Due to the release of former General Registrar Michele White in March 2021, the county brought in an independent auditing form called RSM US LLP to assess the county Elections Department’s compliance in keys areas. This did not include a total election audit.
We firmly believe further investigations must be conducted of all elections under the auspices of Michele White. It is still not clear what activities the Temporary Solutions staff performed as the expenditure looks too large and it appears to be over and above regular election officer expenditures. Mileage expenditures would increase as the election office support satellite early voting sites, but the increase seems far above expectations. Her office accepted ample monies from the Center for Technology and Civic Life, which is known to have interfered and intruded upon election operations in multiple states in 2020. Did they return the money?
The reports are below: