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Jocelyn Benson: “We saw after we did that, no reason, absentee voting…”

Featuring: Jocelyn Benson, Democratic | Secretary of State of Michigan

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The Fight to Protect the 2024 Election with Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson

Published | Video Starts at 08:38

… implement, and it was really incredible that to me was, you know, a moment that was transformative for our democracy. I spent the years after implementing all those changes, and We saw after we did that, no reason, absentee voting, election day registration, automatic voter registration, citizen led redistricting. then, lo and behold, you see the highest turnout in our state's history just two years later in 2020, in no small part due to those election laws that made it easier for everyone on both sides of the aisle to participate. (08:38–08:47)

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Asserts that Michigan implemented no-reason absentee voting, election day registration, automatic voter registration, and citizen-led redistricting.

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