MOUNT PLEASANT, MI (MPRN)-- The Michigan Bureau of Elections announced Wednesday it will conduct the most comprehensive election audit in state history.
The announcement comes after numerous unsubstantiated allegations of fraud and a protracted effort from both state and national Republicans to cast doubt on the integrity of Michigan’s election process.
Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson says the audit was planned well before the election.
“So recognizing that we are in this unique moment we’re amplifying the work so that people understand we’re doing these audits and understand what they mean so as they hear misinformation they’re fully informed and armed with the information about what we are doing to affirm the accuracy of our elections.”
Benson says the state will also be looking at every single paper ballot in Antrim County where clerk user-error led to an incorrect unofficial election count.
She says the state is also looking to intervene on a lawsuit in Antrim County alleging voter fraud.