MICHIGAN SECRETARY OF STATE Jocelyn Benson participates in an election forum in Ann Arbor, Mich., Sept. 19, 2024. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio, file)

KALAMAZOO, Mich. (AP) — Michigan Republicans are suing the battleground state’s top elections executive over access to election training materials. The lawsuit filed Thursday is the latest escalation in a brewing dispute that began when the GOP took majority control of the state’s House of Representatives last year.

Since winning control of the chamber in the 2024 election, statehouse Republicans have repeatedly scrutinized the state’s election processes and Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson, a Democrat who is running for governor in 2026. The conflict comes as some state Republicans echo past false claims of election fraud in Michigan, which wa

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