Republican National Committee sues Michigan over state’s voter rolls

Secretary of state Jocelyn Benson denounces Republican effort as ‘PR campaign masquerading as a meritless lawsuit’

The Republican National Committee (RNC) has sued Michigan secretary of state Jocelyn Benson in federal court, using a flawed analysis of population data to argue that the state’s voter rolls are bloated and inaccurate.

The filing claims that in 76 of the state’s 83 counties, registered voters exceeded the number of citizens eligible to vote there or have “rates of active voter registration” that are “suspiciously high.” The claim closely matches a similar one that has been circulating since Donald Trump lost the 2020 election to Joe Biden – that a high level of voter registration is a smoking gun for fraud.