Two Republican election integrity activists on Oct. 1 requested an investigation into a campaign donation received by a Michigan State Supreme Court justice from a PAC tied to Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson.
Braden Giacobazzi and former state Sen. Patrick Colbeck sent a formal request on Oct. 1 to the Judicial Tenure Commission, a panel that oversees the conduct of judges, asking it to look into Supreme Court Justice Kyra Harris Bolden regarding the propriety of an $82,500 donation received by her campaign.
According to Bolden’s campaign committee, the donation was received on May 17, 2024, from the Michigan Legacy PAC, which was founded by Benson. The PAC’s finance reports show that $82,500 was donated on April 26, 2024, to the Keep Kyra Harris Bolden for Justice committee.
The activists said the donation should be investigated because Bolden accepted it when the seven-member Supreme Court was deciding an appeal filed by Benson in November 2023, which was granted by the court with a 5–2 majority in August 2024.
The ruling overturned a decision by the Michigan Court of Claims, and a subsequent 3–0 Michigan Court of Appeals ruling upholding the lower court’s decision, that Benson’s guidance regarding poll challengers violated state law and, therefore, had to be modified. […]
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