Benson denounces GOP election reform bills, deems them as ‘voter suppression’ Their actions are an embarrassment and an affront to every citizen they are sworn to serve, Benson said.
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Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson talks about voting and the upcoming elections in Detroit Thursday, Sept. 24, 2020. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya) Author: Amy McNeel (WZZM13) Updated: 12:47 PM EDT April 21, 2021
LANSING, Mich Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson held a press conference Wednesday in which she denounced Michigan Senate Republicans’ voter reform bills. During the conference, she said the bills harm election administration and voting rights.
“The bills that make up the majority of this legislative package do nothing to advance the integrity of our democracy, they simply undo many of the policies that made last year’s election the most accessible and secure in our state’s history,” said Benson.
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Secretary of State Benson: Michigan Senate GOP election plan is poisonous
Lansing Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson described a 39-bill package of election law changes introduced by Senate Republicans as poisonous, un-American and an affront to voters on Thursday.
Benson, a Democrat and the state s top election official, verbally pummeled the proposals from GOP lawmakers during a press conference, opening what could be a months-long fight with national repercussions over how voters in the battleground state cast their ballots. This is an attack on our democracy and the American values that make our country strong, Benson said. They are deceiving the public by claiming their bills improve election integrity when they simply make it harder for all citizens to vote. So don t believe them.
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