The general election between President Donald Trump and Democratic nominee Joe Biden is less than two weeks away.

Detroit City Clerk Janice Winfrey believes the voter turnout in the city will have a positive impact and show an enormous number.

“What do we envision? Probably early Thursday morning (November 5) for complete results for the city of Detroit,” Winfrey said.

Winfrey has been a Detroit city clerk since 2005 and said she has been working overtime this election to secure changes after issues occurred during August’s primary election.

“Our issues in August stemmed from the lack of poll workers that we were able to recruit from. As you know, Detroit was a (COVID-19) hotspot, and many of our poll workers, God bless them, didn’t make it through the pandemic, and then the folks that did weren’t interested in coming back,” said Winfrey.

Citizens can also volunteer to become a poll worker. Poll workers will have shifts on election day of 7 a.m. to 10 p.m., then the second shift is from 10 p.m. until 7 a.m. the next morning.

Winfrey also wants to reassure voters that their vote will count.

“At the end of the day, you have to trust the process,” she said. “You have to relax. We’re all kind of anxious right now because of the times that we’re living in, but Detroit, you’ve got this,” she said.

In the past, Winfrey has received backlash of slow returns and limited poll workers. She also explained that voters who may or may not have confidence in the being proficient during the election, she still aims to adamantly serve the public.

“This election, like every election is important, but this one in particular because we are living in uncertain times, because we have civil unrest all over the country, because we get mixed messages from the top. We have to vote in this election like your life depends on it, because it truly does,” said Winfrey. “I am a strong Black woman. I am determined to serve Detroit regardless of what you think of me, I am going to do my job and I am going to do it to the best of my ability.”

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