Macomb Countty

ES&S provided FOIA policy directives to local clerks (MI)

Established Fact On October 6, 2021, Macomb County Clerk Michael Grix contacted the Michigan Department of State and ES&S for FOIA policy guidance regarding a Pro V&V analysis of ES&S voting systems in use in the county. ES&S responded by recommending specific provisions of Michigan Compiled Law that county officials could use to deny public […]

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Pre-Meditated FOIA Obstruction Intended to Prevent Access to Machine Audit Detailed Technical Report (MI)

Reasonable Inference The office of Macomb County Clerk Anthony Forlini engaged in pre-meditated FOIA obstruction when they reached out to the office of MI Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson and ES&S representatives for guidance on how to prevent disclosure of the audit records. Macomb County subsequently denied FOIA requests for such records using the rationale

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Fake Forensic Audit of ES&S System (MI)

Disputed Fact In the wake of the 2020 election, incoming Macomb County Clerk Anthony Forlini contracted with Pro V&V to conduct what he referred to as a “forensic” audit of the ES&S. Cybersecurity expert Ben Cotton of CyFir was invited to observe the conduct of the audit but was not allowed to examine the equipment

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FBI Interrogation of Citizen Canvasser Jacky Eubanks (MI)

Established Fact Jacky Eubanks organized a grassroots canvassing effort in Macomb County to verify anomalies in voter roll data. After submitting her findings to the county clerk, her information was routed to the FBI, which subsequently interrogated her. This deployment of federal investigative resources against a private citizen engaged in constitutionally protected civic oversight –

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