DETROIT (Michigan News Source)—The Republican National Committee is raising alarms, accusing Detroit of failing to ensure a balanced hiring of Republican election inspectors. The RNC’s lawsuit claims that during the August primaries, Detroit’s Election Commission appointed a whopping 2,337 Democratic inspectors, while only assigning 310 Republicans.
Election inspectors—also known as poll workers—are hired, trained, and paid to greet voters, check them in, assist them when needed and manage ballot counting, as well as identify and report issues that come up during the election process. They can also assist with absentee ballots.
The RNC claims the disparity in Detroit flies in the face of Michigan’s election laws, which require nearly equal representation from both major political parties. Michigan election law states that the board of election commissioners…
