Republicans sue Detroit for hiring more Democratic election inspectors than Republicans

(Detroit Free Press) The Republican National Committee is back with another lawsuit alleging city officials, this time in Detroit, did not hire enough Republican election workers to help with the upcoming presidential election.

The lawsuit calls for the city to appoint at least one election inspector from each major political party and "an equal number, as nearly as possible" in each precinct, and to implement a number of procedures for future elections that would identify an equal number of inspectors from both parties. The RNC previously sued Flint for a similar matter, claiming the city violated Michigan election law, but a judge dismissed the case.

"Every single Michigander should have full confidence in the integrity of our elections and the security of their vote, and shady actions like refusing to hire an equal number of Republican poll workers has the opposite effect. This suit will help protect our right to free, fair, and transparent elections," Michigan Republican Party Chairman Pete Hoekstra said in a statement.

According to the lawsuit, 200 Detroit precincts did not have a Republican election inspector. ..............(more)

https://www.freep.com/story/news/local/michigan/detroit/2024/08/27/rnc-sues-detroit-republican-democratic-election-inspectors/74955657007/