密歇根州四位州级官员联合声明：2026年选举将依法如期举行，不容干涉拖延
据密歇根州州务卿办公室10月22日发布的新闻稿，州务卿 Jocelyn Benson、州长 Gretchen Whitmer、副州长 Garlin Gilchrist II 与总检察长 Dana Nessel 当天发表联合声明，向选民保证2026年选举将依照美国宪法、联邦法律与州法律如期举行，州政府不容忍任何干涉、拖延或恐吓选举的行为。
声明是在联邦最高法院就「路易斯安那州诉卡莱斯案」（Louisiana v. Callais）作出裁决、削弱1965年《投票权法》关键保护条款的背景下发表的。路易斯安那州州长 Jeff Landry 随后暂停了该州已在进行中的国会选举；本周四，田纳西州议会通过并由州长 Bill Lee 签署了新的国会选区地图，拆分了该州唯一的黑人占多数选区。
「选举由各州负责，」Benson 表示，「我们不会允许任何人——无论是总统、司法部，还是反民主的团体和竞选活动——干涉我们安全、独立的选举程序。」
Whitmer 强调，密歇根州的选区由独立选区重划委员会绘制，公平且不会更改，全州1600多名地方选举书记官将确保每位公民都能投票、每张选票都被计入。Nessel 表示，州总检察长办公室将反击一切压制选民的企图，「投票这一基本权利不容商量，密歇根州的选举将保持安全并按时举行」。
Michigan's Top State Officials Vow 2026 Elections Will Proceed on Schedule, Free of Interference
Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson, Governor Gretchen Whitmer, Lieutenant Governor Garlin Gilchrist II and Attorney General Dana Nessel issued a joint statement on October 22 assuring voters that the 2026 elections will proceed as mandated by the U.S. Constitution and federal and state law, and that the state will not tolerate any attempt to interfere with, delay or intimidate voters.
The statement followed the U.S. Supreme Court's decision in Louisiana v. Callais, which eliminated key protections of the Voting Rights Act of 1965. Louisiana Governor Jeff Landry subsequently suspended his state's already-underway congressional elections, and on Thursday Tennessee lawmakers approved, and Governor Bill Lee signed, a new U.S. House map that dismantled the state's only majority-Black district.
"States run elections," Benson said. "We will not allow anyone - not the president, the Justice Department, or anti-democracy groups and campaigns - to interfere in our secure, independent process."
Whitmer stressed that Michigan's maps were drawn by the state's independent citizens redistricting commission, are fair and will not change, and that more than 1,600 locally elected clerks will ensure every citizen can vote and every vote is counted. Nessel said her office will fight back against attempts to silence voters, calling the fundamental right to vote "not up for debate."
来源：GSM·美国（原文链接）
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