Voters asked about photo identification, same-day registration, and if previously incarcerated people are eligible to vote.
Bisma Parvez
Posted in2020 Election, Political and Public Policy Information
Michigan’s former elections director on ‘the race factor’ in Detroit
False claims of election fraud and mismanagement in Detroit were heightened because the city is majority Black, says Michigan’s former elections director.
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Detroit’s Census count hampered by ‘lack of leadership,’ city official says
The head of Detroit’s Census effort says the federal team behind the count was disorganized and aloof. Just 51 percent of Detroit responded; federal funding loss could force cuts.
Posted in2020 Election, Civic and Community Information
Dominion Voting: Claims of Detroit elections fraud ‘false and inaccurate’
The voting machine manufacturer debunks claims of voter fraud in Detroit.
Posted in2020 Election, Civic and Community Information
Michigan rep. victim of anti-Muslim attacks after county election meetings
Newly elected state Rep. Abraham Aiyash found himself at the center of a vicious Islamophobic online attack following the Wayne County Board of Canvassers meeting where two Republican canvassers initially refused to certify Detroit’s election.
Posted in2020 Election, Civic and Community Information
Detroit organizers found new ways to increase voter turnout on Election Day
During the coronavirus pandemic, Detroit’s grassroots organizations turned to social media influencers and relational organizing to increase voter turnout.
Posted in2020 Election, Education
Has certifying Detroit’s election always been so politically polarized?
Certifying Detroit elections now involves extreme politics. This week, two Republican members of the bipartisan Wayne County Board of Canvassers remade election administration. This is not how it used to be.
Posted in2020 Election, Civic and Community Information
Trump has 48 hours to request a recount once Detroit election is certified
Detroit, the state’s largest city, labors under an election law that officials say undermines the integrity of the vote and, in past elections, made most precincts ineligible for a recount.
Posted in2020 Election, Civic and Community Information
Was effort to stop the count in Detroit voter challenging or suppression?
Pro-Trump activists descended on the TCF center in downtown Detroit to ‘stop’ city election workers from counting absentee ballots. Workers said the protesters were ‘belligerent’ and counting slowed but was it voter suppression?
Posted in2020 Election, Civic and Community Information
Here’s how your Detroit absentee voter ballot will be counted today
Detroit election workers will count over 180,000 absentee ballots at TCF Center downtown. The Detroit City Clerk says final election results may not be in until the end of the week.