Disputed Fact On August 19, 2024, Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson used Twitter to address various election-related assertions that she found on social media. One of the questions that she addressed was the following: “Are plans in place in case some counties don’t want to certify” Joan Crawford’s Eyebrows (@sanjose172) Benson’s response? “Yes. If […]
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Established Fact In June 2022, the three‑member Otero County Commission, acting as the county canvassing board, voted unanimously not to certify the June 7 primary election results. Commissioners cited “distrust of Dominion vote‑tallying machines” and dissatisfaction with the state’s prior audit of the 2020 results as their basis. Underscores need for transparency in the conduct
Disputed Fact [Disputed Fact – Record destruction – named-witness testimony, not yet adjudicated] Delaware County certified the November 3, 2020 election on or about November 24, 2020, contributing data to Secretary Boockvar’s statewide certification. Delaware County’s own Right to Know Law (RTKL) response, dated June 28, 2021, established that: 15 precincts had no Return Sheets
Established Fact Delaware County, Pennsylvania certified its 2020 general election results despite the absence of complete foundational documentation for the majority of its precincts. In response to a Right-to-Know Law request, Delaware County’s own records revealed that 244 of its 428 precincts – 57% – were missing valid return sheets at the time of certification:
Disputed Fact [Disputed Fact – Cause and intent – requires confrontation of Baxter with documentary evidence] One day before the November 17, 2020 Wayne County Board of Canvassers certification meeting, Canvassers Palmer and Hartmann observed a black trunk being delivered containing a new, revised Statement of Votes for the absentee counting boards – a substitution
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Established Fact [Established Fact – As to promise, reliance, repudiation, and affidavit rescissions] The specific mechanism by which Palmer and Hartmann’s conditional certification votes were obtained – a promise by fellow canvasser Jonathon Kinloch that a comprehensive audit would be conducted, followed within hours by Secretary of State Benson’s public statement that the promise was
Reasonable Inference [Reasonable Inference – Fraudulent inducement theory requires further evidentiary development] The specific mechanism by which Palmer and Hartmann’s conditional certification votes were obtained – a promise by fellow canvasser Jonathon Kinloch that a comprehensive audit would be conducted, followed within hours by Secretary of State Benson’s public statement that the promise was not
Disputed Fact Official certification paperwork for Wayne County did not satisfy certification requirements under MCL 168.24e. Statute requires at least one signature from representatives of both political parties. Neither of the Republican canvassers signed the official certification paperwork. MCL 168.822(4) stipulates that Certification requires a “signed, written statement”. Both Republican canvassers provided signed affidavits in
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Disputed Fact On November 17, 2020, Wayne County Board of Canvassers Republican members Monica Palmer and William Hartmann initially voted against certifying the county’s election results because 71% of Detroit’s Absentee Voter Counting Board (AVCB) precincts were documented as out of balance – meaning the number of ballots counted at those precincts did not reconcile
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Established Fact [Established Fact – Document delivery, Brater direction, and Baxter denial documented under oath] One day before the November 17, 2020 Wayne County Board of Canvassers certification meeting, Canvassers Palmer and Hartmann observed a black trunk being delivered containing a new, revised Statement of Votes for the absentee counting boards – a substitution of
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