| We go to Michlib's weird news of the day department for this hot item, straight from the AP:
The city clerk, who lost her bid for a fourth term, and a candidate who lost a run for a seat on the City Council have asked for a recount of votes cast in the Nov. 8 election.
In a petition to the Wayne County Board of Canvassers, City Clerk Jackie L. Currie said she believes mistakes were made at 55 of the city's precincts on Election Day, Detroit-area television station WXYZ reported.
Currie, whose office is responsible for overseeing elections, was defeated by Janice Winfrey. Winfrey had 53 percent of votes cast, to Currie's 47 percent. (emphasis added)
Maybe there's some legal wrinkle in here that I'm not aware of, but it sure seems bizarre that the woman responsible for overseeing the election now thinks her office screwed it up so badly that it could undo her own 6-point loss! Kind of makes the point (again) that she really should not be Detroit's city clerk! |
