Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson invited David Becker of “Zuckbucks” election meddling group CEIR to tout Michigan’s elections as “more secure” than “ever” in a Monday press conference, despite Becker’s history of running groups that undermine election security.
“David is going to share how early voting here in Michigan and nationwide helps ensure the security and safety of our elections,” Benson said in the conference, later thanking Becker for his work “to strengthen our democracy.”
Becker is founder and executive director of the Center for Election Innovation and Research (CEIR), the group that used close to $70 million in “Zuckbucks” from Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg to influence election administration and promote Democrat-backed voting practices ahead of the 2020 election.
During the conference with Benson, Becker pitched policies like early and mail-in voting, claiming they offer “tremendous security benefits,” and are the reason why “Michigan in 2024 is more secure than Michigan has ever been.”
“It’s why voting overall in the United States in 2024 is more secure, transparent, and verified than it’s ever been before,” Becker claimed.
Less Secure, Transparent, and Verified
Michigan voters approved no-excuse absentee voting in 2018, and Benson sent absentee ballot applications to every registered voter statewide in 2020, according to the Detroit Free Press. Mass mail voting is criticized as insecure because it bypasses election security measures like having a voter show a matching photo ID at his polling place and because bloated or outdated voter rolls can lead to ballots being sent to
