LANSING, Mich. (Michigan News Source) – On the eve of the General Election, a Court of Claims judge dismissed three lawsuits over alleged problems with Dominion Voting Systems’ voter assisted terminals (VATs). Problems with the terminals were announced two weeks ago by Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson.
Three township clerks and an attorney filed the complaint.
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Each complaint focused on the Bureau of Elections’ Oct. 25 announcement of a “programming issue” with Dominion’s VATs The problem made casting ballots more difficult. It sent an error message when a voter in question selects the straight party voting option but then proceeds to split their ticket. That forced voters to go back and de-select their straight-party selection and vote for candidates in races individually.
Most of Michigan’s 83 counties use Dominion voting equipment. Benson said a supplier of election equipment sent instructions to officials on how to bypass and use the VATs.
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