The Republican National Committee filed a lawsuit against Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson on Wednesday, seeking to compel election officials to reduce the state's voter rolls.
The lawsuit, filed in federal court, contends that Michigan is violating the National Voter Registration Act's mandate to uphold clean and accurate voter registration rolls.
The lawsuit comes just days after Trump allies assumed control of the RNC's leadership in preparation for the 2024 election.
“At least 53 Michigan counties have more active registered voters than they have adult citizens who are over the age of 18. That number of voters is impossibly high. An additional 23 counties have active-voter registration rates that exceed 90 percent of adult citizens over the age of 18. That figure far eclipses the national and statewide voter registration rate in recent elections,” the lawsuit states.
Benson stated in a statement to NBC News that election officials in Michigan have made significant efforts to maintain the accuracy of voter rolls, surpassing the actions taken in the previous two decades.
She highlighted the removal of over 700,000 voters from the rolls since she assumed office, with an additional half a million slated for removal if they do not participate in this year's general election.
The lawsuit was filed on the same day that NBC News reported the addition of two election lawyers, Charlie Spies and Christina Bobb, to the RNC.
Read the lawsuit here.
