Republican Ryan Kelley files for governor, calls for dumping state's voting machines
Lansing — Activist and real estate broker Ryan Kelley of Allendale became the fifth Michigan Republican to file petition signatures to run for governor Wednesday, saying "election integrity" is the top issue across the state.
Kelley, 40, a first-time candidate, gained attention in 2020 as an organizer and speaker at protests against COVID-19 restrictions and against the results of the presidential election.
[ bullshit ahead ]
Former President Donald Trump, a Republican, lost Michigan by 154,000 votes or 3 percentage points to Democrat Joe Biden, but Trump and his supporters, including Kelley, have maintained unproven claims that fraud influenced the race.
"So many people around the state from all areas of the state are not happy with how the 2020 election turned out," Kelley said Wednesday. "It's more than just the declared winner. It's the process we all went through."
Kelley has vowed on his first day in office to cancel contracts with the three companies that provide equipment, including tabulators, for Michigan's elections. It's a promise that experts say he won't be able to fulfill and would lead to inaccuracies in the counting of votes.
However, Kelley argued Wednesday there are questions about the machines and emphasized that Democrats have also previously criticized them.
"There are so many questions here that we need to get rid of these machines," Kelley added. "We need to forge a new way. Maybe, there are electronics involved. But there needs to be a process in place for auditing them."
https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/politics/2022/04/13/republican-ryan-kelley-files-michigan-governor-calls-dumping-voting-machines/7304576001/
Need more officials/candidates putting pressure on the voting machines like this imo. Must continue to make this a nationwide issue until fixed.
No more smartmatic, no more dominion machines.