GOP leaders want Wayne County audit before Michigan election results are certified #JustTheNews @alexnitzberg https://t.co/Pi6778x8Pd
— Just the News (@JustTheNews) November 22, 2020
Republican National Committee chair Ronna McDaniel and Michigan Republican Party Chair Laura Cox wrote a letter to the Michigan Board of State Canvassers urging them to order an audit into Wayne County’s results before the state certifies its election results.
“This board faces a stark choice: it can either ignore numerical anomalies and credible reports of procedural irregularities, leaving the distrust and sense of procedural disenfranchisement felt by many Michigan voters to fester for years; or it can adjourn for fourteen days to allow for a full audit and investigation into those anomalies and irregularities before certifying the results of the 2020 General Election, allowing all Michiganders to have confidence in the results,” the pair wrote.
Monica Palmer, a Republican member of the Wayne County Board of Canvassers, said last week state Democratic officials promised a full audit of the county’s results in exchange for her vote to certify. Once she voted yes however, she claims officials reneged on the agreement and called it “non-binding.”