Michigan Republicans have joined to push for federal oversight in Michigan’s primary and general elections in 2026. Last week, 22 Republican legislators sent a letter to U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi requesting the U.

Twenty-one Republican legislators in Michigan have sent a letter to U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi requesting the U.S. Department of Justice oversee the state's primary and general elections next year.

Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson is implementing three administrative rule sets that systematically dismantle election integrity safeguards — and the Legislature cannot stop it.

Despite President Donald Trump's recent pardons, state-level prosecution of 2020 election interference cases can continue.

The letter signed by 22 Republican state legislators cites Benson's name on the ballot as creating an "unavoidable conflict of interest."

Senate Republican leader Aric Nesbitt and 21 Republican legislators made the request in a letter sent Thursday to U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi, citing “inherent and unavoidable conflict of interest” as Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson, the state’s chief elections official, is also on the ballot for governor.

Michigan Republican state legislators sent a letter to U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi requesting that the Department of Justice oversee Michigan’s 2026 primary and general elections.