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June 24, 2025
Testimony to House Committee on Oversight details upgrades to state’s transparent and
accessible campaign finance reporting system
LANSING, Mich. – Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson today testified before the House Committee on Oversight to update lawmakers on upgrades and improvements to the new Michigan Transparency Network (MiTN). MiTN is the state’s new consolidated online reporting system for personal financial disclosure, campaign finance, lobbying, casino interest, and legal defense fund information. The previous campaign finance reporting systems were old, out-of-date, and spread across multiple platforms.
“I want to be clear about something: I don’t believe in kicking cans down the road for someone else to deal with,” Secretary Benson said. “I lead with a sense of urgency and a commitment to getting things done even if it’s hard. I don’t believe voters sent any of us here to Lansing to just maintain a mediocre status quo. Voters sent all of us here to make things better. That means we need to be willing to tackle big, complicated systems and make necessary improvements that move Michigan into the modern era and make government work better for everyone.”
In her testimony, Secretary Benson detailed specific technology fixes and process improvements that the Michigan Department of State (MDOS) and vendor Tyler Technologies have made to the MiTN system since May. Tyler Technologies has already refunded $166,000 to the state for system downtime and will continue to issue credits if there are additional system outages during the upgrade.
Benson also outlined improvements planned for July 12, including a campaign finance filing summary report for filings created in MiTN, improvements to the public search function, and the ability to pay committee and lobby fees by credit card.
“At the end of the day, we are building a campaign finance search engine that will not only save the state money, it will be easier for filers to use and easier for the public to understand,” Benson said. “When all is said and done, Michiganders will have a modern, easy-to-use, and transparent way to track the use of money and the influence of money in the political arena.”
View Secretary Benson’s full testimony and presentation to the House Committee on Oversight.
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