State police raided the hall of Irving Township in Barry County on April 29 and took possession of its ballot processing tabulator, the county clerk and supervisor of the county told Archyde.com. canton, confirming earlier media reports.
This raid shows that the State Police have extended their investigation into potential breaches of voting equipment and data to at least one more county, following the state’s disclosure of an investigation into County Roscommon in February. .
“As we uncovered more information, we expanded our area to see if other locations were compromised,” Michigan State Police Lt. Derrick Carroll said, declining to comment specifically. Irving. “We went to other regions.”
Irving Township Supervisor Jamie Knight said state police and Attorney General Dana Nessel’s office seized the town’s tabulator “pursuant to a search warrant” last Friday.
“The township intends to cooperate fully with law enforcement, and township attorneys have been in contact with the Michigan State Police regarding this matter,” Knight said in an emailed statement. , declining further comment.
The seizure adds to the tally of potential voting material violations. Last week, Archyde.com reported eight known attempts to gain unauthorized access to voting systems in five US states since the 2020 election, all involving local Republican office holders or party activists who promoted false claims by former President Donald Trump regarding voter fraud or conspiracy theories regarding rigged voting machines.
The Michigan investigation was launched at the request of Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson, who revealed in February that an unauthorized party had “allegedly obtained inappropriate access to compilation machines and data drives used in the Township of Richfield and County Roscommon”, without providing details.
Richfield Township officials declined to comment.
