The machine was put online for auction by an Ohio Uber driver who bought it from a GoodWill store for $8. Hursti said that if the machine does prove to be stolen, it would be the first stolen voting machine in US history. A leading election integrity expert, Harri Hursti, says that he bought an allegedly stolen Michigan voting machine online in August for $1200.
The voting rights activist who bought an allegedly stolen Dominion voting machine on eBay is still waiting for authorities to contact him about the purchase.
Last week, Harri Hursti, a Connecticut-based computer programmer and activist, said that he bought the machine on the online marketplace for $1200.
He went on to say that he contacted authorities in Michigan, where the machine originated, to tell them about his purchase. Hursti told CNN at the time that the machine was still sealed in its box in his home.
On Sunday, Hursti told DailyMail.com exclusively that the box is still in his home and that he hasn't heard from authorities since last Monday.
The Finnish native explained that if the machine is stolen, as is claimed by Michigan officials, it would be first ever stolen voting machine in US history.
Hursti said that while there is a documented history of voting machines being left behind in places or not being picked up after elections, there is no record of one being stolen.