Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson doubled down on threats of legal action against election officials who hesitate to certify election results as reported during an interview with Democrat lawyer and Trump-Russia collusion hoaxer Marc Elias.
Benson appeared in an interview for Elias’ leftist group Democracy Docket on Aug. 30. Elias was instrumental in orchestrating the infamous Christopher Steele dossier, accusing then-candidate Donald Trump of working with Russian agents.
Just weeks after threatening counties that hesitate to certify election results, Benson reiterated the point in the interview with Elias, threatening state legal action unless canvassers certify the reported results with no questions asked.
“I think it’s going to be much harder legally, practically, realistically for anyone to not certify and get away with it,” Benson said. “If they don’t like the election results, we’ll be there the minute, the second it happens.”
She apparently referenced Proposal 2, passed in 2022, which according to Ballotpedia gutted boards of canvassers’ ability to decide whether to certify election results, making it a “ministerial, clerical, nondiscretionary duty.” As The Federalist previously reported, the left-wing litigation firm Campaign Legal Center has been pushing similar provisions in other states.
“You have a responsibility to certify the election results if you’re in those positions,” Benson said. “If you abdicate that responsibility, we will seek consequences.”
She dismissed potential objections to election results, boiling them down to “political pressure.” Benson reiterated her threat to steamroll those with election concerns.
“You’re not going to be successful. We’ll get
