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Puzzle by sudokusyndication.com PAINTING LIKE MONET At Republican Convention, Michigan delegation rallies to support Trump Petition to halt sale of vacant lot rejected for insufficient signatures Delegates pass during roll call to allow New York to crown Trump By LYDIA MURRAY Daily Staff Reporter CLEVELAND — The Michi- gan delegation presented a united front behind Republican presi- dential nominee Donald Trump despite brief confusion dur- ing roll call, in which Michigan abstained from the vote Tuesday at the Republican National Con- vention. Trump won the Michigan state primary in March, garnering sig- nificant support in rural areas of the state — such as the Upper Peninsula — while, in Washt- enaw County, the majority of voters supported Ohio Gov. John Kasich, a candidate who has yet to endorse Trump. According to delegate Tim Brown, Michigan passed during its roll call turn — based on a cal- culated request by the New York delegation — so that Michigan could be the state to allow Trump to clinch the 1,237 delegates needed for the official nomina- tion. New York ultimately passed as well and voted later for Donald Trump Jr. to announce the dele- gates needed for his father to win on behalf of the state. “They were doing the math, and they wanted New York to be the state to push him over the top to get the amount of delegates he needed,” Brown said. “We abstained, and, as it went on, they realized they still had enough. They were going to do that to a couple of other states too.” Confusion over Michigan’s pass echoed across the floor as rumors spread on social media concern- ing the state’s motivations. Many believed it was attempting to help New York, but others questioned the unity of the delegates. Confusion persisted even on the floor itself as the same the- ories circulated. Joseph Thor- rez, guest of the delegation, told The Daily he believed the issue was a lack of consensus among delegates. “They wanted to get all of the votes corrected,” he said. “Another ballot was cast to all the delegates, and they had a recount.” Thorrez was later cor- rected by John Taylor, delegate and chairman of the Washtenaw Republican Party, who confirmed the maneuver was an attempt to help New York. Despite the confusion, the various members of the Michigan delegation reaffirmed the state’s support of the Republican nomi- nee, as 51 of 59 ultimately voted for Trump. Taylor said that, despite his commitment as a delegate to Sen. Ted Cruz (R–Texas), he will work to unify Washtenaw County around the Republican nominee. “He was not my first choice,” he said. “But of course we will get behind our nominee.” Brown said Michigan delegates all feel the need to unify around Trump as the nominee. “The delegates of Michigan have come to realize we can’t play around anymore,” he said. “We have to be united. I think there were six for Cruz and two for Kasich, but at this point it doesn’t matter anymore.” Michigan delegation confusion came in wake chaos that erupted Monday on the convention floor over a movement by members of Petitioners vow to continue fight to build downtown park By ISHI MORI Daily Staff Reporter A petition demanding to halt the sale of a city-owned park- ing lot to a private developer did not have enough certifiable sig- natures to be placed on Novem- ber’s general election ballot, the City Clerk’s Office ruled Friday. The petition was filed June 6 by the Ann Arbor Committee for the Community Commons, a citizen group that aims to build a civic center commons on the Fifth Avenue library parking lot. The parking lot, which is located in a coveted area of downtown, has been a matter of intense debate between residents who feel the downtown area needs more high-rise buildings to grow further and those who are satisfied with the existing state of low-rise shops. According to City Clerk Jac- queline Beaudry, the petition fell short of the required 4,616 signatures — 5 percent of reg- istered voters — required after accounting for circulator errors, duplicate or incomplete signa- tures, and signatures from peo- ple who are registered outside city limits. Approximately 5,700 See TRUMP, Page 9 See PETITION, Page 9