By PIME Contributor | September 10, 2024
The Washington Post today bashed Michigan Fair Elections with guilt-by-association by pointing out that the organization shares concerns with Elon Musk and Cleta Mitchell that America's elections are not secure.
The same article gave Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson a platform to claim, without evidence, that Musk's election integrity concerns result in "threats" against election officials.
What has MFE done wrong? WashPost doesn't say. Where are these alleged threats against Benson and election officials? Again, the article doesn't say.
Musk’s frequent posts about voter fraud have made him useful to election conspiracy theory groups such as Cleta Mitchell’s Election Integrity Network. “Michigan Fair Elections” is the group’s Michigan arm, and it runs an active blog that cites Musk regularly.
The article stays mum--and in its silence conveys implicit approval--to the actual unlawful activity of SOS Jocelyn Benson. Courts have ruled against Secretary Benson six times in separate election lawsuits. Here are the cases:
RNC v Benson Case No.24- 000041 Court of Claims. On July 30, 2024, Judge Christopher Yates of the Court of Claims ruled, “The ‘initial presumption”’ of validity in signature verification of absentee-ballot applications and envelopes mandated by the December 2023 guidance manual issued by Defendants is incompatible with the Constitution and laws of the state of Michigan, and (b) the catch line referring to an ‘initial presumption of validity’ in R 168.22 of the Michigan Administrative Code is incompatible with the Constitution and laws fo the state of Michigan.”
Genetski v Benson. Case No. 20-000216-MM;
"The guidance issued by the Secretary of State on October 6, 2020, with respect to signature matching standards was issued in violation of the Administrative Standards Act," wrote Judge Christopher Murray, Court of Claims, Mar. 9, 2021.
Davis v Benson. Case No. 20-000207-MZ October 27, 2020, Judge Christopher Murray issued an injunction against the SOS's directive to ban the open carry of firearms in polling places.
Carra v Benson. Case No. 20-000211-MZ; Judge Cynthia Stephens issued a preliminary injunction against Benson and Brater’s legally unauthorized poll challenger directives.
Johnson v Benson. Civil Action No. 1:20-cv-948; On Oct. 19, 2020, United States District Judge Paul Maloney ordered Benson to revise her guidance to comply with statute regarding the time and manner of election processes.
O’Halloran v Benson. Case No. 22-000162-MZ. On Oct. 20, 2022, Court of Claims Judge Brock Swartzle ordered Benson to revise her poll challenger guidelines to comply with Michigan Election Law.
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