By Brandon Hall
State Rep. Jim DeSana has filed articles of impeachment against Secretary Of State Jocelyn Benson.
According to WILX:
"A State Representative is attempting to impeach Michigan’s Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson.
The Articles were announced by Rep. James Desana on Tuesday morning.
“As a legislator and lifelong resident of the state of Michigan, it is my belief that we are dealing with the most lawless Secretary of State in Michigan history,” he said.
He accused Benson of “corrupt conduct, constitutional violations. Benson called the accusation a “clown show.”
According to WZZM:
"The impeachment resolution included three articles, which DeSana summarized.
Article one alleges that “Secretary Benson has routinely exceeded her authority by ignoring the procedural requirements imposed by legislature in statute,” DeSana said.
DeSana then made reference to several examples of when he believed Benson broke the law. He pointed to an $82,500 donation by Benson’s PAC to Michigan Supreme Court Justice Kyra Harris Bolden’s election campaign one month before she made arguments before the Michigan Supreme Court. He also alleged that Benson’s ban on the open carry of firearms within 100 feet of a polling location was unconstitutional.
DeSana also alleged that Benson broke the law following her recommendation to certify the 2020 election results.
“In November of 2020, her recommendation to the State Board of canvassers to certify the results of the November 3 election, despite the fact that she had been made aware of substantial allegations that the Wayne County Board of canvassers never properly certified the results,” DeSana explained.
Article two of the impeachment resolution alleges that Michigan’s Qualified Voter File (QVF) and electronic poll book records differ. DeSana claims that Benson’s office deleted poll book data far faster than what is required by federal statutes following an election.
“The Secretary's deletion of electronic poll book data following the elections on the seventh calendar day following the final canvas and certification of the election. Federal statute requires every officer, every officer of election, to retain and preserve for a period of 22 months all records relating to the election,” DeSana said.
Article three alleges that Benson threatened local boards of canvassers who may not have certified an election at the local level into doing so."
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Happy someone is stepping up!
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