Potter County Republican Party and its chair Dan Rogers filed a federal lawsuit seeking a court order to hand count all paper ballots in Texas before election results are certified. The lawsuit names the Potter County Elections Administrator as representative of a defendant class of Texas county election officials.
Alicia PierceSpokesperson for Texas secretary of state office
The facts
Potter County Elections Administrator is named as representative of a defendant class of similarly situated Texas county election officials.1
Current Texas law requires a portion of votes using electronic voting machines to be manually counted.12Stated by 2 sources
The complaint does not state that any voting machines in Potter County or elsewhere in Texas have been compromised.2
Plaintiffs acknowledged that no previous elections in Potter County had been altered by a third party.2
Rogers is represented by Houston-based Woodfill Law Firm.1
Texas secretary of state office does not plan to comment on the lawsuit.2
Who said what
These are statements and claims made by the people involved. They are reported, not verified.
Dan Rogers Wrongdoers, foreign or domestic, can use AI to interfere with the upcoming federal election by altering the final vote in the absence of a full verification.1
Potter County Republican Party Voting machines contain Chinese-made components that could allow their operation to be manipulated.2
Potter County Republican Party China, Iran, and Russia can gain access to US election systems.2
Dan Rogers Current manual counting requirements are not enough and a full hand count is necessary.12
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