Benson defends new campaign finance system before GOP-led Michigan House Oversight Committee
Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson was in the hot seat on Tuesday as Republicans on the House Oversight Committee grilled her over upcoming fixes to the state’s new online campaign finance reporting system.
Benson and her team at the Michigan Department of State have been talking about problems with the new system since it was launched earlier this year – issues that have made it difficult for lawmakers, candidates and lobbyists to file finance disclosures and even more difficult for average citizens to track them for transparency’s sake.
Republicans took back control of the House of Representatives at the beginning of the year, and the House Oversight Committee has spent considerable time parsing the issue. That led Benson to finally appear before the committee on Tuesday to talk about what’s being done to fix the bugs.
The secretary of state told reporters in a virtual press call held Friday that a corrective action plan, a new “go live” approval process and additional project management support were among steps her department was taking to fix issues with the new system.
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