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Area attorney appointed to Board of Canvassers


Mary Ellen Gurewitz of Detroit has been appointed to the State Board of Canvassers by Governor Gretchen Whitmer.

Gurewitz is of counsel for Cummings & Cummings, PLLC. She earned her juris doctor degree from Wayne State University Law School and bachelor of arts from the University of Michigan. 

Gurewitz is appointed to represent Democrats for a term commencing December 21, 2021 and expiring January 31, 2023. She succeeds Julie Matuzak, who resigned effective December 15.

The Board of State Canvassers canvasses and certifies statewide elections, elections for legislative districts that cross county lines and all judicial offices except judge of the probate court. The Board also conducts recounts for state-level offices, canvasses nominating petitions filed with the Secretary of State and state-level ballot proposal petitions, assigns ballot designations and adopting ballot language for statewide ballot proposals, and approves electronic voting systems for use in the state. The Board of State Canvassers consists of four members—two members from each major political party—who are nominated by their state central committee.

This appointment is subject to the advice and consent of the Senate.

 

Levin Center to offer webinar on ‘Congressional Investigations’
 

The Levin Center at Wayne Law will present “Congressional Investigations: Shaping our Understanding of the American Story” as a Zoom webinar on Thursday, January 13, from noon to 1:15 p.m.

In January 2022, the Levin Center will release 15 Portraits in Oversight, profiles that describe important congressional investigations and trace the work of key figures in the history of legislative oversight. The Portraits explore congressional oversight from 1792 to the present day, including inquiries into the Civil War, covert CIA operations, Enron, and Watergate and such figures as Representatives John Dingell and Elijah Cummings and Senators Harry Truman and Joe McCarthy. The panel of historians will explore the role of congressional oversight in our history and how these investigations influenced our understanding of the American story. 

To register for the webinar, visit https://levin-center.org.  For additional information, email the Levin Center at Wayne Law at levincenter@wayne.edu.



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