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Michigan House adopts contempt resolution against Secretary of State after dispute over subpoenaed records
Summary
The Michigan House on May 22 adopted House Resolution 117 to hold Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson and the Department of State in civil contempt after a months‑long dispute over requested documents; the resolution passed on a recorded roll call, 58–47.
The Michigan House of Representatives voted to adopt House Resolution 117 on May 22, finding Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson and the Department of State in civil contempt after the department declined to comply fully with subpoenas from a legislative oversight committee.
The resolution, introduced electronically as House Resolution 117 by Representative de Boyer and taken up on the floor by Majority Floor Leader Postumas, was the subject of sharp floor debate before a recorded roll call was ordered. Representative Sternoglu, speaking in…
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