Michigan Secretary of State says she will ensure voters “know the truth about our elections”

Updated on: September 6, 2026 / 2:44 PM EDT / CBS News

Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson said Sunday that she will ensure that her state's voters "know the truth about our elections" heading into the November midterms, after a federal judge again blocked the Trump administration's attempt to restrict mail-in voting, and as its wider effort to cast doubt on the validity of the elections continues.

"We will use every tool in our toolbox," Benson said Sunday on "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan." "We'll follow the law. We'll protect the right to vote. And that's why, frankly, state officials who know how to do that, to stand up to the president, are so important right now."

Benson is the Democratic nominee for governor, and is facing Republican Rep. John James in November.

U.S. District Judge Indira Talwani on Friday extended a previous ruling in which she barred the U.S. Postal Service from enforcing new requirements for mail-in ballots that many critics feared would prevent voters from participating, especially those in marginalized groups. Stemming from a series of executive orders that President Trump issued in March, the requirements would have required the Postal Service to adhere to strict…

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