Try as she might, Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson just can’t seem to cheat in the upcoming election. This is the ninth time that the courts have slapped her face as he tries to rig the election in the Wolverine State. This win is especially sweet because it stops a large portion of the mail in ballot fraud the Democrats are so noted for. In order for a mail in vote to be counted it must have the signature verified.
The RNC and Michigan GOP won a lawsuit against Michigan officials for failing to verify absentee ballots. In early September Michigan Republicans sued Michigan’s Democrat Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson for refusing to verify the signatures on mail in ballots. The only reason to refuse to do the verification is to enable Democrats to cheat.
“Recent guidance issued by the Michigan Secretary of State will undermine protections for absentee voters, leading to improper handling and counting of absentee ballots. We are suing to protect absentee ballot safeguards in Michigan which will help make it easy to vote and hard to cheat in the Wolverine State.”
Michigan Republican Party Chairman Pete Hoekstra stated:
“Our Secretary of State is actively interfering in Michigan’s elections, disregarding the very laws she’s supposed to enforce. The Michigan Republican Party will never stop fighting for the safety and security of our elections, so every single Michigander can feel confident in their vote, no matter how they choose to exercise that right.”
Background:
VISIT OUR YOUTUBE CHANNEL- Michigan law requires that clerks mark absentee ballot envelopes with the date the ballot was received, verify the voter’s signature (and thus their identity), and provide a statement on the envelope that the signature was verified and the ballot is approved for tabulation.
- If either the date or the approval statement is missing, Michigan law requires that the ballot not be tabulated.
- During this year’s statewide primary, the RNC Election Integrity team discovered that many ballots were approved for tabulation without the required statement that the signature was verified.
- This is a direct result of Secretary Benson’s guidance to election officials, which omits the requirement that clerks mark ballots with a statement that the signatures have been verified.
- These are basic absentee voter safeguards that Secretary Benson continues to undermine, and we have filed suit to require compliance with election laws.
RNC Chairman Michael Whatley celebrated the key win on Friday:
“Great election integrity news out of battleground Michigan. Clerks were counting mail ballots without proof of signature verification, opening the door to fraud. The GOP sued.”
“Result? Ballots will now only be counted after proof that signatures are verified — a key win.”
