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October 24, 2025
LANSING, Mich. – In a video message released today, Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson alerts Michigan residents about recent efforts by the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) to force the Michigan Department of State to unlawfully hand over the private, personal information of millions of Michigan voters. DOJ has sued the State of Michigan, along with seven other states, demanding full, unredacted access to the state’s Qualified Voter File (QVF), which contains protected personally identifiable information, including voters’ Social Security numbers, driver’s license numbers, and other sensitive personal data.
“Why do they want access to your personal information?” said Benson. “I’ve asked them that. Other secretaries of state – both Democrats and Republicans – have asked them that. They won’t tell us. Nobody – not the president, the DOJ or any other federal agency has the right to your sensitive, private voter information.”
Federal and state laws include strict privacy protections to keep voter data confidential and to keep Michiganders safe from identity theft. The Privacy Act of 1974 was passed specifically to prevent the creation of centralized databases by the federal government and requires government agencies to publish information about how any data systems are going to be used. The Michigan Election Law explicitly prohibits MDOS from sharing certain personally identifiable information contained in the voter file.
Including Michigan, 30 states have refused DOJ’s demands to turn over voter files. Only two states, Indiana and Wyoming, have acted outside of existing privacy laws and provided their full unredacted statewide voter registration lists to the U.S. Justice Department.
“Here in Michigan, you have my word that I will stand up to this illegal and unconstitutional power grab for your private information,” Benson said.
WATCH: Secretary Benson warns Michiganders: U.S. Department of Justice is unlawfully demanding your private voter information
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In a video message, Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson warns Michiganders that the U.S. Department of Justice is unlawfully demanding your private voter information.
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The Michigan Department of State (MDOS) wrapped up a fourth year of the successful Road to Restoration program with the final clinic of the season hosted at Hype Athletics in Dearborn Heights Oct. 15.
The Secretary of State office at 14634 Mack Ave. in Detroit will be closed for three weeks because of a remodeling project, but most residents can go online to Michigan.gov/SOS instead for their transactions.
The Board of State Canvassers will meet at 10 a.m. on Friday, Oct. 17, in room 1100 of the Binsfeld Office Building, 201 Townsend St. in Lansing.
Today, the Michigan Bureau of Elections (BOE) released its report on the recounts, ballot audits, and post-election procedural audits conducted after the 2024 General Election.
On Wednesday, Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson visited a Road to Restoration clinic in Flint, where Michigan Department of State (MDOS) staff and volunteer attorneys helped Michiganders learn the process to safely return to the road.
Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson celebrated Hispanic Heritage Month at the Mexicantown Community Development Corporation in Southwest Detroit Tuesday by highlighting the work the Michigan Department of State (MDOS) is doing to serve residents who speak languages other than English.
The Secretary of State office at 21572 Ecorse Rd. in Taylor will be closed for two weeks because of a remodeling project, but most residents can go online to Michigan.gov/SOS instead for their transactions.
Today, Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson made the following statement after the U.S. Department of Justice filed suit against Michigan and five other states that have acted in accordance with federal and state laws in their refusal to provide unredacted copies of their voter files, which include registered voters’ personally identifiable information:
In response to multiple inquiries from customers adversely affected by the unexpected closure of two driving schools in Portage and Jackson, the Michigan Department of State (MDOS) today shared options for customers who wish to seek reimbursement.
