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Alleged shredding of election materials
The complaint alleges that security footage shows Crystal Roascio shredding more than 100 pages in multiple batches after polls closed on November 8, 2022.
Carbon County, Montana
Carbon County
voters deserve
clear answers.
Complaints about the handling of 2022 election materials involve Clerk and Recorder Macque Bohleen and Election Administrator Crystal Roascio. Watch the footage and review the records.
87
votes separated the candidates.
Bohleen’s 2022 Clerk and Recorder race was decided by a narrow margin.
The allegations under review
Every ballot. Every record.
Complete transparency.
Strict adherence to the law is essential to running Carbon County and maintaining trust in our local elections. Carbon County voters deserve complete confidence that every ballot is properly handled, every record is fully preserved, and election administration remains above reproach.
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Missing tabulator startup records
The supplied materials allege that one DS-200 tape is missing the startup record documenting testing and a zero count. The attached analysis also questions differences in recorded undervotes.
The video collection
See the footage.
Hear the questions.
All six supplied clips in one place. Click a video to watch, or open it on its original platform.
Supplied video · 01
Video 01
Instagram
Attorney General commentary
The supplied clip discusses Attorney General commentary about the election-night footage.
Supplied video · 02
Video 02
Rumble
Election-night paper handling
Footage cited in the complaint about alleged shredding after the polls closed.
Supplied video · 03
Video 03
Rumble
What materials were shredded?
The supplied video questions explanations about the papers shown in the footage.
Supplied video · 04
Video 04
Rumble
Questions about recording
A supplied clip of Crystal Roascio discussing questions about video recording.
Supplied video · 05
Video 05
Rumble
Footage involving Bill Bullock
The submitting author questions Bill Bullock’s role in the election-night footage.
Supplied video · 06
Video 06
Rumble
Communications among officials
The supplied video alleges coordination involving county officials and former COPP Commissioner Jeff Mangan.
The original attachments
The records behind
the questions.
Read the complaint and analysis. Open the complete tabulator PDF in a new tab.
PDF
13 pages
ES&S DS-200 tabulator tapes
The complete original scans, accounting reports, and handwritten annotations.
PDF
Submitted analysis
Undervote & regression analysis
The author’s statistical calculations, assumptions, and allegations about the two tabulators.
PDF
Submitted complaint
The formal complaint
The alleged violations, supporting narrative, and requests for investigation and record preservation.
Why this matters
Transparency starts
with the full account.
The complete submitted statement covers the Bennetts’ allegations, questions about DCI and FBI records, the officials named in the account, and the publisher’s voting recommendations.
Read the complete submitted statement
Publisher-supplied statement, preserved in full below. The assertions about a criminal investigation, possible felony charges, misconduct, and voting recommendations are the publisher’s claims and views. The official COPP docket alone does not establish an active criminal investigation or criminal charges.
Macque Bohleen, Clerk and Recorder, Subject of Criminal Investigation Over 2022 Election Handling That Could Lead to Felony Charges and County Attorney Alex Nixon, Sheriff McQuillan and County Commissioner Scott Miller are all involved.
Strict adherence to the law is essential to running Carbon County and maintaining trust in our local elections. Carbon County voters deserve complete confidence that every ballot is properly handled, every record is fully preserved, and election administration remains above reproach.
The Montana Commissioner of Political Practices (COPP) is currently reviewing a formal complaint involving Carbon County Clerk and Recorder Macque Bohleen and Election Administrator Crystal Roascio concerning the handling of election materials during the 2022 election.
The Allegations Under Review
The complaint centers on two primary concerns regarding election integrity and record preservation:
Shredding of Election Materials: Security footage from election night allegedly shows Election Administrator Crystal Roascio shredding more than 100 pages of paper in multiple batches after polls closed on election night on Nov 8, 2022.
Incomplete Tabulator Records: Documentation for a DS-200 tabulator machine appears to be missing its startup portion—specifically the record proving the machine was tested, zeroed, and cleared before live ballots were counted. Without this zero-count log, the public cannot independently confirm from that file alone that the machine started at zero votes. Attached are the copies of the tabulator tapes and a regression analysis done on the total number of undervotes recorded by each machine. An undervote is when you leave a race or ballot question unvoted (basically skipped voting that issue or race). Voters in Carbon County suspect that Clerk and Recorder Macque Bohleen sorted through voted ballots looking for ballots where her race was undervoted and she then filled in the oval for voters in her favor. That is one possible reason why the one tabulator with the missing startup had an impossibly lower amount of undervotes on it. It is also possible the tabulator was preloaded with votes, but not undervotes. The third possibility is some combination of preloaded votes and filling in undervotes occurred. See attached regression analysis for details.
Why This Matters to Carbon County Voters
Macque Bohleen served as Clerk and Recorder with oversight over election operations while simultaneously running as a candidate on that same 2022 ballot. She won her race by just 87 votes.
When an election is decided by such a thin margin, complete transparency and strict compliance with record-preservation laws are critical. Voters must be able to trust the paper trail and know that election oversight is completely independent, regardless of who is on the ballot. Macque Bohleen and County Attorney Alex Nixon have consistently withheld or delayed answers, instead of being straightforward and transparent. They have also stated that multiple agencies had investigated and "exonerated" all parties in Carbon County. However, neither DCI nor the FBI have made their investigations public. A formal public records request to both agencies was submitted and neither DCI (through the Montana Attorney General's Office) nor the FBI will release any files, claiming confidentiality. The Bennetts claim what is confidential is that neither investigated or were allowed to investigate, and just like the FBI investigation into voter fraud in MI the investigation was closed prematurely instead of investigated (https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2026/09/michigan-government-emails-expose-which-law-officers-closed/),
Similar concerns regarding absentee ballot reviews and broader election strategy issues have been reported in national coverage. (https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2026/07/we-finally-have-evidence-after-examining-155000-absentee/) (https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2026/07/president-trump-lays-bare-massive-gbi-strategies-fake/)
Until DCI and the FBI release their records, neither the Bennetts nor Alex Nixon can claim they know for certain. Therefore, it is disingenuous for Carbon County Attorney Alex Nixon to state the matter was thoroughly investigated. He would need to provide the full investigation file to be able to claim such a thing, and the Bennetts claim he doesn't have access to either the DCI or FBI files to be able to allege such a thing. The Bennetts claim the matter hasn't been investigated by any agency and was simply swept under the rug, and they challenge Alex Nixon and anyone else who "claims" otherwise to prove it by providing the "goods" and showing us the investigation files. Without those files, it is just as plausible that Carbon County went the way of Antrim County MI.
Looking Ahead
These allegations highlight why local government oversight is so important to Carbon County residents. Citizens have a right to full transparency regarding whether election records were improperly handled or destroyed, whether machine startup protocols were documented correctly, and what steps will be taken to ensure future Carbon County elections are run with absolute integrity. Macque Bohleen has not been forthcoming or transparent, and the Bennetts claim she has not been honest either. Is this who we want running our election? The Bennetts say NO. Vote out Macque Bohleen the current County Clerk and Recorder, Sheriff McQuillan, County Attorney Alex Nixon, County Commissioner Scott Miller, and don't vote for the other Miller either.
We need to vote out the corruption and get a fresh slate of elected officials.
Formal COPP complaints name Bohleen and Roascio. Complaint allegations are not findings of guilt. View the official complaint docket · View the official 2022 canvass · Download the full statement
Carbon County deserves complete transparency.
Watch the videos. Read the records. Review the full account.