Detroit City Wire

One of two Republican members of the Wayne County Board of Canvassers, who initially voted against certifying the county’s vote tally, said he has been in hiding since the vote occurred. 

William Hartmann, along with fellow Republican board member Monica Palmer, initially voted to not certify Wayne County’s election results after a plethora of problems reportedly occurred in the election. 

“I was scared,” Hartmann said, according to The Epoch Times. 

Hartmann originally voted against certification but then changed his mind along with Palmer the next day. 

He said that still did not stop the death threats. 

Hartmann said police “actually had people stationed outside in different locations, watching, in case anything happened. They were there for three or four days.”

Hartmann later said in an affidavit he certified the vote only after assurances were given that it would be audited. 

Board member Ned Staebler was a fierce critic of the two. He later admitted that only 72 percent of the vote could be properly recounted. 

“I was afraid that somebody might recognize me when I was out and want to beat me up,” Hartmann said.