Detroit s city clerk candidates. On the one hand, Republican lawmakers across the country, gripping onto former President Donald Trump s Big Lie that the election was stolen, are pushing legislation under the guise of voter integrity that critics say is actually voter suppression meant to make the next election easier to steal and preserve GOP power. On the other hand, cities like Detroit have elections that are marred by inconsistencies and other glitches. While the candidates below do not believe there was voter fraud in Detroit, they believe its elections can be improved. Here are the candidates trying to unseat incumbent City Clerk Janice Winfrey.
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The Detroit City Clerk said as of Wednesday, her office had not received the final charter document. Commissioners plan to take the matter to court if the question is left off the August ballot.
The Detroit Charter Revision Commission missed its deadline to submit the final version of the document it had spent the last three years drafting in time for the August primary, according to City Clerk Janice Winfrey. The announcement comes as the city’s election commission prepares to approve the municipal primary ballot on Thursday.
According to a letter authored by Winfrey, the Detroit Charter Revision Commission successfully submitted a ballot question proposing the new charter on May 6.
Unchartered territory: Legal strife over Detroit s charter revisions seems certain to end up in court
City s lawyer says they can t without governor s approval
Observers weigh in, say disputes likely to end in legal trouble
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Detroiters may be voting on revisions to the city s governing document Aug. 3.
Michigan s top lawyer says the Detroit Charter Revision Commission can bring the amended city-governing document to the voters even though the governor didn t approve it.
But Detroit s top lawyer? He says no.
This disagreement could have long and expensive legal ramifications, as the commission elected to edit the document that s essentially Detroit s constitution must put its changes on the Aug. 3 ballot, or dissolve and leave the charter as is. The revisions would have wide-spanning impacts on businesses and residents.
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