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2020 Antrim County, Michigan — Dominion Voting Machine Audit

On election night 2020, Antrim County, Michigan briefly showed Joe Biden winning a deep-red county by ~3,000 votes — a statistical impossibility in a county Trump carried by nearly 3,800 votes. The error was attributed to a human failure to update election management software after a last-minute ballot change. A subsequent forensic audit by Allied Security Operations Group (ASOG) reported a 68.05% error rate in ballot scanning, far exceeding FEC guidelines of 0.0008%. The state of Michigan and Dominion Voting Systems disputed the audit's methodology and conclusions.

FieldDetails
Case NameAntrim County Dominion Voting Machine Audit
Election Year2020
LocationAntrim County, Michigan
Fraud TypeVoting Machine / Digital; Adjudication Abuse; Official Misconduct
Scale113,130 ballots scanned; 106,000+ reportedly sent to adjudication
Legal StatusForensic audit completed; state audit confirmed Trump won county; ASOG findings disputed by state officials
Evidence RatingDEBATED

Video Testimony​

Antrim County Dominion voting machine audit analysis — 68.05% error rate, 106,000+ ballots adjudicated. Source: @TheSCIF on X, April 3, 2026.

ASOG forensic audit conclusion shared — Dominion Voting System "intentionally and purposefully designed with inherent errors to create systemic fraud." Source: @TheSCIF on X, April 8, 2026. (10,732 likes, 4,892 retweets, 163,839 views)

4K extended coverage — Michigan judge verdict on Dominion machines; ASOG audit conclusion that Antrim County results should not have been certified. Source: @17QStorm on X, April 8, 2026. (192 likes, 126 retweets; original source: @TheSCIF)

Antrim County Dominion forensic audit — 68% error rate, deleted logs, internet connection, features designed to generate errors for batch adjudication fraud. @TheSCIF describes this as "the most disturbing thing I've read about the 2020 election." Source: @TheSCIF on X, April 8, 2026. (3,867 likes, 2,166 retweets, 82,445 views)

Antrim County in context: once the ballot-switching was exposed, 47 more Michigan counties were reportedly found switching votes, always in the same direction. The same Dominion-linked pattern allegedly extended to Canada, South Korea, and 100+ other countries. Source: @TheSCIF on X, April 9, 2026. (1,470 likes, 746 retweets, 12,830 views)

Image Evidence​

Screenshot of @TheSCIF tweet showing ASOG forensic audit conclusion — Dominion 68% error rate, Antrim County Michigan 2020

ASOG forensic audit conclusion screenshot — Dominion Voting System "intentionally and purposefully designed with inherent errors to create systemic fraud." Source: @1776Diva on X, April 9, 2026. (16 likes, 11 retweets, 445 views)

Summary​

On November 3, 2020, Antrim County's unofficial results showed an impossible flip from Republican to Democrat. The county clerk had added a last-minute candidate for village trustee to the ballot but failed to update the counting machines with the new parameters. When the Election Management System (EMS) interpreted memory cards from scanners using the initial election definition, votes were assigned to the wrong candidates — approximately 2,000 Trump votes appeared in Biden's column.

The error was caught quickly and corrected. A hand recount on December 17, 2020 confirmed Trump won the county by nearly 3,800 votes.

However, a court-ordered forensic audit by Allied Security Operations Group (ASOG), led by Russell Ramsland Jr., examined the Dominion Voting Systems equipment and reported far more serious issues:

  • 68.05% error rate in ballot scanning — 85,000 to 224,000 times higher than the FEC guideline maximum of 0.0008% (1 in 250,000)
  • 22 Dominion tabulators examined along with thumb drives and related software
  • 10,667 critical errors or warnings out of 15,676 logged events
  • Central Lake Township recorded an 81.96% error rate — the highest in the county
  • 106,000+ ballots out of 113,130 reportedly flagged for adjudication
  • Missing adjudication logs — ASOG concluded the 2020 election cycle records "have been manually removed"
  • The report concluded the system was "intentionally and purposefully designed with inherent errors to create systemic fraud and influence election results"

The 47 Counties Claim​

According to @TheSCIF (April 9, 2026, 1,470 likes, 746 retweets): once the initial Antrim County ballot-switching was exposed, investigators found 47 more Michigan counties that were reportedly switching votes — and in every documented instance the switching benefited Democrats, never Republicans. The post states: "It is NEVER the other way around. The patterns don't lie."

This 47-county claim, if accurate, transforms the Antrim County incident from an isolated human error (as the Michigan Secretary of State characterized it) into a statewide systemic pattern. This claim has not been verified by an independent court-ordered audit of all 47 counties. The Michigan Secretary of State has not acknowledged any switching pattern beyond the original Antrim County software error.

The same video also asserts that the pattern extended internationally — the same Dominion-linked switching behavior allegedly occurred in Canada, South Korea, and 100+ other countries during their own elections. See Dominion Voting Systems for the international scope documentation.

Evidence & Documentation​

ASOG Forensic Audit Report (December 13, 2020)​

  • Conducted by Allied Security Operations Group under Russell Ramsland Jr.
  • Court-ordered by 13th Circuit Court Judge Kevin Elsenheimer
  • Examined Antrim County's Dominion Voting Systems server
  • Reported 15,676 individual events on the server, with 68% reporting errors
  • Found that adjudication logs for the 2020 election were missing
  • Concluded the error rate "is a significant and fatal error in security and election integrity"

The ASOG report's full conclusion statement:

"We conclude that the Dominion Voting System is intentionally and purposefully designed with inherent errors to create systemic fraud and influence election results. The system intentionally generates an enormously high number of ballot errors. The electronic ballots are then transferred for adjudication. The intentional errors lead to bulk adjudication of ballots with no oversight, no transparency, and no audit trail. This leads to voter or election fraud. Based on our study, we conclude that the Dominion Voting System should NOT be used in Michigan. We further conclude that the results of Antrim County should not have been certified." — Allied Security Operations Group, ASOG Forensic Audit Report, December 13, 2020

The report was released publicly after Judge Elsenheimer's order. Shared by @TheSCIF on X, April 7, 2026.

Michigan Secretary of State Response​

  • Called the 68% error rate claim "meaningless," stating the warning messages related to benign instances where ballots did not feed correctly and were ejected for voters to retry
  • Published a detailed rebuttal stating the ASOG report contained "an extraordinary number of false, inaccurate or unsubstantiated statements"
  • Stated that Antrim County does not perform digital adjudication of ballots — the county manually reviews paper ballots
  • Independent expert J. Alex Halderman (University of Michigan) reportedly debunked the ASOG report's methodology

Hand Recount (December 17, 2020)​

  • Conducted by state and local officials with bipartisan representatives
  • Hand tally of all presidential votes cast in the county
  • Confirmed Trump won by approximately 3,800 votes
  • Michigan Secretary of State cited this as proof the voting system worked correctly

Court Filings​

Key Figures​

  • Sheryl Guy — Antrim County Clerk who made the initial error by not updating software after ballot change
  • Russell Ramsland Jr. — Co-founder of Allied Security Operations Group, led the forensic audit
  • Judge Kevin Elsenheimer — 13th Circuit Court judge who authorized the forensic audit
  • William Bailey — Plaintiff on whose behalf ASOG conducted the forensic investigation
  • J. Alex Halderman — University of Michigan computer science professor, independent expert for the state
  • Jocelyn Benson — Michigan Secretary of State who disputed the ASOG findings
  • Matt DePerno — Attorney who obtained the court order for the forensic audit

Timeline​

  • November 3, 2020 — Election day; Antrim County unofficial results show impossible Biden flip
  • November 4-5, 2020 — Error discovered; results corrected to show Trump winning
  • November 2020 — Matt DePerno files lawsuit seeking forensic audit of Dominion machines
  • December 4, 2020 — Judge Elsenheimer orders forensic examination of Dominion equipment
  • December 6, 2020 — ASOG team conducts forensic examination of county server
  • December 13, 2020 — ASOG preliminary report released, claiming 68.05% error rate
  • December 14, 2020 — Michigan Secretary of State releases rebuttal
  • December 17, 2020 — Hand recount confirms Trump won by ~3,800 votes
  • April 2021 — Michigan independent expert Halderman reportedly debunks ASOG report methodology

The Official Response​

The Michigan Secretary of State's office attributed the initial vote flip entirely to human error — the county clerk's failure to update software after a ballot change. According to the state, the tabulators counted ballots correctly but the EMS reported them to the wrong candidates due to mismatched election definitions.

Dominion Voting Systems stated that the county does not use digital adjudication and that the ASOG team fundamentally misunderstood the system logs they examined.

The state's independent expert reportedly concluded that the ASOG report's claims about adjudication were based on misinterpreting routine scanner operation messages as errors.

The Counterargument​

  • The Michigan Secretary of State called the ASOG report's findings "meaningless" and containing numerous false statements
  • FactCheck.org reported that the state's own audit refuted the Dominion conspiracy claims
  • PolitiFact rated claims of software failure as false, attributing the issue to human error
  • Russell Ramsland was reported to have previously confused Minnesota locations with Michigan in prior affidavits, and made false claims about 139% turnout in Detroit
  • The hand recount confirmed the correct results, suggesting the paper ballot trail worked as designed

What Was Never Investigated​

  • The ASOG report claimed adjudication logs were missing — if true, this would mean the record of human ballot decisions during the 2020 cycle was deleted. The state attributed this to routine log rotation, but no independent forensic investigation of the missing logs was conducted.
  • The question of why 106,000+ out of 113,130 ballots would trigger any kind of processing event — whether "errors" or "routine operations" — was not independently examined by a neutral third party agreed upon by both sides.
  • Matt DePerno's subsequent legal efforts were complicated by his own legal issues (charged in 2023 with conspiracy related to unauthorized access to voting machines in a different county).
  • Dominion Voting Systems — voting machine vendor at the center of nationwide fraud allegations; foreign connections, 1.55% vote shift analysis, $787.5M Fox News settlement
  • 2020 Maricopa County Arizona audit — similar forensic audit of voting machines in another contested county (profile pending)

Other Coverage Worth Reading​

  • Adjudication — Vote Changing at the Click of a Button: Standalone profile of how adjudication works as a fraud vector — the election clerk's on-camera admission, the mechanics of bulk vote changing, and how Antrim's 94% rate fits the documented pattern.
  • Sharpie Voting: Maricopa County's documented parallel mechanism — Sharpie ink forces Republican ballots into the same adjudication queue; different trigger, identical destination.
  • Dominion ICX Ballot Marking: ICX machine physically marks ballots after voter's last contact; engineered reversal rates feed the same adjudication pipeline documented in Antrim County.

Related State / County Pages​

  • Michigan — 2020 fraud allegations across the state
  • FBI — Federal investigation patterns and election fraud referrals

Sources​

Last Updated: 2026-04-09 — Added image from @1776Diva (post 2042195837443321945) showing ASOG audit conclusion screenshot; IPFS CID QmdgGGspsA8FP8HCBq9NxKAr5UQhZgcB4igzKGKyAUYEfu. Also added 5th video from @TheSCIF (post 2041933552196186243) and 4th video (post 2042052955944157228) with 47-county claim.

This information was compiled by Claude AI research.