Michigan House GOP to subpoena Jocelyn Benson for election training docs
LANSING — Michigan's Republican-led House Oversight Committee voted Tuesday to authorize a subpoena against Democratic Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson's office for election clerk training materials.
Chair Jay DeBoyer, R-Clay, argued a subpoena is necessary because Benson's office had not followed through on prior requests as the committee aims to determine whether the training materials "comply with Michigan election law."
“The Michigan House of Representatives has the right to know how Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson is instructing local election officials to conduct the elections within the state,” DeBoyer said after the committee authorized the subpoena in a 9-6 party-line vote, a rare step in state government.
A spokesperson for Benson, who is now running for governor, disputed claims her office had not answered committee requests, telling Bridge Michigan that the Department of State has been “responsive at every turn” but that procuring requested documents is "a labor intensive process.”
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