Michigan Lawsuit Seeks Urgent Election Audit Before Electors Cast Votes

A Republican election challenger at right watches over election inspectors as they examine a ballot as votes are counted into the early morning hours at the central counting board in Detroit, Mich., on Nov. 4, 2020. David Goldman/AP Photo

The plaintiffs in a lawsuit alleging election fraud and misconduct in Michigan’s Wayne County on Thursday asked a judge to order an immediate audit of election results so potential issues can be identified and acted upon ahead of Dec. 14, when the state’s 16 electors are scheduled to cast their presidential votes, according to local media reports.

David Kallman, an attorney who filed the initial lawsuit (pdf) on Nov. 8 on behalf of the plaintiffs, Republican poll watchers Cheryl Costantino and Edward McCall, said at Thursday’s hearing that the audit needs to be conducted quickly in the event that inaccuracies are found in the vote count, according to MLive.