Detroit Election Commission

The Election Commission has general supervision of all elections in the City and may hire assistants, inspectors, and other election personnel. The Election Commission shall perform all duties required of election commissions by law.

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All meetings of the Election Commission shall be conducted in compliance with the Michigan Open Meetings Act, MCL 15.261, et seq., including making a record of its proceedings.

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In case of any doubt concerning election procedure, the Commission shall prescribe the procedure to be followed.

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The Election Commission serves as the governing body for the Elections Department and is responsible for supervision of all elections in Detroit.

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Leadership: The Commission has 3 members: the City Clerk, who serves as Chairperson, the City Council President, and the Corporation Council of the Law Department. Current Commission members are:

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Janice Winfrey (City Clerk) - Chairperson Mary Sheffield (Council President) Conrad Mallett (Corporation Counsel)

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Public Meetings: The Commission hosts occasional public meetings, generally in advance up election dates, to conduct its regular business.

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Legal Authority: The Election Commission operates under the legal authority of Article 3 of the 2012 Detroit City Charter and Chapter 13, Article II of the 2019 Detroit City Code.

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I'm really looking forward to this meeting. Elections have consequences! See ya at noon!

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It's 12:08

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Might be starting: \ew screen, recording in progress notice

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*new

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It's 12:35 and we have a picture

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12:37 The meeting was called to order New Business: Poll workers 3,923 poll workers have been trained Additional 3000 to be trained

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Public comments were requested. No public comments

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Many Republicans have requested to work as poll workers this election. More than 5000 have reached out to the Election Commission. Most want to work at Huntington Place. Most of those positions have been filled.

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Most of the Republicans do not want to work at polling locations . The Clerk has signed an agreement with the Republican National Party. I wasn't clear on what the agreement entailed. Conrad Mallet said that the agreement made clear the intention to be fair.

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This meeting was strictly about the poll workers. It is over.

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This meeting adjourned at 12:43 p.m. This concludes the Detroit Election Commission meeting. For more meeting coverage, check out documenters.org

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