Republican attempts to continue Questioning the Results of the 2020 Presidential Election, faced another Setback in Michigan, on Wednesday, after the Bureau of Elections Declined a County Commission's request to conduct an Audit prompted by False Conspiracy Theories that Votes were Manipulated.
The Cheboygan County Board of Commissioners Approved the Request June 22nd. The Commission sought the Bureau's Permission to Investigate whether the County's Voting Machines were Connected with "any unauthorized computer" that Changed the Results of the Presidential Election.
In an Aug. 4th Letter Denying the request, Director of Elections Jonathan Brater, told the Commission's Chair, John Wallace, that the Commissioners lacked the Authority under State Law to Conduct or Supervise Post-Election Audits. Michigan Election Law only allows the Secretary of State and County Clerks to carry out Election Audits, Brater wrote.
Wallace said he was Not dismayed by Brater's response. "I'm not disappointed and I think he's following the statutes," he said. In his Letter, Brater said there remain available avenues for additional reviews of the Nov. 3rd Election.
Cheboygan County Clerk, Karen Brewster, could examine Voting Equipment, though Brater said such a Review was Unnecessary and would likely Impose Costs on the County Taxpayers. "In light of these costs and the lack of any actual evidence that voting systems have been compromised, the Bureau would not instruct or advise the County Clerk to conduct any additional review," Brater wrote.
Brater laid out another Option of Submitting a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) Request to view Voted Ballots. "Through this process, it would be possible for any member of the public to compare the votes on viewed paper ballots to the totals on tabulator tapes (which are also public records that may be inspected), canvass records and reported totals to verify the numbers matched," Brater wrote.
The Free Press, Election Officials, and State Lawmakers, have repeatedly Debunked claims that Tabulators were Connected to the Internet and Switched Votes.
A Comprehensive Series of Post-Election Audits conducted across Michigan, Affirmed the Nov. 3rd Election Results are Accurate and Voting Machines Counted Ballots properly.
Prior to seeking Approval from the Bureau of Elections for an Audit, Brater sent a Letter to Brewster stating that No Third Parties other than Federally Accredited Voting System Test Laboratories should be Granted access to the County's Voting Equipment. The Commission's Letter to Brater stated that the Commission would Hire an Accredited Auditor if granted Approval to Conduct the Audit.
The Bureau has Not received Requests for an Audit from other County Commissions in Michigan, according to Tracy Wimmer, a Spokesperson for the Secretary of State's Office.
A similar push in Antrim County Failed when its Board of Commissioners Rejected a Motion for a "forensic audit" of the Nov. 3rd Election. Ahead of the Commission's Vote, the Bureau of Elections sent a Letter to Antrim County Clerk, Sheryl Guy, stating that the Commission Lacks the Authority to Require an Audit of Records or Equipment maintained by Guy or Municipal Clerks in Antrim County.
Senate Majority Leader, Mike Shirkey (R-Clarklake), has vehemently Defended an exhaustive report Debunking Election Conspiracies and Misinformation that was Adopted by the Republican Members of the Michigan Senate Oversight Committee.
House Speaker Jason Wentworth (R-Farwell), said Lawmakers in the House have Prioritized Legislation, billed by Republicans, as a way to Bolster Election Integrity. Moving the Legislation through the House "is where our focus will stay," he said in a Statement.
Still, some Republican Lawmakers, however, are Pushing for another Audit.
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