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To mark Sunshine Week, page provides more disclosure,
gathers key Department of State information for public in one place
To emphasize transparency in state government, Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson today announced a new web page providing more disclosure and gathering key Department of State information in one place.
Launched in recognition of Sunshine Week, the page on the Secretary of State website is available at Michigan.gov/SOSOpenGovernment and also can be accessed from the home page at Michigan.gov/SOS.
"It's important for residents to have all the information they need and deserve so they can hold their elected officials accountable," Benson said. "Sunshine Week is an instructive reminder to all of us that greater accountability and transparency will strengthen our democracy."
The web page includes:
Benson will continue to update the information and publish new elements online as they become available throughout her tenure.
The new web page is a part of a series of actions Benson is taking. She held her first Restore the Public Trust town hall to get feedback from residents Sunday in Southfield in partnership with state Sen. Jeremy Moss and state Rep. Kyra Bolden.
Sunshine Week is a nonprofit effort launched in 2005 by the American Society of News Editors. It is an annual call to action for open government and freedom of information at federal, state and local levels.
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Media Contact: Shawn Starkey - MDOS-Press@Michigan.gov
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The Michigan Department of State (MDOS) has entered an agreement with LaFontaine Motors of Livonia Inc., in which the vehicle dealership admits to all violations found by MDOS and agrees to accept financial and other penalties.
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The Secretary of State office at 1041 South US-27 in St. Johns will permanently close at 5 p.m. Friday, Dec. 13, as it moves across the parking lot to a new site in the Southpoint Mall near Subway and Biggby Coffee.
Today, Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson testified before the Michigan House Committee on Elections in support of the Michigan Voting Rights Act (MVRA), which will expand voting rights, strengthen democracy in our state, and make good on the promise of the 15th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution– that no citizen can be denied the right to vote.
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