MEMBERS:
SEN. PETER J. LUCIDO, MAJORITY VICE CHAIR
SEN. LANA THEIS
SEN. MICHAEL D. MACDONALD
SEN. JEFF IRWIN, MINORITY VICE CHAIR
THE SENATE
COMMITTEE ON OVERSIGHT
SENATOR ED MCBROOM
CHAIR
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**DRAFT**
COMMITTEE MEETING MINUTES
December 8, 2020
A meeting of the Senate Committee on Oversight was scheduled for Tuesday, December 8, 2020, at 10:15 a.m.,
in the Room 403 of the Capitol Building.
The agenda summary is as follows:
1. Testimony by Chris Thomas, Senior Elections Advisor, City of Detroit.
2. Testimony from Invited Guests Regarding Election Operations at the TCF Center.
The Chair called the meeting to order at 10:39 a.m. He instructed the Clerk to call the roll. At that time, the
following members were present: Chair McBroom, Sen.(s) Lucido, Theis, MacDonald and Irwin, a quorum was
present.
Chair McBroom invited the committee to recite the Pledge of Allegiance.
Chair McBroom welcomed Sen.(s) Santana to the meeting.
Chair McBroom summarized the days agenda and gave opening comments. The Chair informed the committee
that all testifiers will be asked to take an oath to swear or affirm that the testimony they give will be the truth.
Chair McBroom invited Chris Thomas, Senior Elections Advisor for the City of Detroit to give the committee a
presentation, under oath, regarding his observations relative to absentee ballot counting at the TCF Center.
Member questions and discussion followed.
The Chair recessed the committee from 10:39 a.m. to 10:42 a.m.
Chair McBroom invited the following invited guests to present testimony, under oath, regarding their
experiences during the absentee ballot counting at the TCF Center:
Tim Griffin
Phil Mayor
Sofia Nelson
Edith Lee Payne
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Paul Driscoll
Joseph Zimmerman
Sommer Woods
Dorian Tyus
The Chair recessed the committee from 1:54 p.m. to 2:05 p.m.
Continued: Chair McBroom invited the following invited guests to present testimony, under oath, regarding
their experiences during the absentee ballot counting at the TCF Center:
David Jaffee
Mary Ellen Gurewitz
Erica Peresman
Member questions and discussion followed the individual testifiers. The Chair invited testifiers to send written
testimony if available.
There being no further business before the committee, the Chair McBroom entertained a motion by Sen. Lucido
to adjourn the committee at 4:56 p.m. Without objection, the committee was adjourned.
Date Adopted by the Committee:
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