In a statement released on Monday, February 24th, Benson painted the legislation as a sinister plot to disenfranchise millions, proving once more she’d rather grandstand than safeguard elections.

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This isn’t the first time Benson is complaining or going against election security. Last year before the elections, Benson wasn’t keen on removing dead people from the voter rolls –and she didn’t seem to mind that the state has more people in the a voter registry than the state has voting-age residents.

“Reasonable” is Benson’s Kryponite.

Benson kicks off her press release opposing the SAVE Act by scoffing at its “reasonable” label, claiming it’s a Trojan horse to block eligible voters. She also calls the act a “dangerous path.”

Here’s where Benson goes full drama queen: the SAVE Act, she warns, will silence women – especially the married ones. Why? Because 2.2 million Michigan women have names differing from their birth certificates, and over 5.8 million Michiganders lack passports. Newsflash, driver’s licenses, state IDs, and naturalization papers work too. And this isn’t 1950. Married women aren’t helpless damsels barred from the polls by a missing maiden name.

The usual suspects get a shoutout.

Never one to miss a victimhood roll call, Benson lists seniors, adoptees, college students, tribal citizens, low-income folks, rural residents, Black Michiganders, and military members as the SAVE Act’s next targets. It’s a laundry list so broad it’s a wonder she didn’t throw in “people who like pineapple on pizza” or left-handers. The implication? Asking for basic citizenship proof before voting is a hate crime against half the state.

Convenience over integrity.

Benson’s real beef shines through when she gripes about the logistics: no more mail or online registration, just in-person visits with documents when voters need to register, update their registration or they have a change of address. Yes, it’s less convenient – because ensuring only citizens vote might just require a shred of effort. Heaven forbid Michigan’s election system prioritize integrity over handing out ballots to everyone like candy.

Wrapping up with a sanctimonious flourish, Benson claims Michigan voters “overwhelmingly” want accessible elections – a dig at the SAVE Act’s supposed threat to ballot measures she champions. Yet here she is, opposing a bill that could actually secure those elections, all while preaching about constitutional rights.