Allegations in RNC lawsuit claim Detroit disproportionately hired Democratic poll workers, potentially violating state law.
The Detroit Election Commission is accused of a "totally unacceptable violation of public trust" by the RNC.
The RNC is suing Detroit's Election Commission for allegedly breaking state law by hiring seven times more Democratic poll workers than Republicans for the 2024 election.
According to Section 168.74 of Michigan's election law, the board of election commissioners must appoint an equal number of election inspectors from each major political party in each election precinct.
According to the Detroit Election Commission Report, the city hired approximately 2,300 Democratic poll workers and only 300 Republican election inspectors for the state's 2024 primary election.
The lawsuit, filed by the RNC, Michigan GOP, and chairs of Wayne County Republican committees on Thursday, alleged that the City of Detroit's Election Commission violated state law and had a legal obligation to appoint an equal number of GOP and Democratic poll workers before the November election.
RNC Chairman Michael Whatley and Co-Chair Lara Trump stated in a Planet Chronicle Digital shared statement that Detroit's refusal to hire Republican poll workers is an example of bad-faith Democrat interference that undermines trust in elections.
According to a lawsuit obtained by Planet Chronicle Digital, 200 of the 335 precincts did not have a single Republican election inspector, despite Section 674(2) of the Election Law requiring the commission to appoint at least one election inspector from each major political party.
"The RNC is filing a lawsuit to address the unacceptable violation of public trust and our ongoing campaign for election integrity will persist in Michigan and across the country to safeguard the rights of every voter to have fair, accurate, secure, and transparent elections," Whatley and Trump stated in a joint statement.
The lawsuit requested that the commission adhere to "suitable methods and protocols to guarantee an equal number of Republican and Democrat election monitors, as closely as feasible," and adhere to state law by Oct. 15.
The Detroit Election Commission declined to provide a comment to Planet Chronicle Digital.
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