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• Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson names additional members of leadership team

  Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson today announced several additional members of her team, who will help achieve her goals at the Department of State for the people of Michigan  . . .

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• Secretary of State office in Holland to close for remodeling Jan. 22-25

  

  The Ottawa County PLUS Secretary of State office will close for a few days later this month for a remodeling project, and customers are encouraged to complete their transactions online at ExpressSOS.com or at an alternative branch office.

  The office at 587 E. Eighth St. in Holland will be closed for Martin Luther King Jr. Day on Monday, Jan. 21, and will remain closed until . . .

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• Convenient, speedy Secretary of State services available at Detroit's Auto Show

  Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson today announced that the North American International Auto Show in Detroit will include a temporary branch office available to all visitors.

  “As part of our commitment to providing you with services quickly, we are pleased to have the Secretary of State Mobile Office on location at Cobo Center throughout the entire public auto show,” Benson said. “Come by our booth and cruise through getting your business done on location.”

  The world-class North American International Auto Show at Cobo Center features . . .

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• Secretary of State offices to close for Martin Luther King Jr. holiday

  Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson reminds residents that all offices and the Office of the Great Seal will be closed in observance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day on Monday, Jan. 21  . . .

   

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• Secretary of State Benson tours Selfridge Air National Guard Base as one of first official acts

  Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson visited Selfridge Air National Guard Base in Harrison Township on Thursday, Jan. 3, as one of her first official acts in office, underscoring her plans to provide better service to our nation’s military.

  “I was honored to spend the morning of my second day in office visiting our service members at Selfridge,” Benson said. “Our conversations with military officials and personnel are very helpful as we plan to improve our systems to better serve . . .

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• Secretary Benson applauds Whitmer directives on transparency

  Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson today applauded Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer on signing a series of executive directives designed to bring a new level of transparency and ethics to state government.

  “The Center for Public Integrity has consistently ranked Michigan last among the states when it comes to transparency and accountability,” Benson said today. “I wholeheartedly support Governor Whitmer . . .

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• Jocelyn Benson Sworn-in As Michigan's 43rd Secretary of State

  Calling it the greatest honor of her life, Jocelyn Benson today became Michigan’s 43rd Secretary of State in ceremonies at the State Capitol in Lansing. 

  Administering the oath of office before thousands of onlookers, including her husband and two-year-old son, was her mentor retired Sixth Circuit Court Judge Damon J. Keith. Benson came to Michigan to clerk for Keith, who later presided over Benson and Friedrichs wedding on Belle Isle in Detroit . . .

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