Former Michigan Secretary of State Ruth Johnson said the election fraud allegations made in a recent lawsuit would warrant an independent audit to ensure the accuracy and integrity of the election, according to a sworn affidavit.
Johnson, who is currently a Republican state senator, attested in an affidavit filed on Wednesday that she believes “court intervention” was necessary after reviewing allegations of election fraud detailed in a lawsuit filed earlier this week.
That lawsuit alleges election officials allowed various fraudulent processing of votes, including telling poll workers to backdate ballots, not verify signatures on absentee ballots, to ignore signature mismatches, and to push through ballots despite questionable validity.
“The allegations and issues raised by Plaintiffs are very concerning to me and, in my opinion, require court intervention,” Johnson said in her sworn affidavit (pdf).
“In particular, I am concerned about the illegal activity alleged by Plaintiffs regarding voter coaching at polling places, election staff being instructed not to request photo identification or an affidavit from persons coming to vote, and Mr. [Zachary] Larsen’s allegation that ballots were being assigned to random persons on the voter list,” she said.
Johnson, who served as Michigan’s Secretary of State from Jan. 1, 2011, to Jan. 1, 2019, added that she believes it would be proper for the court to order an independent audit on the election results.
The lawsuit includes sworn affidavits from several witnesses detailing instances of alleged election fraud. Among the witnesses is Jessy Jacob, a City of Detroit election worker, who said that she was instructed to backdate mail ballots and not to look for any deficiencies with the ballots. She also claimed she was told not to ask for identification when voters arrived to vote in person…
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