Posted on 03/17/2024 4:19:51 PM PDT by John Semmens
This week, the Republican National Committee (RNC) filed a lawsuit against Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson for violating the National Voter Registration Act (NVRA). The NVRA requires states to remove ineligible voters from the rolls. These ineligible voters include people who have moved or died. Failure to purge the rolls of such persons makes it easier for others to fraudulently cast ballots in the names of these persons.
This marks the second time in the last three years that Benson has been sued for not cleaning up the voter rolls. A 2021 suit filed by the Public Interest Legal Foundation (PILF) was dismissed by the court after Benson promised she would get the state into compliance with the NVRA.
The RNC provided data indicating that Benson has not fulfilled her 2021 promise to the court. Fifty-three of Michigan's 83 counties have more registered voters than persons eligible to vote. Twenty-three other counties have "suspiciously high" voter registration rates of 90% or more. The nationwide voter registration rate is 67%.
Benson called the suit "wrongheaded. Their whole argument is nonsensical. The act of registration is what makes a voter eligible. So, there just can't be more people registered than are eligible. The fact that our registered number exceeds what these right-wingers contend is the eligible number proves that we have gone the extra mile to ensure that a maximum vote total can be achieved."
Benson added "the real tragedy is that the national registration rate is only 67%. This means that at least 33% of the potential voters are disenfranchised. We shouldn't be wasting our scarce resources on purging the names of people who are dead or no longer live here. In my mind, it's better to have too many than too few votes cast. Those making the effort to vote more than once are demonstrating an enthusiasm that strengthens our democracy. I see no justification for discouraging that enthusiasm."
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Is Jocelyn Black?
No. She’s blonde.
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