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The Michigan state parliament building had to be closed due to threats of violence on the day voters gathered to vote for Joe Biden.
“The electoral college meeting was supposed to be a milestone in our democracy, but now it has become the target of threats, intimidation and violence,” said the Speaker of the House of Representatives. Michigan Donna Lasinski said in a statement on 12/13.
Lasinski said that due to “real threats of violence,” the Michigan state parliament will be closed to the public and staff on the day of the electoral college meeting to vote for candidate Joe Biden at 2:00 p.m. on December 14. December. (2 a.m. on December 15, Hanoi time).
State MPs will work remotely on December 14, only those on duty at the electoral college meeting will be allowed to enter Michigan’s parliament building, when 16 voters vote in person. choose your own president. The entire voting session will be streamed live online.
Vote counting staff in Detroit, Michigan, on November 4. Image: AFP.
“The sad fact is that the shameful actions of some Republicans to smear democratic institutions and deny the appearance of the voters will have created this hostile and dangerous atmosphere.” , Michigan Lasinski, Speaker of the House of Representatives.
Michigan Representative Darrin Camilleri expressed gratitude for “the courage of the electorate who will perform democratic service and elect the next president,” but did not specify that the threat to them is what.
The Michigan Electoral Certification Board recognized Biden’s victory over President Donald Trump in the state on November 23 by a difference of more than 150,000 votes. The state immediately became the target of a legal challenge from President Trump’s campaign and allies, but neither lawsuit was successful.
The Electoral College, with a total of 538 voters, from 50 states and the capital, Washington on December 14, will vote directly for the president. Electoral votes will be sent to parliament, where Vice President and Senate President Mike Pence will preside over the counting session on January 6, 2021.
A group of Republicans, led by Senator Mo Brooks, plans to reverse the election by challenging the results of electoral votes in parliament. However, even if the Republican congressman’s defiance attempt is successful, it is unlikely that the election outcome will change as he will face opposition from the Democratic-controlled House of Representatives. .
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