RNC lawsuit claims Detroit hired seven times more Dem poll workers than Republicans, violating state law --RNC accuses the Detroit Election Commission of a 'completely unacceptable breach of public trust | 23 Aug 2024 | The Republican National Committee (RNC) is suing the Election Commission of the City of Detroit over allegations they violated state law by hiring more than seven times more Democratic poll workers than Republicans for the 2024 election. Michigan requires that the board of election commissioners "shall appoint an equal number, as nearly as possible, of election inspectors in each election precinct from each major political party," according to Section 168.74 of the state's election law. However, the city of Detroit hired about 2,300 Democratic poll workers and only about 300 Republican election inspectors for the state's 2024 primary election, according to the Detroit Election Commission Report cited in the lawsuit. The lawsuit, filed by the RNC, Michigan GOP, and chairs of Wayne County Republican committees late Thursday, charged that the City of Detroit's Election Commission violated state law and, moreover, has a legal duty to appoint an equal number of GOP and Democratic poll workers before the November election.