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Lapeer County names Theresa Connolly and Jane Beckwith to board of canvassers after divided vote and public comment
Summary
The Board of Commissioners appointed Theresa Connolly (Democrat) and Jane Beckwith (Republican) to two expiring seats on the county board of canvassers. Commissioners cast public roll-call preferences from party-submitted lists; the Republican slot produced a split preference that culminated in a roll-call appointment of Beckwith after procedural討
The Lapeer County Board of Commissioners appointed Theresa Connolly as the Democratic member and Jane Beckwith as the Republican member of the county board of canvassers in votes taken during the meeting.
Theresa Connolly received the most Democratic votes during a public roll-call of commissioners and was appointed to the seat that expires Oct. 31 (term length stated on the nomination sheet). For the Republican seat, commissioners' roll-call preferences produced three leading names; the board ultimately moved to appoint Jane Beckwith and confirmed her by roll-call vote.
Why it matters: The board of canvassers reviews and certifies county election matters; appointments to the canvassers are partisan and often…
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