Benson shares outlook on election law and poll worker protections ahead of November election

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(Michigan Advance) Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson told the Michigan Advance one policy she would like to see in Michigan ahead of the 2024 election, apart from funding, is greater protections for election officials.

Benson sat down with the Advance on the porch of the Grand Hotel during the Mackinac Policy Conference last week and discussed changes to Michigan’s election laws, incoming measures to protect poll workers and the Democratic process and the 2024 election.

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When I took office, we were ranked 31st nationwide [in election administration], we’re now ranked second. And a very close second, I might add, to New Mexico,” Benson said, crediting Michigan citizens for pushing the state forward with the changes they approved.

Looking toward the next election, Benson said her biggest concern is voters getting caught up in the chaos and confusion and deciding to give up on democracy and choose not to vote.

“Whether it’s young voters we desperately need to be engaged, or people of color who are targeted by misinformation, we want people to be able to rise above the noise and still participate and have their voice heard, and that’s been my focus,” she said. ............(more)

https://michiganadvance.com/2024/06/04/benson-shares-outlook-on-election-law-and-poll-worker-protections-ahead-of-november-election/