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Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson said Monday that Michigan Republicans cannot switch to closed-party caucuses instead of primaries to choose candidates for state office.
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Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson recently got to sign a voting rights law while Governor Gretchen Whitmer and Lieutenant Governor Garlin Gilchrist were both out of state.
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Under a constitutional amendment passed in 2022, Michigan voters have the option to cast in-person, not just absentee ballots, before Election Day. The law takes effect in 2024.
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Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson announced an expansion of a program to give people a chance to get their driver’s licenses back, today.
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People running for office in Michigan could use campaign funds to pay for child care, under bills re-introduced by Democratic lawmakers.
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Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson and Attorney General Dana Nessel want the Legislature to adopt tougher laws to help protect Michigan elections from meddling and threats.
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Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson says her office is working to make the process of removing people from the state’s voter registration list more transparent. Benson wants community members to double check a soon-to-be released list of cancelled voter registrations.
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Several elected officials to take their oath of office this weekend. Including the Governor, Attorney General, and Secretary of State.
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Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson’s office has been served with a subpoena by the special counsel investigating the January 6th attack on the US Capitol and former President Donald Trump’s attempts to reverse the results of the November 2020 election.Benson confirmed the subpoena, which was delivered Wednesday, via a statement issued by her office.
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Democrats in Michigan had considerable success in last week’s election, winning the top three statewide offices and gaining full control of the legislature for the first time in nearly 40 years.Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson told members of the women’s equality organization ‘Supermajority’ that reforms put in place by Michigan voters in 2018 drove the high turnout rate this year.