RNC Files Election Integrity Lawsuit Targeting Michigan’s Handling of Absentee Ballots

‘Election officials have to verify the identity of voters casting absentee ballots,’ RNC Chair Michael Whatley said in a statement.

Workers with the Detroit Department of Elections sort through absentee ballots at the Central Counting Board in the TCF Center in Detroit, Mich., on Nov. 2, 2020. Elaine Cromie/Getty Images

The Republican National Committee (RNC) has filed another election integrity lawsuit against Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson.

Together with the Michigan GOP and the National Republican Congressional Committee, the RNC claims that Ms. Benson is giving incorrect instructions to election officials about verifying absentee voter ballots.