LANSING, Mich.(Michigan News Source) – Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson can’t stay out of court.

Republicans are suing Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson for allegedly violating Michigan election security law.

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The Michigan Republican National Committee (RNC) and MIGOP allege that Benson failed to implement the law that requires a ballot number to match the ballot, poll book, and ballot return envelope. This procedure ensures ballots are cast and counted accurately.

The lawsuit alleges that the RNC Election Integrity staff witnessed numerous mail-in ballots being counted with missing stub numbers. State law requires that ballots with a missing stub or whose numbers do not match must be rejected by local clerks and election inspectors. Voters are then given up to three days after Election Day to fix their ballots.

State Republicans argue Benson issued election guidance to election authorities to process these mismatched ballots as “challenged” ballots instead of “rejected.” They claim the “challenged” ballots are still tabulated by election inspectors and applied to election results.

This is not the first time Benson has wound up in court over her job duties as the state’s top election official. She has still not cleaned up the voter rolls. Recently, Benson was involved in two court proceedings over whether two presidential candidates – Cornel West and Robert F. Kennedy Jr. – would stay on the ballot.