Michigan Republican legislators request DOJ to oversee state’s 2026 election

Twenty-one Republican legislators in Michigan have sent a letter to U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi requesting that the U.S. Department of Justice oversee the state’s primary and general elections next year.
Some Democrats say the request violates the U.S. Constitution.
“I think it’s important to make sure that every ballot was counted once and then we have an election administration that is throughout and exact,” Sen. Aric Nesbitt, R-Porter Township, said in an interview with CBS News Detroit on Sunday.
Nesbitt represents parts of Allegan, Berrien, Kent and Van Buren counties in southwest Michigan.
Republicans said there is an “inherent and unavoidable conflict of interest” with Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson, who is running for governor.