Hoping to score midterm election victories, Republican candidates and the Michigan GOP are focusing their ire on Democratic Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson specifically, how she oversaw the 2020 election.
Michigan’s election system is the most decentralized in the U.S. The secretary of state plays a supervisory role in Michigan’s elections. Local clerks are responsible for running elections from registering voters to hiring poll workers.
In 2020, Benson sent absentee ballot applications to every registered voter in the state. It was an effort to deal with the COVID-19 pandemic. But for two years, Republicans have argued that Benson’s actions opened the door to fraud.
Hundreds of audits, reviews and court rulings upheld the election's results. But claims that Benson acted improperly have persisted. Benson is running for reelection this fall. She faces Republican challenger Kristina Karamo, one of many election deniers backed by former President Donald Trump running for top election posts.
We looked at some of the allegations and suggestions of misconduct leveled against Benson. Here's what you should know about those claims ahead of Michigan's Nov. 8 general election.
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