http://www.breitbart.com/politics/2020/06/19/hundreds-of-michigan-residents-turn-over-unsolicited-ballot-applications-sent-to-dead-noncitizen-underage-voters/
Hundreds of Michigan residents have responded to state Sen. Ruth Johnson's (R-Holly) request for evidence of ballot applications sent to dead, noncitizen, or underage "voters" by Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson (D).
Breitbart News previously reported that Benson used $4.5 million of CARES Act funds to usurp the power of local clerks to automatically send unrequested ballot applications to all 7.7 million Michigan registered voters.
Several people took to social media or contacted Johnson's office to complain that applications arrived at their address for previous occupants, many of whom moved away years ago or are dead.
Eric Johnson posted on Facebook that he received an application at his home for the former owner's dad who has "been dead 20 years."
In an appearance on The Kyle Olson Show, Johnson contended Benson is breaking Michigan law and even her own department rules with the mailings.
MCL 168.931a states that "the name of an elected or appointed official of this state or a political subdivision of this state shall not appear on any ballot-related material that is provided to an elector."
A letter to the voter receiving the unsolicited ballot application was signed by Benson and her name appeared in the letterhead.
Benson's letter invited voters to take a cell phone photo of the application and "email it to your clerk," which triggered anger from Benson's own allies.
"My inbox is absolutely flooded with email messages having attachments of photographed applications," Westland City Clerk and former Democrat state Rep. Richard LeBlanc wrote on Facebook.
"Some are sideways, some have the barcode not showing, most are legible, but all of them are taking an incredible amount of time to print and respond," he said.
LeBlanc said emails with only an attachment and no message "are not being opened, so I'll get criticized later for that."
Further, Benson's Election Officials' Manual instructs, "Clerks may not mail absent voter applications without having received a verbal or written request." ...
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