Benson touts Michigan reforms in lobbying for federal election law changes
Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson urged a congressional panel Wednesday to support one of the largest overhauls of U.S. election law in decades.
The “For the People” bill, passed by the U.S. House 220-210 earlier this month, would make sweeping changes to federal election law, including instilling restrictions on gerrymandering; lifting photo identification rules; allowing same day registration, early voting and no-reason absentee voting; restricting purges of state voter rolls; and tightening restrictions on campaign financing.