of the Michigan Freedom Fund, and political strategist Tori Sachs.
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The newspaper notes that Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer
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The Michigan Republican Party is seeking to remove Aaron Van Langevelde, the GOP member of the Board of State Canvassers who voted to certify President-elect Joe Biden’s victory in the state.
Van Langevelde cast the deciding vote to certify on Nov. 23, after many Republican operatives and Michigan state legislators pushed to delay. The other Republican member, Norm Shankle, abstained after initially saying that he would vote against certification.
Instead of renominating Van Langevelde for another four-year term when his expires at the end of January, the Michigan Republican Party has backed three GOP activists to take his place, the Detroit News first reported. But despite the internal opposition, Van Langevelde said that he was proud of his decision to certify.
Dominion Whistleblower Accuses CEO of Lying During Michigan Hearing
CEO John Poulos answered questions about Dominion’s machines and software for several hours.
Melissa Carone was a contractor who worked for the company during the election. She told NTD, part of the Epoch Media Group, that Poulos misled legislators or outright lied.
Poulos told the Michigan Senate Oversight Committee on Dec. 15 there were three workers, two employees and a contractor, at the TCF Center. Carone alleged there were actually five there.
Poulos told legislators that the vote tabulator units sit atop a ballot box that is sealed during ballot counting. Carone said that may be the case elsewhere, but at the TCF Center the ballot boxes were not attached to the machines.