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The U.S. Justice Department is requesting comprehensive voter data from Michigan and about two dozen other states.

While Michigan has provided some public data, it has refused to turn over sensitive personal information like Social Security numbers.

Benson and other officials have expressed concern that the data could be misused to suppress voting or intimidate voters.

Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson says the Trump administration's demands for voter files, including personal data in them, from states across the U.S. amounts to a "power grab" ahead of the 2026 midterm elections.

Speaking as part of an online discussion held Sept. 23 by the States United Democracy Center, a nonpartisan Washington organization advocating for free and fair elections, Benson

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