Court Fight in Michigan Over Dead People on Voter Lists Heats Up

Court Fight in Michigan Over Dead People on Voter Lists Heats Up
Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson speaks at a news conference in Lansing, Mich., on March 5, 2020. David Eggert/AP Photo
Steven Kovac
Steven Kovac
Reporter
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How many dead people should remain on Michigan voter rolls? The answer may be determined by a federal judge.

The Public Interest Legal Foundation (PILF) on Nov. 3 sued Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson, a Democrat, for allegedly failing to remove from the state’s voter rolls the names of 26,000 registered voters who have either died or moved away.