By Debra Heine
Months after it would have made a difference, a judge has ruled that Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson (D) broke the law when she unilaterally issued directives related to absentee balloting in the 2020 election, Breitbart reported.
In October of 2020, Benson unilaterally ordered that absentee ballot applications be mailed to all registered voters, and issued “guidance” on how to evaluate the absentee ballots.
Michigan Court of Claims Chief Judge Christopher Murray ruled in Genetski v. Benson that Benson’s directives violated the state’s Administrative Procedures Act.
In the guidance, Benson said “slight similarities” in signatures on absentee ballots should lead a counter to decide “in favor of finding that the voter’s signature was valid.”
(The Center Square) – On Tuesday, Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel announced the voluntary dismissal of a lawsuit challenging the integrity of Michigan’s 2020 general election.
Labeled a sore loser by some and a champion in the pursuit of justice by others, Kimberly Campbell-Voytal is not about to relinquish her battle to join the Northville Public Schools Board of Education even if the battle requires spending a significant amount of her own money.
Here is how one of the more remarkable 2020 elections at the local level has unfolded as of Jan. 29.
Order in the court
On Jan. 14, Voytal filed a lawsuit in Wayne County s 3rd Circuit Court against the Wayne County Board of Canvassers and James Mazurek (one of her eight opponents in the Nov. 3, 2020, general election for four open seats on the Northville Board of Education), claiming that her bid to win the final seat should be extended to one final step.