Michigan, A State Where Biden Leads, To Certify Election Results

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Protestors gather in support of President Trump on Nov. 14 in Lansing, Mich. Trump and his allies have baselessly alleged widespread voter fraud was to blame for the president’s election loss.





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But President-elect Joe Biden was able to flip the Great Lake State back for Democrats this year, with the former vice president and his running mate, Kamala Harris, having campaigned heavily in the state.

As it has become increasingly clear that his path to victory there has narrowed, Trump has employed unprecedented tactics to try and delay the certification process or replace Biden’s electors with ones who would vote for Trump, despite the vote’s outcome.

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Last week, the president invited to the White House several Republican Michigan state lawmakers for a discussion, which press secretary Kayleigh McEnany said was «not an advocacy meeting for Trump’s campaign to overthrow the election.

After that meeting, two high-ranking state officials released a joint statement affirming that they would «follow the law and follow the normal process regarding Michigan’s electors.

The two lawmakers, Michigan Senate Majority Leader Mike Shirkey and House Speaker Lee Chatfield, said further: «Michigan’s certification process should be a deliberate process free from threats and intimidation.



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The main basis of Trump’s legal complaints to overturn the election results hinges on what he and his allies have baselessly alleged was widespread voter fraud. Those lawsuits have been largely thrown out in court or withdrawn by the Trump campaign.

The Michigan lawmakers, Shirkey and Chatfield, said that any investigations of fraud should be thoroughly investigated, but said as of Friday, they «have not yet been made aware of any information that would change the outcome of the election in Michigan.

Biden is ahead in the state by more than 155,000 votes, according to the Associated Press count.