Breitbart: Republican Senate candidate John James called on the Michigan Board of Canvassers to hold off certifying the election results during its meeting Monday, and recommended that the investigation of fraud allegations be extended for two weeks “to provide a more complete review before certification.”
James challenged Democrat incumbent Sen. Gary Peters. Unofficial results show Peters leading James by about 85,000 votes, or 1.5 percent, according to the Associated Press.
The Republican asked to take until December 7 to investigate claims by dozens of observers who have filed affidavits alleging fraud, ballots being counted multiple times, and procedures not being followed during the counting process in Detroit.
“I submit this request because I am interested in the truth and protecting the integrity of our elections,” James said in his letter, calling for the group to “fully audit” the results.
“Sometimes the truth takes time to surface, and it’s rarely easy to get to. Time is the most valuable asset we have at this stage and I ask that we take all the time reasonable and allowed — not to undermine our elections — but to improve them and boost public confidence in the results of the election,” James said.
State canvassers are scheduled to meet Monday, November 23, to consider certifying the results. County canvassers have already approved the results. There was chaos in Wayne County, site of the contested counting in Detroit.
I can see how ballots being counted multiple times could be detected by simple arithmetic and corrected by a ballot recount, but I don’ see how anything could be done about other problems except establish safeguards for future elections to make sure they aren’t repeated.
A shame nobody anticipated something like this happening and took proactive measures to prevent it.
WTF. He already conceded.