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In reply to the discussion: Michigan certified today. Georgia will certify tomorrow... [View all]scarletwoman
(31,893 posts)25. The state of Michigan doesn't certify until Monday, 11/23 when the Board of State Canvassers meets.
All MI counties have certified, but the state as a whole has not.
In view of the fact that GOP leaders of the MI legislature are meeting with trump at the White House tomorrow, I'm not so sure it's time to stop panicking yet:
Trump invites Michigan Republican leaders to meet him at White House as he escalates attempts to overturn election results
November 19, 2020
DETROIT President Trump has invited the leaders of Michigans Republican-controlled state legislature to meet him in Washington on Friday, according to a person familiar with those plans, as the president and his allies continue an extraordinary campaign to overturn the results of an election he lost.
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Trumps team appear to be increasingly focused on Michigan as a place where Republican officials on the states Board of Canvassers and in the legislature might be persuaded to overturn the results.
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Joanna Lydgate, the national director of the Voter Protection Program, said that there is no basis in fact or law for failing to certify the election.
The presidents unpatriotic behavior is reaching new heights with summoning state legislative officials to the White House, she said. But the legislature has no role in certification, as its leaders have already publicly admitted. This raises serious legal and ethical concerns about the presidents conduct but it will not alter the outcome of the election.
DETROIT President Trump has invited the leaders of Michigans Republican-controlled state legislature to meet him in Washington on Friday, according to a person familiar with those plans, as the president and his allies continue an extraordinary campaign to overturn the results of an election he lost.
~snip~
Trumps team appear to be increasingly focused on Michigan as a place where Republican officials on the states Board of Canvassers and in the legislature might be persuaded to overturn the results.
~snip~
Joanna Lydgate, the national director of the Voter Protection Program, said that there is no basis in fact or law for failing to certify the election.
The presidents unpatriotic behavior is reaching new heights with summoning state legislative officials to the White House, she said. But the legislature has no role in certification, as its leaders have already publicly admitted. This raises serious legal and ethical concerns about the presidents conduct but it will not alter the outcome of the election.
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Thanks for the info, and for keeping your wits about you. It's not easy, these days. n/t
CaliforniaPeggy
Nov 2020
#5
This clown has invited republican lawmakers from michigan to the white house tomorrow
johnnyfins
Nov 2020
#17
Do you think any of them might have the intergrity to not even go much less change their electors?
efhmc
Nov 2020
#34
The state of Michigan doesn't certify until Monday, 11/23 when the Board of State Canvassers meets.
scarletwoman
Nov 2020
#25
No, the state certification comes from the Board of State Canvassers, which meets on Monday.
scarletwoman
Nov 2020
#32
No, they can't. The legislature has nothing to do with seating electors in Michigan.
catbyte
Nov 2020
#54
I'm curious if charges can be brought against Trump for trying to influence the outcome of a legal
hadEnuf
Nov 2020
#39
The counties have certified...and the state will make it official on Monday.
Demsrule86
Nov 2020
#56
What did he say about Michigan? Is he concerned that it won't be certified? Nt
helpisontheway
Nov 2020
#70
Not much. More that he talked about stuff going on there... More what he didn't say. nt
LAS14
Nov 2020
#71