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MFEI News & Commentary Articles
BREAKING NEWS: DOJ Demands SOS Benson Provide Election Data
Officials with the Civil Rights Division of the Department of Justice (DOJ) are demanding information about how Michigan’s Department of State is complying with federal laws related to elections. Benson has 14 days to comply.
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Jul 244 min read
BREAKING NEWS: Michigan Bureau of Elections Director Admits His Statewide Instruction to Delete Poll Book Information Was Unlawful
HILLSDALE, Mich., July 11, 2025 — Under cross-examination in a probable cause hearing, Michigan Bureau of Elections Director Jonathan Brater was forced into a number of troubling admissions regarding his election instructions to Michigan clerks.
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Jul 125 min read
Michigan Election Data Dispute Intensifies as State Blocks Parts of FOIA Request
Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson’s Department of State has instructed Michigan’s county clerks to withhold some of the election data Michigan Fair Elections Institute (MFEI) requested under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), escalating concerns over election transparency.
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Jun 253 min read
Benson’s Staff Scrambles to Count MI’s Noncitizen Voters
On September 11, 2024, Secretary of State Jocelyn testified before the U.S. House Administration Committee saying, “There is no evidence noncitizens are voting. If they were it would be easy to prove since voting records are public. In her testimony, Benson made three claims, all of which proved to be false.
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Apr 236 min read
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