"Hall and McBroom are seeking answers regarding a Michigan Bureau of Elections memo dated Dec. 1 and distributed to county clerks. The memo proclaimed that software and associated files were to be deleted from all devices seven days following the final canvass and certification
of Michigan’s Nov election.
The memo was distributed to the clerks despite a Nov. 6 letter sent by House Speaker Lee Chatfield and Senate Majority Leader Mike Shirkey which served as notice of the Michigan Legislature’s plans to conduct an inquiry into the general election.
The memo was distributed to the clerks despite a Nov. 6 letter sent by House Speaker Lee Chatfield and Senate Majority Leader Mike Shirkey which served as notice of the Michigan Legislature’s plans to conduct an inquiry into the general election.
Because of that inquiry, Detroit city clerk and BOE offices were directed to preserve certain materials, including relevant electronic information. The inquiry also demands all surveillance video recordings that were taken at the TCF Center in Detroit from Nov. 3-5 be kept."