Michigan

Secretary Benson False Public Statement Regarding Window Obstruction at TCF (MI)

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Established Fact [Established Fact – Statement made; inside placement of cardboard confirmed] Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson publicly stated on radio that the window obstruction at the TCF Center was done by police because challengers were “breaking the windows.” This statement was demonstrably false: the pizza boxes and cardboard were placed on the inside

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Lawsuit Dismissed Despite Court-Acknowledged Irregularities in Bailey v. Antrim County (MI)

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Established Fact Each successive dismissal of Bailey v. Antrim County was publicly characterized by Michigan’s Secretary of State and Attorney General as an affirmative factual clearance of the 2020 election results — a characterization the underlying judicial record does not support. Upon the trial court’s May 18, 2021 dismissal, Secretary of State Benson stated that

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Bailey v. Antrim County, No. 2020-9238-CZ (Antrim Co. Cir. Ct.) – Only Case with Forensic Discovery; Dismissed When Remedies Satisfied, Not for Lack of Merit (MI)

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Established Fact Bailey v. Antrim County is the most analytically significant Michigan case for this investigation. Judge Kevin Elsenheimer granted a preliminary injunction authorizing forensic examination of Antrim County’s tabulating machines, thumb drives, and memory cards – the only such order in Michigan. The case was ultimately dismissed when the court found all requested remedies

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Michigan SOS “Fact-Check” Page – Valid Election Fraud Claims Labeled as Misinformation (MI)

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Disputed Fact [Disputed Fact – Legal characterization] The Michigan Secretary of State’s office established and maintained a public-facing “SOS Fact-Check” web page during and after the 2020 election, which was used to label specific citizen affidavits, audit claims, and investigative findings as “misinformation” or “debunked.” The page utilized state government resources and the official authority

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Michigan SOS “Fact-Check” Page – Media Coordination (MI)

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Disputed Fact [Disputed Fact – Coordination with media] The Michigan Secretary of State’s office established and maintained a public-facing “SOS Fact-Check” web page during and after the 2020 election, which was used to label specific citizen affidavits, audit claims, and investigative findings as “misinformation” or “debunked.” The page utilized state government resources and the official

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Michigan SOS “Fact-Check” Page (MI)

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Established Fact [Established Fact – Page existed] The Michigan Secretary of State’s office established and maintained a public-facing “SOS Fact-Check” web page during and after the 2020 election, which was used to label specific citizen affidavits, audit claims, and investigative findings as “misinformation” or “debunked.” The page utilized state government resources and the official authority

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Michigan State Board of Canvassers Certified Statewide Election Despite Explicit Notice That Wayne County Certification Was Legally Defective (MI)

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Established Fact On November 23, 2020, the Michigan Board of State Canvassers certified the 2020 general election via a 3-0 vote, with Republican member Norman Shinkle abstaining. The certification proceeded despite Shinkle having been explicitly notified – and having raised on the record – that the underlying Wayne County certification was legally invalid, lacking the

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Media Dismissal of Sworn Affidavits to Protect Unofficial Results – TCF Center (MI)

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Reasonable Inference Media outlets across Michigan and nationally used unofficial election-night results to establish an expectation of decisive victory, then systematically characterized hundreds of sworn, notarized affidavits from TCF Center poll workers and observers as “baseless,” “unsubstantiated,” or already “debunked.” These affidavits detailed election administration chaos including the boarding of windows to prevent lawful observation,

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

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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)

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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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