January 6, 2021
By Jon King / jking@whmi.com
State Senator Lana Theis was among 11 Michigan Republican senators who signed a letter asking that Congress pursue every available option to examine claims of wrongdoing in the election, despite dozens of failed lawsuits and a lack of credible evidence of mass voter fraud.
The letter, which was issued on the stationary of State Sen. John Bizon, a Battle Creek Republican who serves as the Assistant Majority Caucus Whip, was one of two versions posted on social media Tuesday night. The original version asked Congress to temporarily delay certification in the name of national unity. However, it was later replaced with a final version that removed that statement and instead called on the imminent joint session of Congress to pursue every available option and procedure to examine the credible allegations of election-related concerns surrounding fraud and irregularities. An aide to Senator Theis told The Bridge that
By Ken Delaney
Jan 6, 2021 9:43 AM
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) – Several Michigan state senators, including John Bizon, who represents Calhoun, Barry, and Ionia counties, and Roger Victory of Ottawa County, Tuesday sent a letter to the U.S. Congress and Vice President Mike Pence, concerning their allegations in the legitimacy of the 2020 election.
The letter asks for more time to address election results before the vote is set to be made official Wednesday.
The letter says 40 state representatives and senators asked for an independent audit of the count and that the request has not been filed.
“We are therefore calling upon the imminent joint session of Congress to pursue every available option and procedure to examine the credible allegations of election related concerns surrounding fraud and irregularities,” the letter said in part.
More than half of Michigan’s GOP senators air unfounded election concerns in letter to Congress
Updated Jan 06, 2021;
Posted Jan 06, 2021
State Sen. Tom Barrett, R-Charlotte, is one of the Michigan senators who signed a letter sent to Congress to investigate election fraud claims. Here he is talking with reporters after Governor Gretchen Whitmer s State of the State address to legislators on the House floor at the Michigan State Capitol in Lansing on Wednesday, January 29, 2020. (Mike Mulholland | MLive.com)Mike Mulholland | MLive.com
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LANSING, MI - Eleven of Michigan’s Republican state senators urged Congress to “pursue every available option” to investigate claims of election fraud in a letter before Wednesday’s joint session in Washington to count electoral votes for president.
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Michigan Senate approves creation of committee to suspend public health orders between sessions
Updated Dec 17, 2020;
Posted Dec 17, 2020
Senate Majority Leader Mike Shirkey, R-Clark Lake, listens on as Gov. Gretchen Whitmer delivers her first State of the State address Tuesday Feb. 12, 2019 at the state Capitol in Lansing. (Jake May | MLive.com)Jake May | MLive.com
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Updated to reflect Thursday night vote on Senate Bill 1253 in the state House of Representatives.
LANSING, MI - The Michigan legislature has fought executive orders from Gov. Gretchen Whitmer and her state agencies all year long, and took a step Thursday to deal another blow to the administration’s efforts to mandate coronavirus precautions.