Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson

It’s not often when we see a Michigan State Representative calling out the State Attorney General as the lawmaker may be investigated by the AG. But that’s what is happening this week as we continue to see the fallout from a recent State Senate committee report. It could be described as a case of investigating the investigator.

Michigan State Representative Pamela Hornberger is using some strong language when referencing Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson.

Republican Steve Carra of Three Rivers says his proposed legislation would require the state to establish the formal structure for a deep dive into the process of voting in 2020.

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House Bill 4127 was written by Hall in order to remove names from the state’s qualified voter file where dates of birth are unknown. The legislation also requires age verification of a resident’s date of birth when voting.

Maybe the most questionable of the Secretary of State’s proposals is the idea to require absentee ballot applications to be mailed to registered voters every federal election cycle.

Republican state lawmakers believe they have already heard enough proof that misdeeds occurred and votes were miscounted.

Does this not sound extremely suspicious to you?

Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson wants to set your election results expectations appropriately. Benson is telling Bridge Magazine it could be Friday before all Michigan votes are counted.

The plaintiffs successfully argued the ban would force state residents to choose between their right to personal safety or exercising their right to vote.