More Michigan Mayhem
4. Election Officials Counted Ineligible Ballots with No Signatures or
with No Postmark on Ballot Envelope.
97. Atleasttwochallengersobservedballotsbeingcountedwheretherewasno signature or
postmark on the ballot envelope. Id. (Brunell aff. ¶¶17, 19; Spalding
aff.¶13;Shereraff.¶13).ChallengerAnneVankerobservedthat“60%ormoreof[ballot] envelopes [in a
batch] bore the same signature on the opened outer envelope.” Id.(Vanker aff. ¶5).Challenger
William Henderson observed that a counting table of election workers lost eight ballot
envelopes. Exhibit 1 (Henderson aff.¶8).The GLJCComplaint further alleges the Election
Commission “instructed election workers to not verify signatures on absentee ballots, to
backdate absentee ballots, and to process such ballots regardless of their validity.”
5. Election Officials Counted “Spoiled” Ballots.
98. At least two challengers observed spoiled ballots being counted. Id. (Schornak aff.
¶¶6-8; Johnson aff. ¶4). At least one challenger observed a box of provisional ballots being
placed in a tabulation box at the TCF Center. Exhibit 1 (Cizmar aff. ¶5)
Michigan accepts no-chain-of-custody ballots
7. Election Workers Accepted Unsecured Ballots, without Chain of
Custody, after 8:00 PM Election Day Deadline.
100. Poll challengers observed two batches of new ballots brought to the TCF Center
after the 8:00 PM Election Day deadline, as detailed in the GLJC Complaint and Paragraphs 79-
81above. Affiant Daniel Gustafson further observed that these batches of ballots “were delivered
to the TCF Center in what appeared to be mail bins with open tops.” Exh. 4, GLJC Complaint,
Exh. E at¶4. Mr. Gustafson further observed that these bins and containers “did not have lids,
were not sealed, and did not have the capability of having a metal seal,” id. at ¶5, nor were they
“marked or identified in any way to indicated their source of origin.” Id. at ¶6.
101. An election challenger at the Detroit Department of Elections office observed
passengers in cars dropping off more ballots than there were people in the car. Exh. 3 (Meyers
aff. ¶3). This challenger also observed an election worker accepting a ballot after 8:00 p.m. on
Election Day. Id.¶7.
102. An election challenger at the Detroit Department of Elections office observed
ballots being deposited in a ballot drop box located at the Detroit Department of Elections after
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8:00 p.m. on Election Day. Id. (Meyers aff.¶6).
103. On November 4, 2020, Affiant Matt Ciantar came forward who, independently
witnessed, while walking his dog, a young couple delivered 3-4 large plastic clear bags, that
appear to be “express bags”, as reflected in photographs taken contemporaneously, to a U.S.
Postal vehicle waiting. See generallyExh. 7 Matt Ciantar Declaration. The use of clear “express
bags” is consistent with the USPS whistleblower Johnathan Clarke in Traverse City, Michigan.
See infra Paragraph 78