Regular Session (Public Comment – B. Wiesner, 1/21/2025)
Event Date: 2025-01-21
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The document provides a transcription of a public comment made by Mark Cook at a meeting of the Barry County Board of Commissioners on September 10, 2024. In the comment, Cook discusses his presentation to Barry County citizens about vulnerabilities in the Dominion voting system. During the presentation, two representatives from Election Source, the vendor that provides Dominion equipment to Michigan counties, were present in the audience.
When confronted by Cook about the known vulnerabilities in the Dominion system, the Election Source representatives admitted they were aware of the issues but continued to sell the Dominion products to counties. This highlighted the concerning dynamic where vendors, rather than election officials, are in control of the election process. The comment also touched on the involvement of government agencies and organizations like the Atlantic Council in setting up the current election infrastructure.
The document provides additional background information from a previous public comment made by Bill Wiesner regarding Leelanau County’s use of Election Source as the vendor for voting equipment, despite the county clerk’s claims of not dealing with Dominion Voting Systems directly. This further underscores the close relationship between Dominion and its vendors, despite attempts by election officials to distance themselves from the issues.