Trump campaign, RNC sue Whitmer over Michigan voter registration efforts [Video]

Former President Trump’s campaign and the Republican National Committee (RNC) are suing Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer (D) over her voter registration efforts in the state.

The campaign and the RNC are taking issue with Whitmer’s directive that authorized Small Business Administration (SBA) and Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) sites to be used for voter registration efforts. In the complaint filed Monday, they argue Whitmer lacks the authority to designate those federal offices as “voter registration agencies,” or VRAs.

The complaint argues that only the state Legislature has the authority to designate those offices as “voter registration agencies.”

“The RNC and its members are concerned that Defendants’ failure to comply with Michigan statutes governing VRA designation undermines the integrity of elections by increasing the opportunity for individuals to register to vote even though they are ineligible to do so, and by sowing confusion regarding whether the agencies purporting to offer assistance in registering voters are doing so in accordance with applicable law,” the …