State Board approves three de minimis hardware additions for Dominion voting systems

LANSING, Mich. — The Michigan State Board of Canvassers on Sept. 19 approved three de minimis hardware additions to Dominion voting-system configurations, moving to replace computers that staff said are no longer commercially available.

Shabran Casey, a staff presenter, told the board the three changes are ‘‘de minimis’’ and were tested at Pro VNB, an accredited voting system test laboratory, which certified the changes as not affecting vote counting or results. "It doesn't affect any of the counting or anything like that," Casey said during the presentation.

The board approved adding the Dell Pro Max Slim XE as an EMS or adjudication client configuration; as an EMS Express server configuration; and as an ImageCast Central parent workstation configuration. Each motion was moved and seconded by board members and approved by voice vote.

Casey said the computers being replaced are commercial off-the-shelf products no longer available for purchase, and that the changes are limited to swapping the hardware while retaining the certified election-management software and workflows. Pro VNB performed testing and certified the changes as de minimis, a designation staff said means the changes do not affect how ballots are counted.

There was no public comment and no substantive opposition recorded during the discussion. The board recorded each motion and approved all three items during the same meeting.

The approvals allow local jurisdictions and counties that use Dominion equipment to deploy the specified Dell model in the named roles; specifics about timelines for local deployment or inventory replacement were not provided in the meeting record.

Votes at the meeting were taken by voice; the transcript records the motions were moved, seconded and passed but does not list individual roll-call votes or tallies.