The Republican National Committee filed a lawsuit Wednesday against Democratic Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson, alleging that Michigan’s voter rolls are “inflated” and “inaccurate,” according to officials. press release Published by the Commission.
of complaint He noted that the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 requires all states to “maintain clean and accurate voter registration records.”
“Michigan has failed to meet the requirements of the NVRA,” the complaint states.
According to the RNC, 53 Michigan counties have more registered voters than adult citizens.
“The number of such voters is impossibly large,” the complaint says.
Another 23 counties have voter turnout rates of 90% of the voting-age population, according to the complaint.
“This number far exceeds national and statewide voter registration rates in recent elections,” the newspaper reported.
The RNC claimed that a total of 76 of the state’s 83 counties had “inflated voter rolls demonstrating a lack of compliance with the NVRA.”
The commission said Benson was accused of “undermining election integrity in the 2024 election and sending a clear message to Michigan voters that they do not care about clean and accurate voter rolls.” ing.
The RNC sent a letter to Benson in December informing him of the alleged inflated voter rolls in 91.5% of the state’s counties, the complaint says.
“Election integrity begins with a clean voter rolls, which is why the National Voter Registration Act requires state officials to keep rolls accurate and up-to-date. Jocelyn Benson failed to comply with the NVRA. Michigan is left with an inflated and inaccurate voter list.” The RNC brought this important lawsuit because Michigan voters deserve a clean voter list and confidence in their elections. “RNC Chairman Michael Whatley said Wednesday.
Benson responded to the RNC’s claims: NBC News The state “has done more in the past five years to remove dead voters and ineligible citizens from its voting rolls and ensure its accuracy than it has done in the past 20 years,” he said.
Benson said 700,000 voters have been removed from the state’s rolls since she took office, and another 500,000 are scheduled to be removed if they don’t vote in the next election.
“What shall we call it? A PR campaign disguised as a baseless lawsuit, full of unfounded accusations, designed to erode public confidence in the security of our elections. Anyone who sows doubts about our democracy should be ashamed,” Benson told NBC News.
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