(Natural News) A judge in Michigan ruled that Democratic Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson violated the law when she issued new rules regarding absentee balloting.
Benson issued an order right before the 2020 election that allowed Michigan’s clerks to presume that signatures on absentee ballots are valid if they have “redeeming qualities.” If the signature in the state’s record bore “slight similarities” with the signatures on absentee ballots, the counter should decide that the voter’s signature is, in fact, valid.
State Court of Claims Judge Christopher Murray said this order was invalid. Benson did not go through the proper rule-making process that would involve the State Legislature when she issued the guidance.