The Barry County Sheriff’s Office in Michigan confirmed an ongoing investigation into election crimes involving Dominion voting machines.
The Texas Attorney General’s Office has also launched a criminal investigation into Dominion Voting Systems because of malfunctioning issues.
The Michigan Secretary of State confirmed that programming issues with Dominion voter access terminals are a nationwide problem.
The controversy surrounding Dominion machines has raised concerns about the integrity of the US election system.
Ongoing Investigations in Michigan and Texas
The Barry County Sheriff’s office in Michigan has confirmed that it is giving information about problems with Dominion voting machines to state investigators in Texas.
Dominion, the company that makes voting machines, is being looked into because of claims that their machines did not work right during the 2020 and 2024 elections.
Between December 2020 and now, the Sheriff’s office has been actively looking into crimes related to the 2020 election and has sent criminal cases to the Texas Attorney General’s Office.
Nationwide Programming Issues with Voting Machines
In the 2024 election, Dominion voter access terminals caused a stir because they were having problems across the country, especially with split-ticket ballots.
Mich. Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson has spoken out about these problems. It is now harder for voters to cast their ballots, especially disabled voters who use Dominion Voter Assistance Terminals (VATs) to mark their ballots.
Voters must carefully follow the directions to make sure they made the right choices on the ballot, or they will get an error message.
Implications for Voters
This mistake happens when people choose the “straight party” option at first and then change their minds later. Even though the situation does not stop people from voting or making their choices, it can make things harder for voters who use VATs.
If people want to vote straight party, they will have to choose the “straight party” option. If they want to split their ticket, they will have to vote for each race on the partisan selection of the ballot.
Officials in Michigan said that these programming problems could not be fixed during the election period, even though it was inconvenient.
State Response and Public Reactions
After the news came out, Dominion Voting Systems released a statement confirming that there is no problem stopping voters from casting their paper ballot, choosing their candidates, and voting.
But this goes against what voters have said about how hard it is to use the Dominion machines, which has made them angry and skeptical. There have been a lot of questions and complaints on social media about how the Dominion voting machines work.
Elon Musk, a tech billionaire, asked about the situation on social media, and other users have stressed how reliable paper ballots are and raised concerns about how easy it is to hack voting machines.
Increasing Concerns about Election Integrity
This is not just a Michigan problem. In addition to Michigan, there has been proof of vote fraud in Pennsylvania and Colorado.
For example, Democrats in Colorado put the passwords for voting machines online for a few weeks before Republicans found out about the security hole.
With all of these problems and scandals still going on, there are more and more calls for paper ballots and hand counts.
The problems with the Dominion machines could have big effects on the integrity and effectiveness of the American voting system.
People do not trust the system because of the controversy, which could lead to court cases, disappointed voters, and the need for major system changes in the future.
It is very important to keep an eye on how the investigations into Dominion voting machines in Michigan and Texas are going and how they might affect future elections.
