Over the past several weeks, Hillsdale Conservatives submitted a formal demand and proposed resolution to the Hillsdale County Board of Commissioners concerning election record preservation and governance duties arising from sworn court testimony and a dismissed search warrant. Rather than place the matter on the agenda for public discussion, the Chair refused agenda placement and the Board declined to deliberate during public comment.

Because the Board’s own bylaws require that a person who wishes to address the Board “in an extensive manner” be placed on the agenda upon timely request, we have now formally invoked that rule. The current request is not asking the Board to decide the merits of anything. It is simply asking for the lawful opportunity to present the materials publicly so that all commissioners, not just the Chair, may decide whether to take action.

Given the prior refusals, we have also notified county and state representatives as well as the Attorney General and multiple other organizations in advance. This ensures transparency, preserves the public record, and makes clear that any further denial is not accidental or procedural confusion, but a conscious choice. This is how lawful process works: notice, record, and accountability in public view. We will see if our elected representatives choose to remain silent on criminal admissions, under oath, of election materials being unlawfully taken and destroyed or take action to secure our elections.

Here is the Email and attachments sent on 1-15-2026

Local elections are not secured by silence or by procedural avoidance. They are secured when those entrusted with oversight are willing to hear concerns openly, place matters on the record, and let the public see how decisions are made. That is not an extraordinary demand; it is the minimum expectation of lawful governance and should not need to be asked for.

Hillsdale County’s voters deserve confidence that election records are handled properly, that credible issues are not ignored, and that their representatives welcome transparency rather than resist it. In the end, protecting election integrity should not be controversial. It should be something every elected official is willing to do in full view of the public they serve, the exact opposite is on full display for those with eyes to see and ears to hear.

in liberty,
the Hillsdale Conservatives