Local residents present election audit findings and ask Centennial council to adopt a resolution

Susan Baker, a Centennial resident, told the City Council on July 15 that volunteers with Unite for Freedom had analyzed official state election files and found what she described as problems in the 2024 general election. "Our analysis of the certified results from both the 2022 and 2024 general elections revealed that not all votes counted were valid and accurate under the law," Baker said during the public comment period.

The group asked the council to adopt a resolution demanding additional verification and transparency for the 2026 general election. Scott Russell, introduced himself as a retired South Metro firefighter and said the proposed resolution began with a legal framing: "Whereas, free and fair elections form the cornerstone of our Republic of the United States," Russell said while reading prepared text.

A third speaker, Ruth Pollock, said the group's "audit findings indicate severe violations of state and federal election laws and potential fraudulent certification," and outlined the remedies the group seeks, including voter verification, stronger chain-of-custody protections for ballots and record retention to enable auditing. Other presenters from the group emphasized that their materials were based on publicly available state files and said they had shared findings with state officials and with parties in litigation.

Council members did not vote or take formal action on the request. The mayor's office asked that hard copies of the materials be provided to council members; staff confirmed they would ensure the council received copies. Council members and staff did not endorse the group's findings or the legal conclusions they read into the data during the meeting.

The speakers cited Supreme Court precedent and federal statutes by name in their remarks, including Reynolds v. Sims (1964) and references to the National Voter Registration Act (1993) and the Help America Vote Act (2002), and they referenced a recent federal executive order described in the presentation materials as "Preserving and Protecting the Integrity of American Elections." The presenters said their report included counts that they called "material errors and omissions," but they did not present supporting audit documents at the podium other than handing out printed scorecards.

No council motion, referral to staff or public hearing was created as part of the public comment segment. Council members thanked the presenters for their materials and confirmed staff would distribute copies to council before the next meeting.