The Republican National Committee (RNC) and the Michigan Republican Party have filed a lawsuit against Jocelyn Benson, the state’s Democratic Secretary of State, over her election certification processes for absentee ballots, claiming there is “incomplete” guidance for election workers to verify the ballots.
The complaint filed in state court on Tuesday seeks to prevent Benson from enacting her ballot-processing guidance, which she issued in Feb. 2024. It also prevents Benson from issuing new guidelines ahead of November’s presidential election. The city and township clerks must adhere to the ballot-counting procedures prescribed in Michigan law, the plaintiffs said. Additionally, the suit claimed that the proposed guidance doesn’t include signature verification, which is ripe for election discrepancies.
RNC Chairman Michael Whatley said Thursday, according to Democracy Docket, that Benson’s guidance would “undermine protections for absentee voters, leading to improper handling and counting of absentee ballots.”
Plaintiffs contend that the document fails to provide clerks with a comprehensive understanding of their obligations under the law. The law states that the date on each absent voter ballot return envelope must be written or stamped to indicate the date the city or township clerk received the ballot. Additionally, the envelope must include “a statement by the city or township clerk that the absent voter ballot is approved for tabulation.” […]
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