Sylvan Township millage election: Hearing ordered to show cause for not doing recount
Editor's note: The date of the hearing has been corrected in this article.
A judge has granted a Sylvan Township resident’s request for a hearing examining the reasons for not conducting a requested recount of ballots in the Aug. 7 millage election, Chelsea Update reported.
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Another resident has requested a hearing to “show cause” for denying the recount, the news website reported. Judge Archie Brown granted the show-cause request but denied requests for a preliminary junction and temporary restraining order, according to the report. The hearing was set for 9 a.m. Oct. 3.
The tax would raise funds over a 20-year period to pay the county back about $13 million Sylvan Township owes in back taxes and for payments absorbed by the county after the township defaulted on a loan for a water and sewer development project.
Comments
Karen
Thu, Sep 27, 2012 : 2:35 p.m.
We'll have a new Clerk now--this will prevent it from happening again!
Patrick Zieske
Thu, Sep 27, 2012 : 2:34 p.m.
Very important: this article needs to be corrected! The hearing is set for 9:00 AM on Wednesday, October 3, as was reported correctly in Chelsea Update. The October 1 date is a deadline for the defendants to serve responsive pleadings. Anyone planning to attend the actual hearing needs to mark their calendars for the morning of October 3.
tinaln
Thu, Sep 27, 2012 : 1:56 p.m.
Based on the size of the ballots, I do not see how any tampering could be done through a 2 inch gap. Rediculous excuse.
Ron Granger
Thu, Sep 27, 2012 : 2:41 p.m.
Doctors routinely perform major surgery through gaps that are much, much smaller. Could tampering be done through a 2" gap? Absolutely. Was it? Probably not. Could the bag be unstitched, completely opening it, and then restitched? Possibly. Could the zip-tie closures be tampered with? Probably. How large must the gap be until the recount process is denied? There are important questions to be settled.
Ron Granger
Thu, Sep 27, 2012 : 1:49 p.m.
This was all very suspect when originally reported. This needs way more attention. I haven't seen any discussion on *how* it happened and what actions are being taken to prevent it from happening again.