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| Subject: Lawsuit challenges Michigan secretary of state's ban on open-carry guns at polls on Election Day Fri Oct 23, 2020 2:34 am | |
| A lawsuit filed Thursday is challenging the legality of Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson's ban on open-carry firearms at polling sites on Election Day, a directive she says is meant to "protect our voters from intimidation, threats and harassment."
The lawsuit was filed in the Michigan Court of Claims in Lansing by Robert Davis, a labor activist and former school board member in Highland Park, Michigan, who told ABC News on Thursday that Benson's edict is unlawful and is "creating hysteria that simply is not there."
"This secretary of state is driven by power. It's quite evident that this is the classic example of the most egregious government overreach that I've ever witnessed," Davis said.
On Friday, Benson issued guidance to local election officials saying that she is effectively banning open-carry firearms from being brought within 100 feet of polling places, clerk's offices and absent voter counting boards on Election Day.
https://abcnews.go.com/US/lawsuit-challenges-michigan-secretary-states-ban-open-carry/story?id=73759893
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