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Jocelyn Benson
@jocelynbenson· MI· Mar 12, 2024

I think the absence of any clarity from the Federal Government that this is not appropriate and that it is a crime to threaten an election official in their line of official duties is--well, I would say passing a law to clearly make it a…

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Jocelyn Benson
@jocelynbenson· MI· Mar 12, 2024

We take the importance of ensuring every eligible vote is counted, and only eligible votes are counted, very seriously.

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Jocelyn Benson
@jocelynbenson· MI· Mar 12, 2024

I am proud in Michigan that both in 2018 and in 2022, voters themselves amended our State Constitution to implement automatic voter registration, Election Day registration, enhanced audits and protections, as well as enhanced opportunities…

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Jocelyn Benson
@jocelynbenson· MI· Mar 12, 2024

These next eight months will define the future of our country and our democracy.

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Jocelyn Benson
@jocelynbenson· MI· Mar 12, 2024

It is difficult. Certainly, the court ruling makes it a lot more challenging to collaborate, with social media companies that have an important role to play in protecting their users from deceptive tactics and misinformation.

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Jocelyn Benson
@jocelynbenson· MI· Mar 12, 2024

I think the absence of any clarity from the Federal Government that this is not appropriate and that it is a crime to threaten an election official in their line of official duties is--well, I would say passing a law to clearly make it a…

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Jocelyn Benson
@jocelynbenson· MI· Mar 12, 2024

We take the importance of ensuring every eligible vote is counted, and only eligible votes are counted, very seriously.

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Wes Allen
@wesallen· AL· Mar 12, 2024

We want everybody, every eligible Alabama citizen, to be able to vote, Senator.

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Wes Allen
@wesallen· AL· Mar 12, 2024

Last year, I introduced the Citizen Ballot Protection Act here in the Senate, and I appreciate all of my Republican colleagues on this Committee joining me in that effort.

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Jocelyn Benson
@jocelynbenson· MI· Mar 12, 2024

I am proud in Michigan that both in 2018 and in 2022, voters themselves amended our State Constitution to implement automatic voter registration, Election Day registration, enhanced audits and protections, as well as enhanced opportunities…

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Jocelyn Benson
@jocelynbenson· MI· Mar 12, 2024

These next eight months will define the future of our country and our democracy.

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Jocelyn Benson
@jocelynbenson· MI· Mar 11, 2024

We take the importance of ensuring every eligible vote is counted, and only eligible votes are counted, very seriously.

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Jocelyn Benson
@jocelynbenson· MI· Mar 11, 2024

I think the absence of any clarity from the Federal Government that this is not appropriate and that it is a crime to threaten an election official in their line of official duties is--well, I would say passing a law to clearly make it a…

congress.gov
Jocelyn Benson
@jocelynbenson· MI· Mar 11, 2024

I am proud in Michigan that both in 2018 and in 2022, voters themselves amended our State Constitution to implement automatic voter registration, Election Day registration, enhanced audits and protections, as well as enhanced opportunities…

congress.gov
Jocelyn Benson
@jocelynbenson· MI· Mar 11, 2024

These next eight months will define the future of our country and our democracy.

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Jocelyn Benson
@jocelynbenson· MI· Mar 3, 2024

The clarity provided by the court is to affirm what I and the vast majority of my colleagues have also said since the beginning, which is that it's inappropriate for any one state to weigh in and make a decisive position on such a thorny…

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Jena Griswold
@jenagriswold· CO· Mar 3, 2024

Donald Trump incited the insurrection. He incited that violent mob onto the Capitol to try to stop the peaceful transfer of presidential power. And he has not stopped his attacks on democracy since then.

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Jena Griswold
@jenagriswold· CO· Mar 3, 2024

First and foremost, I'm glad that they issued a decision. Colorado voters and American voters all across the country deserve to know whether Donald Trump is qualified or not as we go into Super Tuesday.

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Katherine Harris
@katherineharris· Republican · FL· Feb 10, 2024

The way that the president's demeanor in that report was characterized could not be more wrong on the facts and clearly politically motivated, gratuitous.

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