BREAKING: Judge Rules Against Crooked MI Sec of State Jocelyn Benson ONE Day Before Election…She Cannot Force Clerks to DELETE Election Files In Violation of Fed Law!
Michigan’s least transparent Secretary of State just took another court loss. The post BREAKING: Judge Rules Against Crooked MI Sec of State Jocelyn Benson ONE Day Before Election…She Cannot Force Clerks to DELETE Election Files In Violation of Fed Law! appeared first on The Gateway Pundit.
TL;DR
- Michigan Court of Claims judge struck down Rule R 168.48 statewide.
- The invalidated rule required deletion of electronic poll book software and files within seven days of certification.
- The ruling aligns with federal law requiring election records to be preserved for 22 months.
- Bridgewater Township Clerk Michelle McQueer sued after her requests for clarification were ignored.
- The U.S. Department of Justice filed a Statement of Interest supporting the retention of electronic poll book data.
- The court ordered that poll book files and metadata must be retained and stored on encrypted flash drives for 22 months.
- The cost to clerks for additional flash drives was deemed minimal by the court.