Michigan’s Attorney General Says Secretary of State Violated Campaign Finance Act

The attorney general says she doesn’t have the power to impose penalty on Michigan’s Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson for the infraction.

Michigan's Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson provides an update on the election to a TV camera at Huntington Place in downtown Detroit, Mich., on Nov. 5, 2024. Davslens Photography for the Epoch Times

Michigan’s Attorney General Dana Nessel said the state’s Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson has been found to have violated the Campaign Finance Act, but will face no penalty due to a quirk in the statute.

Both Benson and Nessel are Democrats.