WHY ARE THEY COVERING THE WINDOWS?
Republican vote challengers cry foul in Detroit
A chaotic scene erupted outside the vote tally room at TCF Center in Detroit as election officials informed dozens of challengers that they could not reenter the room due to it being over-capacity.
People gathered outside the ballot counting area pounded on the doors and windows, shouting, “Let us in” and “Stop the count” as only about a half-dozen tables continued to count ballots.
Police had to push back crowds as they argued to be allowed in the vote-counting arena.
As of 2 p.m., election officials said 16,000 absentee ballots had yet to be counted. By 4 p.m., that number had dwindled significantly, and only six tables inside the TCF Center were continuing to count ballots.
Under election rules, each group contesting the vote is allowed to have 134 challengers. But as of right now, about 400 challengers are freely roaming the room.
That includes 134 DEMOCRAT challengers and 134 nonpartisan challengers, including groups like the ACLU and the League of Women voters.
https://www.freep.com/story/news/politics/elections/2020/11/04/tcf-center-challengers-detroit-michigan/6164715002/