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Caller asks council to convene election commission after reported denial of write‑in list
Summary
A caller said voters in the 5th District were refused an official write‑in candidate list at the Department of Elections on election day and asked the council to help convene the election commission to resolve the issue.
A public commenter asked Detroit elected officials to intervene after she said the Department of Elections denied voters an official write‑in list required to vote in a community advisory commission contest.
Cindy Dara, introduced by staff, said people from the 5th District were refused the write‑in list at the Department of Elections and argued the law requires the Department to provide that list, not the polling place. She said revised lists were later supplied but that some voters’ names were still missing from poll books and asked the council to help convene the election commission to investigate and address the issue.
"They're supposed to give that out at the Department of Elections, not at the polling place," Dara said, urging council intervention and asking the council to help schedule a meeting with the election commission.
What happens next: The transcript records the request but no formal referral or staff response; any review would require action by the council or election commission.
