US EditionLawmakers Ask DOJ to Oversee Michigan's Elections: 'Benson Cannot Be ...
Michigan GOP lawmakers seek DOJ election monitors citing a conflict as Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson runs for governor while overseeing 2026 elections.
- On Thursday, a group of Michigan Republican lawmakers led by Aric Nesbitt sent a letter to U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi requesting the DOJ to 'deploy official election monitors and provide comprehensive oversight' for Michigan's 2026 elections.
- The GOP letter centers on the secretary's dual role as cause for federal oversight, alleging Jocelyn Benson's simultaneous roles create an `inherent and unavoidable conflict of interest` risking public trust and impartiality.
- Michigan's vote administration is run by over 1,500 local election clerks and certified by bipartisan county canvassing boards, while nonpartisan election experts told TPM the GOP request is highly atypical and legally unclear.
- Michigan Department of State spokesperson Angela Benander said `Next year's election will be no different` and accused Republicans of using `dangerous, false rhetoric` to invite federal interference, while the Department of Justice declined to comment.
- The request comes as the U.S. Department of Justice sued Michigan on Sept. 25, 2025 for unredacted voter files and monitored polling sites in New Jersey and California earlier this month.
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Michigan GOP seeks federal oversight of 2026 elections
(The Center Square) – Michigan Republicans have joined to push for federal oversight in Michigan’s primary and general elections in 2026. Last week, 22 Republican legislators sent a letter to U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi requesting the U.S. Department of Justice deploy official election monitors and provide “comprehensive oversight.” They cited Michigan’s Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson’s “inherent and unavoidable conflict of interest,” as …
Why Lawmakers For This Battleground State Are Seeking Federal Election Monitors
By Fred Lucas, The Daily Signal | November 19, 2025 Michigan state lawmakers asked Attorney General Pam Bondi to send election monitors for the state’s 2026 contests, noting that Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson is running for governor in an election she is supervising. The letter from 22 Republican state legislators to Bondi also points out the various election controversies Benson has been involved in, which includes resisting efforts to rem…
Why Lawmakers for This Battleground State are Seeking Federal Election Monitors
Michigan state lawmakers asked Attorney General Pam Bondi to send election monitors for the state’s 2026 contests, noting that Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson is running for governor in an election she is supervising. The letter from 22 Republican state legislators to Bondi also points out the various election controversies Benson has been involved in, which includes resisting efforts to remove the names of dead people from voter registration…
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