senate resolution no.151

Senator Johnson offered the following resolution:

A resolution to recognize all of the clerks, their staff, and election workers in Michigan who made the November 3, 2020 general election possible under unprecedented circumstances.

Whereas, The November general election in Michigan saw its highest recorded voter turnout to date with 5.56 million voters total, which is over half a million more than the previous record high turnout in 2008 when about 5 million people voted; and

Whereas, 2020 marks the first presidential election in which Michigan residents could utilize no-reason absentee voting; and

Whereas, 3.23 million Michigan voters who sent in their votes through absentee ballots made up more than half of the state’s total vote; and

Whereas, The COVID-19 pandemic presented unique complications and logistical concerns that elections workers had to cope with including health and safety concerns; and

Whereas, Election workers risked their health and safety to work at the polls on Election Day and at the absent voter counting boards amid the COVID-19 pandemic; and

Whereas, Despite these unprecedented challenges, many jurisdictions were able to count and report the votes in a timely manner without undue delay; now, therefore, be it

Resolved by the Senate, That we recognize all of the clerks, their staff, and election workers in Michigan who made the November 3, 2020 general election possible under unprecedented circumstances.