Michigan House panel authorizes subpoena for Benson’s election training materials

House Oversight Committee authorizes subpoena for Department of State over training materials • Michigan Advance

House Oversight Committee Chair Jay DeBoyer (R-Clay Twp.) at an April 15, 2025 committee meeting. | Kyle DavidsonFollowing a lengthy discussion and a vote on the rules governing its subpoena process, members of the House Oversight Committee on Tuesday authorized a subpoena to the Department of State as part of an ongoing request for documents used to train election workers.  During a previous meeting of the committee in March, House Election Int…

Michigan House GOP to subpoena Jocelyn Benson for election training docs

House Republicans say they are investigating whether election clerk training materials ‘comply with Michigan law.’   Benson’s office says requested documents include sensitive security information.

Michigan House panel authorizes subpoena for Benson’s election training materials

By Beth LeBlanc, The Detroit News Lansing — The Michigan House Oversight Committee authorized the issuance of a subpoena Tuesday for election training materials provided to Michigan clerks by Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson’s office. The subpoena, the first issued by the oversight panel since House Republicans came into power in January, comes after months of back and forth between Benson, a Detroit Democrat, and state Rep. Rachelle Smit, a Re…

Michigan House panel authorizes subpoena for secretary of state's election training materials

LANSING, Mich. — The Michigan House Oversight Committee authorized the issuance of a subpoena Tuesday for election training materials provided to Michigan clerks by Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson's office.

House committee subpoenas Benson for election training documents

(The Center Square) – Michigan House Republicans want Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson to answer for election training materials she’s held tightly for five months.

Stonewalling Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson hit with subpoena after refusing to share election documents - The Midwesterner

Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson is officially under subpoena after stonewalling Michigan lawmakers for five months. On Tuesday, the House Oversight Committee voted to compel Benson and the Michigan Department of State to hand over election training materials her office has repeatedly refused to release, materials routinely provided to local clerks across Michigan. Oversight Chair […]