Major Pending Election Cases

Gallagher v. New York State Board of Elections

Filing Date:

July 17, 2020

Status:

resolved

State:

New York

Topic:

Absentee Ballots

Most Recent Court:

U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York (Case 1:20-cv-05504)

Issue(s):

Plaintiffs filed complaint in response to their absentee ballots being invalidated due to lacking a timely USPS postmark.

Gary v. Virginia Department of Elections

Filing Date:

July 27, 2020

Status:

resolved

State:

Virginia

Topic:

Absentee Ballots

Most Recent Court:

U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia (Case 1:20-cv-00860)

Issue(s):

To implement an accessible Absentee Voting Program to accommodate individuals with print disabilities.

Gear v. Knudson

Filing Date:

March 26, 2020

Status:

resolved

State:

Wisconsin

Topic:

Improper Election Administration

Most Recent Court:

U.S. District Court for the Western District of Wisconsin (Case 20-cv-00278)

Issue(s):

Plaintiffs challenge how the state of Wisconsin administers its elections, alleging that current procedures disenfranchise Wisconsin voters in violation of their constitutional rights.

Genser v. Butler County Board of Elections

SCOTUS Watchlist:

Yes

Filing Date:

April 29, 2024

Status:

resolved

State:

Pennsylvania

Most Recent Court:

The Court of Common Pleas of Butler County, Pennsylvania (No. 4:24-cv-40116)

Issue(s):

Voters in Butler County Pennsylvania are suing to challenge the Butler County Board of Election's decision to reject the provisional ballots of two voters who submitted mail-in ballots without secrecy envelopes. The plaintiffs allege that the Board misinterpreted Pennsylvania Supreme Court precedent and state law by not allowing them to cure or correct their mail-in ballots. They ask the court to strike down the Board's policy of not allowing voters to cure mail-in ballots submitted without secrecy envelopes.

Georgia Coalition for the Peoples’ Agenda v. Raffensperger

Filing Date:

October 11, 2018

Status:

resolved

State:

Georgia

Topic:

Voter Registration

Most Recent Court:

U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia (Case 1:18-cv-04727)

Issue(s):

Whether Georgia's exact-match voter registration protocol violates the Voting Rights Act and the National Voter Registration Act, as well as the First and Fourteenth Amendments.

Gilby (TX Democratic Party) v. Hughs

Filing Date:

October 30, 2019

Status:

resolved

State:

Texas

Topics:

Early Voting, Improper Election Administration

Most Recent Court:

U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit (Case 20-50683)

Issue(s):

Plaintiffs challenge HB 1888, which they argue effectively bans temporary or "mobile" early voting sites by requiring that every early voting location operate for eight hours each weekday and stay open for the same number of weekdays as the main early voting location in the county. Plaintiffs argue that this is a violation of the First, Fourteenth, and Twenty-Sixth Amendments.

Gloria v. Hughs

Filing Date:

April 29, 2020

Status:

resolved

State:

Texas

Topics:

Absentee Ballots, Improper Election Administration

Most Recent Court:

U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas (Case 5:20-cv-00527)

Issue(s):

Plaintiffs allege that Texas has created a system in which a substantial majority of the electorate is barred from voting by mail solely due to age.

Gohmert v. Pence

Filing Date:

December 27, 2020

Status:

resolved

State:

Texas

Topic:

2020 Presidential Election Case

Most Recent Court:

U.S. Supreme Court (20A115)

Issue(s):

Whether the elector dispute resolution provisions of the Electoral Count Act, 3 U.S.C. 5 and 3 U.S.C. 15, violate the Electors Clause and the Twelfth Amendment of the U.S. Constitution; The plaintiffs ask for a declaratory judgment finding that under the Twelfth Amendment Vice President Pence has exclusive authority and sole discretion to determine which electoral votes to count for a given state.

Gonidakis v. Ohio Redistricting Commission

Filing Date:

February 18, 2022

Status:

resolved

State:

Ohio

Topics:

Redistricting, Voter Suppression

Most Recent Court:

U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Ohio (2:22-cv-00773)

Issue(s):

Parties seek declaratory and injunctive relief. They ask the court to declare the current state legislative districts violative of the Constitution, and adopt the second plan previously adopted by the Redistricting Commission.

Griffin v. North Carolina State Board of Elections

Filing Date:

December 6, 2024

Status:

resolved

State:

North Carolina

Most Recent Court:

U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina (5:24-CV-731)

Issue(s):

Three related series of cases:

(1) Case filed (now resolved) in Wake County Superior Court contesting Board of Elections alleged delay in reaching a decision on challenges to validity of certain ballots; Griffin asserted that the ballots should not be counted due to voters not providing required information when registering, overseas voters never residing in NC, and overseas voters not providing valid ID with their ballots.

(2) Case initially filed in the North Carolina Supreme Court seeking to prevent certification of the results of the election for a seat on the North Carolina Supreme Court sought by the petitioner; The petitioner sought to invalidate over 60,000 ballots due to the alleged illegalities mentioned above involving voter registration and overseas voters. The North Carolina Supreme Court has referred to this case as "Griffin I."

(3) Three separate cases filed in Wake County Superior Court arguing that the Board of Elections decision denying Griffin relief was legally incorrect, again asserting that over 60,000 ballots should not have been counted due to incomplete voter registration and problems with the ballots of overseas voters. The North Carolina Supreme Court has referred to this case as "Griffin II."

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