Detroit News: “Mellissa Carone, one of the most well-known critics of Michigan’s 2020 election, has formed a campaign committee to run next year for the state House of Representatives. Carone, a 33-year-old Republican, is planning to run for the 46th District seat in Oakland County, which is held by Rep. John Reilly, R-Oakland Township, according to a filing with the Michigan Secretary of State’s office. Reilly can’t run for reelection because of term limits. However, the district could look different in 2022 because an independent commission will redraw legislative boundaries before the next election based on new U.S. Census Bureau data.”

“For the Nov. 3 election, Carone was a contractor for Dominion Voting Systems at the TCF Center, where Detroit’s absentee ballots were counted. Afterward, Carone levied a series of dubious claims about wrongdoing at TCF Center and was eventually parodied on ‘Saturday Night Live.’ ‘I am running on election integrity,’ Carone said in a Tuesday interview. She also criticized Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, Attorney General Dana Nessel and Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson, the state’s three top Democrats. Michigan needs ‘conservative values’ back, Carone said. Her committee reported a Lake Orion address on its filing, which is dated last Wednesday. Carone, who previously lived in Wayne County, said she recently moved to Oakland County. She is currently not registered to vote in the county, Oakland County Clerk Lisa Brown said Tuesday.”