Letter for Audit

RESPONSE TO LEGISLATORS REGARDING FALSE ASSERTIONS SAYING LEGALLY THERE CAN BE NO FORENSIC AUDIT!

NOTE: Contact your State Senator and House Representative and demand a Forensic Audit!!! Copy and paste and insert your name or change language in your opening.

Dear NAME, (Senator or Rep)

As a voter in the State of MI I am asking you to support and bring forth a Forensic Audit as done in Arizona. You have the responsibility to make sure our elections are run with true integrity. Not supporting this shows me you are in office with improper motivations. You have every right to assert your authority on this very important issue.

Sincerely,

YOUR NAME

“AS PRESCRIBED BY LAW” 

Under MCL 168.31a, the Secretary of State is required to prescribe the procedures for election audits.  They are also required to supervise clerks in the performance of election audits.

Nothing in MCL 168.31a “vests statewide authority” for an audit in the hands of the Secretary of State as asserted by ant Senator.House Rep.and their staff.  The legislature did not divest itself of its authority to conduct an audit under MCL 168.31a.  Nothing in MCL 168.31a prevents the legislature from conducting an audit.  In fact, our system of government is built upon the principle of checks and balances. 

The legislature has every right to assert their authority on the topic of election audits.  Under another provision of law, MCL 4.101 vests authority to “examine the books and records of any persons, partnerships or corporations involved in a matter properly before any committees or commissions”.

The investigative authority of the legislature is “prescribed by law”.  There are no clauses which stipulate “except for election audits”.

Erik Grill, Deputy AG, testified during oral arguments for the Antrim County Court case that no audit had been performed in the state of Michigan.  He was acting as the “defense” for the Secretary of State.

The bottom line?  The legislature not only has the authority to conduct an audit of statewide election results, they are obligated to do so by their oath of office.

They do not need a bill signed by the Governor to do so.  They simply need a resolution granting subpoena authority to a committee or commission.

Failure to do so is a clear violation of their oath of office and grounds for removal from office.

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