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Edward Helmore in New York

Michigan: inquiry urged into claims of Republican-led voting-machine breach

Dana Nessel, the attorney general. Nessel’s office said on Friday that the investigation led them to Matt DePerno, a candidate to replace her as attorney general.
Dana Nessel, the attorney general. Nessel’s office said on Friday that the investigation led them to Matt DePerno, a candidate to replace her as attorney general. Photograph: Max Ortiz/AP

Michigan’s attorney general has called for a special prosecutor to investigate allegations of a Republican-led effort to gain unauthorized access to voting equipment in the aftermath of the 2020 national election.

Attorney general Dana Nessel, a Democrat, called for the investigation on Friday after Michigan state police examined whether Matt DePerno, a lawyer and presumptive Republican candidate for the office, may have orchestrated the alleged effort.

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