{"id":2199139,"date":"2024-03-14T14:02:02","date_gmt":"2024-03-14T18:02:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/rnc-sues-michigan-secretary-of-state-over-inflated-voter-rolls\/"},"modified":"2024-03-14T14:07:46","modified_gmt":"2024-03-14T18:07:46","slug":"rnc-sues-michigan-secretary-of-state-over-inflated-voter-rolls","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/rnc-sues-michigan-secretary-of-state-over-inflated-voter-rolls\/","title":{"rendered":"RNC Files Lawsuit Against Michigan Secretary of State for Overstated Voter Registrations"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Frnc-sues-michigan-secretary-of-state-over-inflated-voter-rolls%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2199139&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>Latest Move by the RNC: Legal Action\u200d Over Voter List Accuracy<\/h2>\n<p>The stakes are high \u200cas the <strong>Republican National Committee\u2062 (RNC) launches a legal challenge<\/strong> against Michigan&#8217;s \u200btop election official, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/topic\/michigan\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson<\/a>. The charge? A failure to ensure precise, up-to-date voter rolls\u2014as required by law.<\/p>\n<h3>The Core \u2063of the Controversy<\/h3>\n<p>The lawsuit alleges that Michigan&#8217;s\u200c approach to maintaining\u2062 voter lists \u2062is shaking the very foundations of <strong>election integrity<\/strong>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/homeland-security-may-have-allowed-dangerous-unvetted-afghans-into-united-states-inspector-general\/\" title=\"Homeland Security May Have Allowed Dangerous, Unvetted Afghans Into United States: Inspector General\">potentially allowing individuals<\/a> who shouldn&#8217;t be on the rolls \u2063to participate in the\u200d voting process. This breach, as claimed, points directly\u200b to a disregard for the enforceable standards of the National Voter Registration Act (NVRA).<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>    \u200c   &#8220;Clean voter rolls are the bedrock of election integrity, and the NVRA\u200d sets clear parameters for states to follow,&#8221; asserted new RNC Chairman Michael Whatley. &#8220;Jocelyn Benson&#8217;s oversight falls short,\u2064 resulting \u200bin bloated and \u2064erroneous voter rolls as we\u200c approach the critical \u20622024 elections.&#8221;\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<h3>By the Numbers: Michigan&#8217;s Voter Roll Conundrum<\/h3>\n<p>Scrutiny intensifies as the <a href=\"https:\/\/prod-static.gop.com\/media\/documents\/1_Complaint_1710344302.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">filed lawsuit<\/a> highlights that a staggering number of Michigan counties\u201453 to be exact\u2014report more active voters \u2064than the \u2064census records for adult residents. What exacerbates the situation is the revelation that the prevalence of such discrepancies has\u200d surged post-2020.<\/p>\n<p>Adding to the irregularities, the\u200b RNC presents evidence that in 23 counties, voter registration rates surpass 90% of all eligible adults\u2014significantly outpacing both state and national averages.<\/p>\n<p>Fueling concerns \u200dabout election security, the RNC&#8217;s claim is straightforward:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>    \u200d  &#8220;Our members&#8217; confidence in fair elections is undermined when\u2062 adherence to the NVRA&#8217;s list maintenance mandates \u200bis neglected, \u200ccreating a breeding ground for improper or\u200b fraudulent votes.&#8221;\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Facts \u2062and\u200c figures under scrutiny are drawn from the U.S. Census Bureau, and this lawsuit arrives on the heels of a major leadership change within\u2063 the RNC\u2014a change\u200c influenced by support from former President Donald Trump.<\/p>\n<p>The legal battle, initiated in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Michigan, emphasizes:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>    &#8220;The impossibly high registration rates, a multitude of inactive voters\u200d remaining on rolls, minimal address confirmation efforts, and scant removals point to\u200b persistently lax maintenance\u2014a situation that flouts federal mandates and imperils Michigan&#8217;s forthcoming elections.&#8221;\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/onelink.to\/dwapp\">CLICK HERE TO GET THE DAILY WIRE APP<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<h3>A Sharp Rebuke from Benson<\/h3>\n<p>Benson counters the lawsuit head-on, labeling it a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-left-never-wants-you-freed-from-politics\/\" title=\"The Left Never Wants You Freed From Politics\">thinly veiled attempt<\/a> at garnering attention\u2063 rather than <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/age-rating-for-mary-poppins-raised-due-to-antiquated-racial-term-used-in-the-movie\/\" title=\"Mary Poppins' Age Rating Increased Over Outdated Racial Term\">addressing \u200breal issues<\/a>.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>    &#8220;This is a contrived PR operation disguised as an unfounded lawsuit rife with groundless claims, \u2063aiming to erode public confidence \u2064in our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/lara-trump-reveals-top-priority-as-new-rnc-co-chair\/\" title=\"Lara Trump's Key Focus as New RNC Co-Chair Unveiled\">secure electoral system<\/a>,&#8221; Benson retorts. &#8220;It&#8217;s deplorable\u200c to leverage \u200dthe\u2062 courts to seed doubt in our democratic processes.&#8221;\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<h2>The Great Lakes State at the Political Epicenter<\/h2>\n<p>As <strong>Michigan \u200cgears up for \u200cthe November\u200b showdown<\/strong>, the spotlight intensifies\u200d on this battleground state. With President Joe Biden facing backlash over international concerns and\u2064 a tight\u200b race anticipated with Trump, the integrity of Michigan&#8217;s voter rolls has never held more significance.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The RNC is suing Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson, alleging failure to keep precise voter rolls, thus compromising election integrity and enabling ineligible voting, in violation of the NVRA<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":200,"featured_media":2199140,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/dw-wp-production.imgix.net\/2024\/03\/GettyImages-508650620.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[541],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2199139","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-daily-wire"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/dw-wp-production.imgix.net\/2024\/03\/GettyImages-508650620.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2199139","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/200"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2199139"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2199139\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2199140"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2199139"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2199139"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2199139"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}