{"id":1631002,"date":"2022-09-02T11:18:46","date_gmt":"2022-09-02T15:18:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1631002"},"modified":"2022-09-02T11:19:37","modified_gmt":"2022-09-02T15:19:37","slug":"stolen-voting-machine-mysteriously-turns-up-for-sale-on-ebay-goodwill-site","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/stolen-voting-machine-mysteriously-turns-up-for-sale-on-ebay-goodwill-site\/","title":{"rendered":"Stolen Voting Machine Mysteriously Turns Up For Sale On EBay, Goodwill Site"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fstolen-voting-machine-mysteriously-turns-up-for-sale-on-ebay-goodwill-site%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1631002&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>A voting machine turned up for sale on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/ebay-stirs-controversy-sparking-anger-from-sellers-forced-to-link-bank-account-after-move-away-from-paypal\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">eBay<\/a> after vanishing from a <a href=\"https:\/\/wp-updates.dailywire.com\/topic\/michigan\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Michigan county<\/a>, and now the state is working with police to find out how it happened.<\/p>\n<p>The voter assist terminal from Colfax Township in Wexford County was put up for sale on eBay and linked to Goodwill, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cadillacnews.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">according to Cadillac News<\/a>. State law prohibits citizens from withholding, breaking or destroying voting equipment, as well as obtaining \u201cundue possession\u201d of a voting machine.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are actively working with law enforcement to investigate allegations of an illegal attempt to sell a voter assist terminal acquired in Michigan,\u201d\u00a0Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson said in a statement Thursday. \u201cWhile our elections remain secure and safe, we take seriously all violations of election law and will be working with relevant authorities to ensure there are consequences for those who break the\u00a0law.\u201d<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Our elections are and remain safe and secure. We take seriously all violations of election law and will be working with authorities to ensure there are consequences for those who break the law. More here.<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/cixBoMQsJB\">https:\/\/t.co\/cixBoMQsJB<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Jocelyn Benson (@JocelynBenson) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JocelynBenson\/status\/1565387854473306114?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 1, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The machine has a touchscreen and is used to help disabled voters fill out their ballots.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI can confirm the MSP Cadillac Post is investigating a missing piece of voting equipment,\u201d Michigan State Police Lt. Derrick Carroll said in a statement. \u201cThe investigation is ongoing.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2022\/09\/01\/politics\/michigan-voting-machine-sold-ebay-goodwill-investigation\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CNN reported<\/a> that the\u00a0machine was initially dropped off at Goodwill in Cadillac and bought by an Ohio man for $7.99 from Goodwill\u2019s own online auction site. The man told CNN he then sold it on eBay for $1,200, calling it a chance to \u201cown a piece of history.\u201d A\u00a0Connecticut man who bought the machine and received it last week, reportedly contacted Benson\u2019s office.<\/p>\n<p>Wexford County Clerk Alaina Nyman told Cadillac News the machine did not contain any sensitive information.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNo election data was on it and you can\u2019t get into the machine without the program cards and those were all accounted for,\u201d Nyman said.<\/p>\n<p>County officials were at a loss to explain how the machine landed in the hands of the unidentified seller or when it disappeared.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are going to do things differently and will sign things in and out,\u201d Colfax Township Clerk Becky Stoddard told Cadillac News, discussing future responses to the disappearance of the VAT machine.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A voting machine turned up for sale on eBay after vanishing from a Michigan county, and now the state is working with police to find out how it happened. The voter assist terminal from Colfax Township in Wexford County was put up for sale on eBay and linked to Goodwill, according to Cadillac News. 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