Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson announced Friday that people will not be allowed to openly carry guns "in a polling place, in any hallway used by voters to enter or exit, or within 100 feet of any entrance to a building in which a polling place is located" on Election Day. .

"The presence of firearms at the polling place, clerk's office(s), or absent voter counting board may cause disruption, fear, or intimidation for voters, election workers, and others present," Benson wrote in her memo.

Benson also noted that concealed carry will not be allowed in any building that already prohibits the practice. .

Joey Roberts, the president of Open Carry Michigan Inc., said Saturday that his organization doesn't feel Benson has the legal authority to ban openly carrying guns.

"There's been some talk about some gun bans at the state Capitol and that kind of stuff, and we were aware of that, but this caught us all by surprise," Roberts said. .

Michigan's House and Senate have introduced bills to permanently ban guns at the state Capitol building.

Benson's action  comes just weeks after the announcement of charges against individuals accused of plotting to kidnap Governor Gretchen Whitmer and storm the state Capitol