As ballot processing began in Michigan today, police removed two poll challengers from the convention center, one who was wearing a horror-movie mask, acted strangely and began shouting that the process was “crooked.”
The man didn’t give his name, but stood in line and identified himself to police as a poll challenger.
Workers started processing absentee ballots, but not tabulating, at 10am today. Poll challengers, both Democratic and Republican, are allowed on site.
The man had credentials to be a poll challenger, but when he started shouting in the direction of poll workers and then at police, he was escorted out by police. A Detroit election supervisor said he was using racist language, referring to slavery, and that his mask was not covering his mouth.
A woman was also removed by police when she was asked to cover her nose with her mask. She refused, and when police asked her to leave, she did.