Scott E. Aughney
U.S. Taxpayers · MI
Jackson-area resident with a background in marketing and retail who studied biology at Adrian College and Jackson Community College. We found no public statement of his priorities.
Where Scott E. Aughney stands, based on their records
Supports
Anti-Corruption (1 record)
Opposes
Election Integrity (2 records), Civil Rights (3 records)
Track record
Track record — Anti-Corruption
Anti-Corruption · 1 support
Filed a lawsuit against Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson alleging obstruction of public records requests for election data. Sought restoration of voter history fields and a temporary halt to statewide elections.
May 10, 2024Supports Anti-Corruption
Source: michigannewssource.com
Track record — Election Integrity
Election Integrity · 2 oppose
Argued that ballots containing an overvote should be rejected entirely during the Wayne County recount. Threatened to seek a criminal complaint against a state elections specialist who explained that an overvote in one race did not invalidate other votes.
December 20, 2022Opposes Election Integrity
Source: michigan.gov
Urged Irving Township to support Clerk Sharon Olson’s challenge of election procedures and replace its attorney. Called for shutting down the election system.
September 20, 2022Opposes Election Integrity
Source: irvingtownship.org
Track record — Civil Rights
Civil Rights · 3 oppose
Filed a lawsuit against Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson alleging obstruction of public records requests for election data. Sought restoration of voter history fields and a temporary halt to statewide elections.
May 10, 2024Opposes Civil Rights
Source: michigannewssource.com
Argued that ballots containing an overvote should be rejected entirely during the Wayne County recount. Threatened to seek a criminal complaint against a state elections specialist who explained that an overvote in one race did not invalidate other votes.
December 20, 2022Opposes Civil Rights
Source: michigan.gov
Urged Irving Township to support Clerk Sharon Olson’s challenge of election procedures and replace its attorney. Called for shutting down the election system.
September 20, 2022Opposes Civil Rights
Source: irvingtownship.org
Track record — General
General · 11 records
Compiled voter records used to support a complaint challenging Michigan’s voter file. The Bureau of Elections dismissed the complaint because the evidence did not establish violations of federal election law.
August 31, 2026
Source: michigan.gov
Asked Crawford County’s sheriff and clerk to investigate the August 2024 election. Presented alleged irregularities that township Supervisor Dan Bonamie said had prompted a local recount.
October 10, 2024
Source: crawfordco.org
Was named as a respondent in a campaign finance complaint concerning Election Integrity Force’s funding of the 2022 recounts. The secretary of state referred the matter to the attorney general for possible criminal enforcement. The referral did not establish that Aughney committed a crime.
October 1, 2024
Source: michigan.gov
Worked with Delta County officials and election activists before a disputed certification, promoting concerns about voting records.
May 21, 2024
Source: cbsnews.com
Requested Clare’s voter file for the presidential primary, with sensitive identifiers redacted. The city denied the request, citing security and privacy exemptions, and directed him to the secretary of state.
February 28, 2024
Source: cityofclare.gov
Joined a request for Clare’s list of voters eligible for early voting. The city granted the request in part but explained that the list changed as registrations were updated.
February 15, 2024
Source: cityofclare.gov
Identified himself as an organizer of Citizens for Electoral Justice and Locus Standi investigations. Urged Sterling Heights police to investigate election complaints rather than refer them to the attorney general, whom he alleged had a conflict of interest.
August 15, 2023
Source: publicdocs.sterling-heights.net
Prepared a voter history report for Election Integrity Force using Michigan election data. The report was included in a county public records appeal.
March 21, 2023
Source: isabellacounty.org
Made unsubstantiated claims of voting record discrepancies at a Leelanau County meeting and compared state election officials’ tactics to those of Hitler and Stalin.
October 23, 2022
Source: apps.bostonglobe.com
Suggested creating a Blackman and Leoni township jail and questioned the sheriff’s participation in a community task force.
June 20, 2022
Source: blackmantwp.com
Lost the 2010 election for Michigan’s seventh congressional district, receiving 3,705 votes.
November 2, 2010
Source: fec.gov
Past race Scott E. Aughney ran in:
- Secretary of State · November 3, 2026 · Michigan