Media Contact: Rob Macomber/ 616.632.7661/ rob.macomber@kentcountymi.gov
Kent County Clerk Conducting Post-Election Audit of Gaines Township Precinct 8
Members of the media and public are invited to attend
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (Sept. 30, 2022) – On September 28, 2022, charges were filed against an election worker for allegedly tampering with an Electronic Poll Book computer used in the August 2022 Primary. An Electronic Poll Book is the computer that election workers use to administer the election at their precinct and contains confidential voter registration data. While this incident had no impact on the election, Kent County Clerk/Register of Deeds Lisa Posthumus Lyons is conducting a post-election audit of Gaines Township, Precinct 8, including a hand-tally of the paper ballots to reaffirm the results and reassure voters.
What: Post-Election Audit of Gaines Township, Precinct 8
Who: Members of the media and the public are invited to attend and observe the post-election audit of Gaines Township, Precinct 8 to reaffirm the results of the August 2022 Primary Election.
When: Tuesday, October 4, 2022 · 9:00 a.m. until completed
Where: Gaines Township Hall · 9255 W Grand Blanc Road · Gaines, MI 48436
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Click here to review Kent County Clerk/Register of Deeds Lisa Posthumus Lyons statement regarding the illegal election activity in the August 2022 Primary Election.
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