Trump and Harris are campaigning west

“The world was upside down. We were experiencing a turbulent America back then, but we didn't expect the kind of shenanigans that occurred during that time,” he told reporters. “We expect and hope for the best and have planned for the worst.”

Winfrey, the city clerk, said she once thought her personal police escort was “excessive.”

“But when they came to my house in 2020 and threatened my life because they thought I had something to do with the fact that Trump lost, that's when things changed for me,” she said.

Asked at a news conference about the focus on voter fraud in Democratic cities like Detroit, Baxter said race was a factor.

“That’s because we’re a black city,” Baxter said. “I think if you look at some of the attacks that have been made on communities like Philadelphia, Detroit, Atlanta, those types of communities, that's where Black people live, that's where Black people are the stewards of the process, and That’s why.” We are attacked so often.

Under a measure passed during the 2022 midterm elections, local clerks in Michigan can opt to pre-process mail-in ballots before Election Day, which officials hope will lead to quicker results and fewer conspiracy theories on election night.