Court rules mismatched absentee ballots can't be counted

Court rules mismatched absentee ballots can't be counted

The Michigan Court of Claims ruled that election inspectors may not count absentee ballots if the identifying numbers on the ballot and envelope do not match, or if the stub is missing, in a 2024 change to state law.

HUGE! Court Rules Defiant Michigan SOS Benson Can’t Manipulate Voter Rolls By Using Illegal Guidance to Clerks---ANOTHER Loss For America's Dirtiest SOS

On December 4, 2025, a Michigan Court of Claims judge delivered a crushing blow to Jocelyn Benson’s attempts to weaken mail-in ballot safeguards. In another significant victory for election integrity in Michigan, a Michigan Court of Claims judge has once again ruled against Democrat Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson, striking down her “guidance” that allowed absentee ballots with mismatched or missing identifying numbers to be processed and coun…

Jocelyn Benson loses in court AGAIN - Judge rules against SOS's illegal absentee ballot rule change - The Midwesterner

Another court on Wednesday determined Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson’s election guidance violates the law. The ruling from Michigan Court of Appeals Judge Brock Swartzle marks at least the eighth time courts have ruled Benson’s election guidance unlawful. “Yet another court just ruled against Jocelyn Benson – a Democrat candidate for governor – for her attempts to manipulate the voting process,” the Michigan GOP posted to X Wednesday, along w…