Michigan GOP officials caught on video urging poll workers to break local election rules
2 years, 3 months ago

Michigan GOP officials caught on video urging poll workers to break local election rules

Raw Story  

On Wednesday, CNN reported that local GOP officials in Michigan openly advised election workers to break rules about carrying phones or pens during a Zoom training call ahead of the state's primary in August. "The evening before Michigan's state primary, Wayne County GOP leaders held a Zoom training session for poll workers and partisan observers — warning them about 'bad stuff happening' during the election and encouraging them to ignore local election rules barring cell phones and pens from polling places and vote-counting centers," reported Bob Ortega, Audrey Ash, Yahya Abou-Ghazala, and Drew Griffin. READ: Trump ordered a nuclear reactor on the moon in his final days as president "While volunteer partisan observers have always been trained by political parties and non-profit groups in Michigan, the Wayne County GOP had also invited poll workers — people hired and paid by the local clerk's office," noted the report. Ryan Kelley, a former Michigan GOP gubernatorial candidate who faces charges for his alleged participation in the January 6 attack, said that poll workers should unplug voting machines "if you see something you don't like happening."

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Tape reveals Donald Trump pressured Michigan officials not to certify 2020 vote, a new report says
1 year ago

Tape reveals Donald Trump pressured Michigan officials not to certify 2020 vote, a new report says

Associated Press  

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Election officials worry about potential poll worker interference this November
2 years, 2 months ago

Election officials worry about potential poll worker interference this November

NPR  

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Michigan Republican squirms when reporter confronts her about telling poll workers to 'act like spies'
2 years, 3 months ago

Michigan Republican squirms when reporter confronts her about telling poll workers to 'act like spies'

Raw Story  

In a clip shown on CNN on Thursday morning, the chair of the Wayne County Michigan Republican Party was forced to scramble after being confronted by the network's Drew Griffin over her previous advice to poll workers to "act like spies." In the video, when asked about cell phones, Costantino was seen telling workers, "I would say maybe just hide …

Michigan GOP leaders encourage rule breaking at poll worker training session
2 years, 3 months ago

Michigan GOP leaders encourage rule breaking at poll worker training session

CNN  

CNN — The evening before Michigan’s state primary, Wayne County GOP leaders held a Zoom training session for poll workers and partisan observers – warning them about “bad stuff happening” during the election and encouraging them to ignore local election rules barring cell phones and pens from polling places and vote-counting centers. That’s undercover training.” Approached by CNN at the …

Michigan Republicans hatching 'unprecedented' plot to create 'chaos' at polling places: reporter
2 years, 6 months ago

Michigan Republicans hatching 'unprecedented' plot to create 'chaos' at polling places: reporter

Raw Story  

Reporter Heidi Przbyia on Wednesday broke down new revelations about Michigan GOP operatives launching what she describes as an "unprecedented" effort to recruit poll workers to directly contest elections at polling places across the state. As Przbyia reported in Politico, the plan is to "install trained recruits as regular poll workers and put them in direct contact with party attorneys" …

GOP election lawyer accuses Michigan Republicans of 'despicable abuse'
2 years, 6 months ago

GOP election lawyer accuses Michigan Republicans of 'despicable abuse'

Raw Story  

After spending years pushing former President Donald Trump's "Big Lie," the Michigan Republican Party is defending its own candidates who were caught up in a massive fraud scheme. Republican election attorney John Pirich told Salon that the fraud scheme uncovered by the election officials is "the largest I've ever seen." Paul Cordes, chief of staff of the Michigan Republican Party, …

Michigan Senate GOP probe: No systemic fraud in election
3 years, 6 months ago

Michigan Senate GOP probe: No systemic fraud in election

Associated Press  

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Virginia GOP Gov. Candidate Wants ‘NFL-Style Scouting Reports’ On Election Officials
3 years, 10 months ago

Virginia GOP Gov. Candidate Wants ‘NFL-Style Scouting Reports’ On Election Officials

Huff Post  

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GOP poll watchers not excluded from Michigan count: Witnesses
4 years, 1 month ago

GOP poll watchers not excluded from Michigan count: Witnesses

Al Jazeera  

United States President Donald Trump’s campaign filed a new lawsuit in the state of Michigan on Wednesday, alleging its poll watchers – known as “challengers” – were blocked from witnessing the ballot count at a convention centre in Detroit on November 4. At one point, they said Republican challengers in the room illegally chanted, “Stop the vote!” “I was in …

‘Karen Was Upset’: Trump Suit Cites Mostly Trivial Complaints By GOP Poll-Watchers
4 years, 1 month ago

‘Karen Was Upset’: Trump Suit Cites Mostly Trivial Complaints By GOP Poll-Watchers

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING Late Tuesday, President Donald Trump’s campaign announced a lawsuit focused on “irregularities, incompetence, and unlawful vote counting” in Detroit, a city that helped President-elect Joe Biden win Michigan and the presidency. “The Democrat challengers would say things like ‘Do you feel safe with this near you’ and ‘is this Karen bothering you?’ I believe this was designed …

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