These 39 bills are not original ideas, as we are seeing this type of voter disenfranchisement legislation being introduced all over the nation, especially in the states that former President Donald Trump lost. Even prior to the introduction of the Michigan Senate Republicans’ voter suppression bill package, similar bills have been introduced in 43 other states.
Michigan voters overwhelmingly passed Proposal 3 in 2018, expanding voter access to the ballot (no-reason absentee voting, same-day voter registration, automatic voter registration), but here we have legislators actively working against the will of Michigan citizens, trying to make it more difficult to vote nibbling around the edges of these constitutional changes. This tactic is on-brand for the Michigan GOP, since, as Leader Shirkey told us, more people voting is bad for Republican candidates.
Benson denounces GOP election reform bills, deems them as ‘voter suppression’ Their actions are an embarrassment and an affront to every citizen they are sworn to serve, Benson said.
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Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson talks about voting and the upcoming elections in Detroit Thursday, Sept. 24, 2020. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya) Author: Amy McNeel (WZZM13) Updated: 12:47 PM EDT April 21, 2021
LANSING, Mich Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson held a press conference Wednesday in which she denounced Michigan Senate Republicans’ voter reform bills. During the conference, she said the bills harm election administration and voting rights.
“The bills that make up the majority of this legislative package do nothing to advance the integrity of our democracy, they simply undo many of the policies that made last year’s election the most accessible and secure in our state’s history,” said Benson.
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Benson joined by state and local leaders denouncing voter suppression bill package
APRIL 21, 2021
Analysis of bills finds they harm election administration and voting rights.
Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson was joined at a press conference today by organizational leaders and elected officials from across the state to denounce Michigan Senate Republicans 39-bill voter suppression package. The bills that make up the majority of this legislative package do nothing to advance the integrity of our democracy, they simply undo many of the policies that made last year s election the most accessible and secure in our state s history, said Secretary Benson. Instead of working across the aisle to listen to clerks, the state Bureau of Elections, or voters, those behind these bills choose to ignore the data, truth and best practices and promote policies that will silence the voices of all voters. Their actions are an embarrassment and an affront to every citizen they are sworn to
Yesterday at a Press conference Michigan’s Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson described the changes that the Michigan Senate would like to vote on to ensure the integrity of our elections as “an attack on our democracy”.
Ms. Benson appeared to be caught up in a game of hyperbole. These proposals are meant to bring some sense of trust and integrity back to our voting process after the free-for-all that occurred last fall. The Detroit News reported back on March 24
th about the Michigan Senate Republicans proposed update to our current laws. I suggest you read the article and determine for yourself if they are “an attack on our democracy”.
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