Norm Shinkle

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Norman D. Shinkle
Member of the Michigan Senate
from the 11th district
In office
January 1, 1983 – December 31, 1990
Preceded byJames R. DeSana
Succeeded byJim Berryman
Personal details
Born1950 (age 70–71)
Political partyRepublican
Alma materUniversity of Toledo (J.D.)
Michigan State University

Norman D. "Norm" Shinkle (born 1950) is an American Republican politician from the U.S. state of Michigan and a member of the Michigan Board of Canvassers.[1]

Biography[]

Shinkle holds a BA from Michigan State University and a JD from the University of Toledo. Admitted to the State Bar of Michigan, his practice is located in Williamston.[2]

Shinkle was elected to three offices in Monroe County, Michigan including Monroe County Commissioner, Bedford Township Supervisor, and finally the Michigan State Senate. After serving in Senate Leadership, Shinkle was appointed by Governor John Engler, a Republican, to serve as chief judge of the . After leaving the tax tribunal Shinkle ran for other judicial offices, but was not elected. He is deputy chairman of the Michigan Republican Party and a member of the Michigan Republican State Committee.[3]

On April 26, 2012, Shinkle, serving on the state elections Board of Canvasers, along with co-Republican Jeffrey Timmer, voted to reject[4] almost a quarter million voter signatures for a ballot initiative to repeal the Michigan Public Act 4 — Michigan's Emergency Manager law.[5] The two Republicans rejected the petitions, saying that the "font size was not 14 point", despite testimony from the printer that it was. The Republicans ruled that the font size of the letter "N" was smaller than required by state law, thereby invalidating the signatures.

2020 election[]

On November 23, 2020, again serving on the Michigan Board of Canvassers, Shinkle abstained from certifying the state's 2020 presidential election results even though all 83 counties in Michigan had certified their results, Joe Biden had won by more than 154,000 votes, and there was no evidence of wrong-doing.[6] Shinkle's decision to abstain came after President Donald Trump made false and baseless of fraud in the 2020 election, and after Trump and his allies sought to delegitimize the election by getting Republican Party to not certify election results.[7] A fellow Republican on the board, Aaron Van Langeveld, ultimately gave the decisive vote to certify the election results.[8] Tim Alberta of Politico described Shinkle's decision to abstain as "a cowardly abdication of duty."[7]

References[]

  1. ^ "See Lansing State Journal".
  2. ^ "Norman Shinkle Lawyer Profile". www.zeekbeek.com.
  3. ^ "The Political Graveyard: Index to Politicians: Shien to Shnaerof". politicalgraveyard.com.
  4. ^ http://www.clickondetroit.com/news/Michigan-Board-of-Canvassers-denies-emergency-manager-repeal-petition-Supporters-plan-appeal/-/1719418/11984264/-/u8v17z/-/[dead link]
  5. ^ "BREAKING: Mich Board of State Canvassers votes that Emergency Mgr law petitions are NOT valid – UPDATED x2 | Eclectablog". www.eclectablog.com. April 26, 2012.
  6. ^ "Michigan elections board certifies results from presidential election, sealing Biden's win in state". www.independent.co.uk.
  7. ^ a b "The Inside Story of Michigan's Fake Voter Fraud Scandal". POLITICO. Retrieved 2020-11-26.
  8. ^ Nerbovig, Ashley. "Flower shop target of online harassment after Shinkle abstains from Michigan vote". Detroit Free Press. Retrieved 2020-11-26.


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