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After pro-Trump rioters stormed Washington’s Capitol to disrupt an Electoral College vote count, several public officials and security experts in Michigan said they aren’t surprised by the mayhem.
Wednesday’s siege at the Capitol followed weeks of post-election threats to public officials in Michigan and other battleground states that left many concerned for their safety and wondering whether qualified people will want to serve in public official roles in the future.
“I’ve been getting battered and flooded with emails and phone calls and texts for months,” said Jonathan Kinloch, the Democratic vice chair of the Wayne County Board of Canvassers, one of several local and state bodies targeted by President Trump and his supporters after Michigan certified the November election for Democrat Joe Biden.
5 things the Michigan Legislature failed to address in 2020
Updated Dec 23, 2020;
Posted Dec 23, 2020
Protesters congregate at the Capitol Building during a protest against emergency business shutdown orders amid the coronavirus pandemic in Lansing on Thursday, April 30, 2020. Neil Blake | MLive.com
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LANSING, MI - The legislative agendas of Lee Chatfield and Mike Shirkey looked very different in 2020 than they did in 2019.
With COVID-19 dominating every aspect of life in 2020, the Republican leaders in the Michigan Legislature shifted focus to address the pandemic. While they fulfilled promises such as boosting education funding, lowering auto insurance costs and passing criminal justice reforms, one major shortcoming was obvious: No plan to mitigate disease spread made it out of either chamber.
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By Allison Donahue Michigan Advance The GOP-led state House passed a resolution Tuesday that will give the Oversight Committee power to issue subpoenas for Nov. 3 general election-related issues, as Republicans continue to maintain there were serious problems, despite court rulings to the contrary. This came one day after the Electoral College affirmed the win for Democratic President-elect Joe Biden. “I’ve heard from an incredible number of people who are worried about fraud and have lost faith in the free and fair elections upon which our country is built,” said Rep. Triston Cole (R-Mancelona) who introduced House Resolution 342. “Regardless of our political affiliations, we should all agree that we must do more to restore the public’s trust in our voting procedures. We can begin that process by conducting a thorough and complete investigation that gets to the bottom of these reports and delivers the answers voters deserve. The Oversight Committee needs full ac
Michigan House gives oversight committee subpoena powers to continue election probe
Updated Dec 15, 2020;
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The House committee continuing an investigation into Michigan’s election process will now have additional subpoena powers, lawmakers determined in a 58-51 vote Tuesday.
Under House Resolution 342, the House Oversight Committee now has the ability to issue subpoenas for information related to Michigan’s 2020 primary and general elections.
Following the House vote, both the House and Senate oversight committees the latter of which already had subpoena powers issued subpoenas to Livonia City Clerk Susan Nash and Detroit City Clerk Janice Winfrey for information and communications.