The Republican National Committee filed a lawsuit Thursday against Democratic Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson, claiming that she covertly tried to evade the state’s absentee voting protections.
The RNC alleged that Benson gave secret instructions to Michigan election officials telling them they must presume whether an absentee voter’s signature is valid ahead of the state’s presidential primary in February. Benson’s actions are in violation of the state’s constitution, according to the committee’s lawsuit.
“Speculation, however, is incompatible with verification,” the lawsuit stated. “Requiring election officials to approve signatures with discrepancies based on mere speculation is completely inconsistent with the Michigan Constitution and the Michigan Election Law.”
Michigan’s constitution requires election officials to verify absentee ballot voters’ signatures by looking at their signatures on their registration records. If the signatures do not match, election officials have to notify the voter and give them enough time to correct the issue before their vote can be counted.
“Jocelyn Benson is yet again working to undermine election integrity by secretly instructing officials to disregard and circumvent these clear requirements,” RNC Chairman Michael Whatley said in a statement. “The RNC is suing Benson because Michiganders deserve election integrity, not underhanded Democrat schemes.”
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