Questions persist about falsification of 100,000 mail-in ballots in Michigan as Gov. Whitmer changes election laws to make fraud harder to expose
By isabelle // 2024-07-14
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Documents obtained via Freedom of Information Act requests indicate extensive voter fraud took place in Michigan in the 2020 election and that the FBI and Department of Justice were aware of the allegations – and it appears they passed them on to Governor Gretchen Whitmer to investigate despite a major conflict of interest. The email chain includes a forwarded message from Matthew Schneider of the Eastern District of Michigan asking David G. Nanz of the FBI’s Operational Technology Division to look into an allegation that he describes as “alarming.” The allegation comes from Troy Cumings, who notes: “I’m following up with some information on one of the most egregious situations that I encountered over the past few days at TCF Center. There were many examples of significant election-integrity issues. But this example involves actions of government officials from both the local and state levels that are shocking if true.” Cumings goes on to say that the poll worker involved had worked for the city for decades and was worried about the potential repercussions of speaking out on her job. However, an email from Assistant U.S. Attorney Dawn N. Ison of the Public Corruption Unit to Adam Fracassi of the Michigan Bureau of Elections shows the pair met to discuss the complaint, indicating it may have ultimately been left up to the state to investigate. There were also documents showing that some batches of ballots were scanned twice in Detroit in 2020, along with numerous other discrepancies related to absentee ballots. Recall that in December 2020, poll worker Jessy Jacob testified before the Michigan House Oversight Committee. She said that she was one of around 80 workers who were instructed to falsify ballot packages at Michigan’s absentee ballot counting center, the TCF Center, putting false dates on the packages that would be entered officially as the mailing date. Each day, workers were given a different date to backdate applications with, but it was never the correct date – it was always false. This went on for 10 days, and she estimated that around 10,000 to 15,000 ballots were falsified each day during this time and said 100,000 is a good estimate of the number of ballots that were falsified.

Whitmer signs new bills into law that will make it harder to expose election fraud

This week, Governor Whitmer signed a pair of controversial bills into law that change the requirements for carrying out ballot recounts and prosecuting crimes related to elections. The move could make it harder for election fraud to be exposed. It introduces several changes, including eliminating the investigative powers of the board of canvassers. Moving forward, the board will be required to refer allegations of fraud to county prosecutors instead of carrying out a recount. The only cases where a recount will be considered are when there are alleged errors that could change the results of the election. The new laws also raise the deposit for filing recount petitions and modify the sentencing guidelines used for violations of election laws. They take effect immediately and will be in place when the primary races are held in August. Critics say that by stripping the canvassers of their powers of investigation and getting rid of protections against interference by election workers, it will be more difficult to address fraud. This will have a significant effect on the security and integrity of elections. Representative Jaime Greene (R-Richmond) said: “Watering down protections is counterproductive when several red flags have arisen within the state’s elections process.” “For example, there being no system to tell if someone votes in multiple states, a real issue facing the state of Michigan as evidenced by the secretary of state removing some 170,000 people no longer living here from our voter rolls only after she was sued.” Sources for this article include: X.com NYPost.com
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