12-15-2016, 01:27 PM
We don't know if there was "voter fraud" in Detroit. We know that they had trouble with their scanners, which was reported during the election. And, we know there's a mismatch of voters vs. votes counted.
I hope the Republicans do an audit and do it fairly. If there was voter fraud, then get to the bottom of it. If there were process/system errors, then get to the bottom of that. Whatever caused the problems, they're probably not limited to Detroit and though they didn't change the election outcome, it would be good to work towards making the process as accurate as possible across all states prior to the next election.
Snip:
The Detroit News found voting scanning machines at 248 of the city’s 662 precincts — 37 percent — tabulated more ballots than the number of actual voters counted in the poll books.
“There’s always going to be small problems to some degree, but we didn’t expect the degree of problem we saw in Detroit. This isn’t normal,” Krista Haroutunian, chairwoman of the Wayne County Board of Canvassers, told the paper.
The partial statewide recount that ended Friday by court order did not change Donald Trump’s victory in Michigan, which he won by more than 10,000 votes. The fresh tally of 2.1 million ballots turned up a net difference of 102 more votes for Clinton.
The new audit is aimed at finding out whether human error, fraud or negligence is to blame for the mismatched irregularities in Detroit. The investigation could take about three weeks. http://nypost.com/2016/12/14/michigan-re...in-wanted/
I hope the Republicans do an audit and do it fairly. If there was voter fraud, then get to the bottom of it. If there were process/system errors, then get to the bottom of that. Whatever caused the problems, they're probably not limited to Detroit and though they didn't change the election outcome, it would be good to work towards making the process as accurate as possible across all states prior to the next election.
Snip:
The Detroit News found voting scanning machines at 248 of the city’s 662 precincts — 37 percent — tabulated more ballots than the number of actual voters counted in the poll books.
“There’s always going to be small problems to some degree, but we didn’t expect the degree of problem we saw in Detroit. This isn’t normal,” Krista Haroutunian, chairwoman of the Wayne County Board of Canvassers, told the paper.
The partial statewide recount that ended Friday by court order did not change Donald Trump’s victory in Michigan, which he won by more than 10,000 votes. The fresh tally of 2.1 million ballots turned up a net difference of 102 more votes for Clinton.
The new audit is aimed at finding out whether human error, fraud or negligence is to blame for the mismatched irregularities in Detroit. The investigation could take about three weeks. http://nypost.com/2016/12/14/michigan-re...in-wanted/