Michigan Judge Allows Secretary of State to Intervene in Case Involving Dominion Voting Machines

A worker with the Detroit Department of Elections celebrates after hearing the nearly final number of 167,000 absentee ballots that were counted is announced over the loudspeaker at the Central Counting Board in the TCF Center in Detroit, Mich., on Nov. 4. Elaine Cromie/Getty Images

A judge approved an emergency motion from Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson to intervene in a case against Antrim County that involved Dominion Voting Systems vote-tabulation machines.

Judge Kevin Elsenheimer ruled Thursday that Attorney General Dana Nessel can intervene on behalf of Benson’s office in the case that had questioned the election results on Nov. 3. Benson argued that she had supervisory control over the Antrim County election clerk’s office, saying that she had an interest in any audits being done.