Detroit City Wire

Judge Timothy Kenny of the Wayne County Circuit court had ruled off a request for the county’s election audit following allegations of fraud during the election.

Though the constitutional amendment of 2018 allowed for the statewide audit of election results, this will not be the case as the law only allows the audit to be done by the secretary of state’s office, not county clerks, according to the judge.

"This court finds no legal authority that permits the Wayne County Clerk to conduct an audit of Wayne County election results or that separates that audit from the oversight of the Secretary of State," Kenny wrote.

"(T)his court concludes that the Secretary of State is the one to carry out that audit," under state law. Since the Secretary of State (Jocelyn Benson) has made a public commitment to do an audit of the Wayne County vote, plaintiffs' motion for the audit is premature," read Judge Kenny’s statement.

Secretary of State Benson announced the audit last month.

Legal experts are however arguing that they want the audit to be done by county clerks under the supervision of Benson.

With important dates like Dec. 14, when the Electoral College is set to meet, and Inauguration Day on Jan. 20 fast approaching, many feel the ruling is one of the tricks being used to delay investigations and probably bury evidence. 

Recently in Clark County, the Trump campaign, after being granted permission by the court, was denied access to machinery, ballot papers and envelopes that may carry evidence of election theft.