Hostile Reaction in Detroit Forced Election Official Into Hiding

Wayne County Board of Canvassers, from left, Republican member William Hartmann, Republican chairperson Monica Palmer, Democrat vice chair Jonathan Kinloch, and Democratic member Allen Wilson discuss a motion to certify election results during a board meeting in Detroit, Mich., on Nov. 17, 2020. Robin Buckson/Detroit News via AP

William Hartmann felt like he was stuck in a “Mission Impossible” movie when he left a Wayne County Board of Canvassers meeting in Detroit in November.

Law enforcement advised him not to return home and instead escorted him, with just the clothes on his back, to a friend’s house for safety.