Bill Text: MI HR0252 | 2021-2022 | 101st Legislature | Introduced
Bill Title: A resolution to condemn the actions of illegitimate presidential electors and to encourage the attorneys general of Michigan, Arizona, Georgia, Pennsylvania, Nevada, New Mexico, and Wisconsin, along with the federal Department of Justice, to prosecute these fake electors for their misdeeds to the fullest extent of the law.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 3-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2022-03-15 - Referred To Committee On Judiciary [HR0252 Detail]
Download: Michigan-2021-HR0252-Introduced.html
house resolution no.252
Rep. Tate offered the following resolution:
Whereas, Our country's system of elections is sacred and must be adhered to by all parties, especially those in power, in the name of democracy and justice. Political campaigns and actors that seek to undermine unequivocal election results tear at the fabric of the founding principles of our nation; and
Whereas, Presidential electors for each state are determined when voters cast their ballot for President and Vice President. The slate of electors for the winning candidates of a state are appointed as that state's electors under federal and state laws. These presidential electors then duly assemble in their respective state capitals to certify the winning candidates and send the certificates to Congress to count and declare the winners; and
Whereas, In a subversion of our laws and democratic process following the 2020 election, groups in Michigan, Arizona, Georgia, Pennsylvania, Nevada, New Mexico, and Wisconsin tied to the losing candidate, Donald Trump, purported to be presidential electors and submitted false certificates. This scheme is reported to be a concerted effort stemming from the Trump Campaign. Co-chair of the Michigan Republican Party, Meshawn Maddock, was quoted at an event saying, "We fought to seat the electors...the Trump campaign asked us to do that..."; and
Whereas, The plot to arrange for fake presidential electors is a perversion of our government and values that is part and parcel of the continued falsehoods over the safe, secure, and legitimate 2020 election. The lies and disinformation that have served to foment violence and damage our democracy must stop and the perpetrators be brought to justice; now, therefore, be it
Resolved by the House of Representatives, That we condemn the actions of illegitimate presidential electors and encourage the attorneys general of Michigan, Arizona, Georgia, Pennsylvania, Nevada, New Mexico, and Wisconsin, along with the federal Department of Justice, to prosecute these fake electors for their misdeeds to the fullest extent of the law; and be it further
Resolved, That copies of this resolution be transmitted to the Michigan Attorney General, the Arizona Attorney General, the Georgia Attorney General, the Pennsylvania Attorney General, the Nevada Attorney General, the New Mexico Attorney General, the Wisconsin Attorney General, and the United States Attorney General.
