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Jocelyn Benson
stated on May 20, 2021 in a campaign fundraising email:

A Republican bill in Michigan “would make it a crime for election officials … to share information about how to vote by mail and where to find a ballot drop box.”

By Clara Hendrickson • May 26, 2021
Mike Duggan
stated on November 29, 2020 in an interview:

“Detroit actually has the lowest infection rate in the state of Michigan. We’re half of that of the surrounding suburbs.”

By Clara Hendrickson • December 1, 2020
YouTube videos
stated on October 27, 2020 in a video on YouTube:

A Detroit TV station aired the election results a week early.

By Bill McCarthy • October 29, 2020
Gary Peters
stated on September 21, 2020 in Gary Peters in a Sept. 21 Facebook ad:

Says “John James opposes abortion, even refusing to make an exception when a woman’s life is at risk” and “wants to make it a felony even in cases of rape and incest.”

By Clara Hendrickson • October 6, 2020