Judge Kevin Elsenheimer of the 13th Circuit Court in Antrim County
ordered that William Bailey of Central Lake could take “forensic images” of the 22 tabulators used for a vote on a marijuana retailer proposal he is challenging.
The order makes no mention of Antrim County’s presidential results, where a software issue initially led to an inaccurate vote count that was corrected after a paper ballot recount, which awarded the county to President Donald Trump.
Instead, Bailey wants to overturn a proposal to allow a marijuana retailer in his village that initially resulted in a 262-262 tie, which was considered a loss for the proposal, the order stated. A retabulation saw the proposal pass by one vote, which Bailey alleges didn’t count three damaged ballots.
It is a “greater public interest” right now to confirm “the accuracy, integrity and security of the election process” than potential future misuse of election software discovered during the examination, Elsenheimer wrote.
The forensic examination took place Sunday with Bailey, Antrim County Clerk Sheryl Guy, county administrator Pete Garwood, county attorney Haider Kazim, three county commissioners, a county IT technician and a member of the Sheriff’s department, said county spokesman Jeremy Scott in a release.
Also present, according to Scott, were seven members of the Allied Security Operations Group, a group affiliated with Trump’s litigation team. In the court order, the evidence cited by Bailey comes from a report from the group...
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