A police escort will be in order for Michigan 16 electors ahead of Monday’s vote in the Electoral College for Democratic President-elect Joe Biden.
The 16 electors have been assured they will receive a police escort from the vehicles to the state Capitol in Lansing ahead of the vote Monday, according to The New York Times.
The report comes after a group claiming there was widespread fraud committed in the Nov. 3 General Election said it would protest the Electoral College vote from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday.
That group — Stop the Steal — has already held protests across the nation claiming that the 2020 Presidential Election was stolen from President Donald Trump despite Biden winning the election both in electoral and popular votes.
In Michigan, Biden won by more than 154,000 votes. Armed Stop the Steal protesters last week showed up at the home of Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson and shouted obscenities at her from outside until police arrived.
There has been no evidence of large scale election fraud in the Nov. 3 General Election, federal and state officials have maintained.
Demonstrations outside the Capitol building often include armed protesters because Michigan is an open carry state, something that has taken place more than once throughout the coronavirus pandemic as residents protested restrictions implemented by Michigan’s Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, a Democrat.
Numerous attempts by the Trump campaign to delay and overturn the Nov. 3 election results have thus far been dismissed. Each lawsuit filed by Republicans in Michigan seeking to overturn results has been rejected. Meanwhile, the Michigan Board of Canvassers certified the state’s election results in November.
Following the election certification in Michigan, Benson said the state would undergo an extensive audit.
“Now we turn to the important work of implementing a statewide risk limiting audit & local procedural audits to affirm the integrity of the vote & identify areas for improvement,” she said at the time. “We will continue working w lawmakers to strengthen our elections even more in the months ahead.”
