Michigan Secretary of State asks for criminal probe of alleged election machine tampering | Dave Boucher/Detroit Free Press
Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson wants law enforcement to investigate allegations someone inappropriately accessed election equipment in a northern Michigan county. In a news release late Thursday, Benson said she’s asked Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel and the Michigan State Police to look into reports she received this week that “an unnamed third party was allowed to access vote tabulator components and technology in Roscommon County.” “Michigan law is clear about the security threats that emerge when anyone gains unauthorized access to our election machines or technology, and I will have no tolerance for those who seek to illegally tamper with our voting equipment,” Benson said in a statement. Benson spokeswoman Tracy Wimmer said their office has no reason to believe the alleged misconduct occurred before the 2020 election. But she declined to provide specific details about when or how the allegedly unauthorized access occurred. At least one person obtained access to tabulation machines and data drives used for both Roscommon County and Richfield Township, a small area in the eastern portion of the county, according to the news release. Unauthorized access to voting equipment is a felony under state law.
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