State board certifies Joe Biden's win in Michigan

Michigan election officials have certified Democrat Joe Biden's 154,000-vote victory in state, ar setback for President Donald Trump in his futile effort to undermine results of v. 3 election through baseless legal challenges and unsupported claims of fraud.

Board of State Canvassers, which has two Republicans and two Democrats, confirmed results Monday on a 3-0 vote with one abstention.

Allies of Trump and losing GOP Senate candidate John James h urged panel to delay voting for two weeks to audit votes in heavily Democratic Wayne County, home to Detroit.

"Michigan is among a number of key battleground states that voted for Joe Biden and y're in process of certifying election," said Associated Press writer David Eggert, who covers Michigan politics from Lansing. "Georgia last week certified results, and that was a much closer race than in Michigan.

"Pennsylvania counties are in process right w of certifying ir results, and it'll go up to ir secretary of state soon. So, window is closing for President Trump and kind of his attempts to delay or call into question results," Eggert said Monday.

Under Michigan law, Biden claims all 16 electoral votes. Biden won by 2.8 percent points — a larger margin than in or states where Trump is contesting results like Georgia, Arizona, Wisconsin and Pennsylvania.

Some Trump allies h expressed hope that state lawmakers could intervene in selecting Republican electors in states that do t certify. That longshot bid is longer possible in Michigan.

(Im Credit: AP)