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| Detroit Free Press
After initially voting against certification of the November election results, the two Republican members of the Wayne County Solicitors’ Council reversed their course and finally voted to certify the county’s results late Tuesday night.
Tuesday was the last day the board could certify the results of the county election, and the unanimous vote of the four members – made up of two Democrats and two Republicans – to certify the election came just in time to meet the deadline of November 17th.
What happens next?
Now that the County Solicitors Council has certified the election results, the State Solicitor Council is responsible for certifying the results statewide. Under Michigan election law, the state council must certify the results by November 23. The State Council will meet at 1:30 p.m. on Wednesday to provide an update on the general election prospecting.
Recount petitions for the Presidential, Senate, US House, and State House seats must be filed with the Secretary of State within 48 hours after the board certifies the statewide results.
A change to Michigan’s recount process after the 2016 presidential election requires candidates to prove they have a reasonable chance of winning in order to initiate a recount. Biden won Michigan by a wide margin – over 146,000 votes – as the state’s unofficial results show. Legal experts said they expected the State Council of Solicitors to meet the deadline to certify the results of the presidential competition, despite ongoing lawsuits to delay the process.
After the State Board of Canvassers certifies the statewide results, Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer will certify the list of voters nominated by the Michigan Democratic Party to vote in the state constituency for President-elect Joe Biden.
* If legal disputes regarding the election are resolved by December 8, the statewide certified results are free from further legal challenge and Congress must accept them as final.
* Michigan’s 16 presidential voters are scheduled to meet on Dec. 14 to vote in the state constituency.
* The state has until Dec. 23 to present a certificate from its constituents to Vice President Mike Pence.
* On January 6, the newly seated 117th Congress will count the electoral votes in a joint session of the Senate and the House of Representatives to certify the Electoral College tally.
Clara Hendrickson checks Michigan issues and politics as a corps member with Report for America, an initiative of the GroundTruth Project. Contact her at [email protected] or 313-296-5743 for comments or to suggest a fact check.
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