A Michigan voter reported a concerning incident to an Oakland County Republican official this afternoon. According to the GOP official, whom I spoke with this evening, the incident reportedly happened inside the polling place near the check-in table. The unidentified voter approached the Republican official, who was placing signs for Republican candidates outside the polling place, and said a man he believes is an Abdul El-Sayed supporter approached him and another voter. According to the concerned voter, the man who approached him was wearing a hoodie with Arabic writing. He told the GOP official the man appeared to warn him, saying, “If you’re not here to vote for Abdul, then you should turn around!”
The GOP official provided me with a photo of the young male accused of delivering what is being referred to as “voter intimidation” inside the Highland Township polling place.
We blurred the face of the young man who allegedly intimidated voters to protect his identity, as we cannot verify the comment he made to the person who reported it.
Oakland County Republican Party Chair Vance Patrick tweeted about the incident shortly after it was reported to him. Patrick posted about the “credible reports of voter intimidation” on X. He also added a phone number for another voter who may have “witnessed anything.”
