The Township Clerk Who Took on Michigan’s Election Machine | Stephanie Scott, Part 1 (Ep.51)

By: Chris Johnson

What happens when a small-town clerk starts asking questions no one else dared to ask?

In this powerful first installment of a two-part interview, we sit down with Stephanie Scott — a former insurance professional and engineering document controller turned Adams Township Clerk in Hillsdale County, Michigan. Elected in the 2020 election, Stephanie quickly discovered something deeply troubling about the way elections are run: the machines weren’t being properly tested, records were being ordered deleted, and when she pushed back, the full weight of the state came down on her.

From uncovering a 11.5% voter discrepancy in her tiny township, to refusing to hand over a voting tabulator without a search warrant, to being raided while at work 45 minutes away — Stephanie’s story is a masterclass in what it looks like to follow the law when the system pressures you to look the other way.

In this Part 1, we cover:

• Stephanie’s background — from Minneapolis to Hillsdale, Michigan

• How she stumbled into becoming a township clerk

• Her first red flags about tabulator testing and ballot logic

• The letters from Jonathan Brater and the Michigan Bureau of Elections

• The raid on her township office — while she was at work

• How she found attorney Stephanie Lambert through a divine series of events

• The electronic poll book data she refused to delete — and what it revealed

This is not a partisan story. It’s a story about one woman’s refusal to just “follow the checklist” when the math didn’t add up — and what that decision cost her.

If you enjoy this episode, don’t miss Part 2 coming up next Monday!

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