GOP looks to close some Michigan voter registration sites [Video]

LANSING, Mich — The Republican National Committee (RNC), Donald Trump’s presidential campaign and others are seeking to close some voter registration sites in Michigan per a federal lawsuit filed this week.

The case claims that state officials overstepped their authority when they allowed Veterans Affairs (VA) Hospitals and U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) offices as voter registration sites.

The lawsuit claims that these voter registration sites are invalid and should be closed without express authorization from the Michigan Legislature.

The RNC, Trump’s campaign, the Michigan Republican Party and Georgetown Township clerk Ryan Kidd filed the lawsuit Monday, claiming Governor Gretchen Whitmer, Secretary Of State Jocelyn Benson and others didn’t have the authority to open voter registration sites at certain locations.

The allegation stems from an executive …