Aric Nesbitt Senate President Pro Tempore, Michigan Senate calls for a Full, Independent Audit of the Recent Election Prior to the Certification of Results

This afternoon, Aric Nesbitt Senate President Pro Tempore, Michigan Senate joined his colleagues in calling for a full, independent audit of the recent election prior to the certification of results. 

"We have seen a number of allegations that range from outright fraud, if true, to terrible mistakes that need to be corrected," Nesbitt said. "Citizens deserve to have faith in the integrity of the election process and its outcome. It is our responsibility, as elected public servants, to assure the process's integrity through transparency and the investigation of allegations of wrongdoing. Every legal vote must count."

In a letter to Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson, Nesbitt cited ballot counting issues in Antrim County, where an error caused thousands of ballots to be counted incorrectly for the wrong candidates.

While the issue was discovered and corrected, Nesbitt said it is unclear if the same issue was replicated elsewhere.

The calls for an audit is the latest move by Michigan Republicans who question the validity of Nov. 3 election results. There also have been bevvy of lawsuits filed throughout Michigan courts seeking to stop the counting of ballots or calling for an audit of election results, all of which have been thrown out due to a lack of evidence.