Sudden resignations tend to raise eyebrows, so when NPR reported the imminent departure of a major city clerk, the move garnered wide-eyed surprise.
"Inez Brown has been Flint's city clerk for 25 years. But at Wednesday night's city council meeting, Brown announced she would be stepping down at the end of the month." On Sept. 6, two days before giving her three-week notice, the clerk and a who's-who list of Flint officials received a demand letter.
Either balance the city's skewed number of election inspectors from 92% Democrat and 6% Republican to 50-50 or brace for legal filings stated the letter from Pure Integrity Michigan Elections and Attorney Erick Kaardal, Special Counsel for the Thomas More Society.
According to the NPR article, Flint has asked the Secretary of State to help with the approaching November elections.
According to Michigan law, the conduct of the elections falls under the purview of county, township, or municipal clerks.
Turning the city's elections over to the state seems too great a leap.
Johnson suggested the Flint City Council consider hiring a new clerk who possessed the following qualifications: A commitment to achieving and maintaining a 50-50 party balance for election inspectors An unbiased, nonpartisan position and a willingness to do what it takes to facilitate fair and honest elections A functional understanding of Michigan and Federal election law and know how to access the laws as needed for reference.
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