Wimmer, from the Secretary of State’s Office, says modems are being phased out to prevent the off-chance of interference and to counter misinformation that’s been circulated about the lack of election integrity.
"Based on the recommendation of the Voluntary Voting Systems Guideline 2.0 issued by the U.S. Election Assistance Commission, coupled with AT&T's decision in March 2022 to no longer support 3G modems, 65 out of 83 Counties in Michigan are no longer modeming unofficial election results," the statement said.