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Let's talk about the racial optics of two Republicans voting against certifying votes in Wayne County - which includes Detroit, the nation's largest Black-majority city. https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/politics/2020/11/17/wayne-county-canvassers-deadlock-certifying-november-3-election-results/6324274002/
From the story: "The decision came after a number of absentee ballot poll books in Detroit were found to be out of balance, a situation that did not stop the same board from certifying the results in the August primary or the county's November 2016 general election results."
To reiterate, issues were widely documented in the Nov 2016 election -- those results were certified by the *same* board. Let's connect the dots here. https://twitter.com/nancykaffer/status/1328836317137022976
We can't write stories about this or the challenges - many of which are happening in Black majority cities & places with significant Black/POC and not delve into the dynamics of race/racism and the various forms of voter suppression that have long existed in America.
