As Secretary of State in Michigan, it is my responsibility to protect the right to vote. I am reaching out because I'm extremely troubled by what I've seen in the past few weeks -- and I'm sure you are, too.

Republicans are attempting to roll back the very policies that led to Michigan's historic voter turnout and election security in 2020. It's outrageous.

I will fight any attempt to limit our fundamental freedom to vote, especially when we know the voter suppression tactics will have an outsized impact on communities of color and young voters.

John, I'm the only Democratic incumbent secretary of state running for reelection in a purple state in 2022, and a far-right group funded almost entirely by members of Betsy DeVos' family is coming after me so they can make room for someone who can't be trusted to guard our freedom to vote.

Can you donate to my re-election campaign so we can fight back against these attacks and continue to protect our democracy?

Voting is a right, not a privilege. Period. We don't ask permission to exercise our rights. We insist on them. I will always insist on and defend yours.

But I need your help in defending our democracy against a steady uptick in attacks that continue even with the 2020 election behind us. My team tells me that with only hours until our fundraising deadline, we're short of our goal. We have to close our fundraising gap by midnight tonight. Can you help?

I'm counting on you, John. Please, right now, will you pitch in whatever you can spare to make sure we hit this goal and can keep defending democracy together?

Onward,

-- Jocelyn Benson, Michigan Secretary of State

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