Major Pending Election Cases

In re: Enforcement of Election Laws and Securing Ballots Cast or Received After 7:00 p.m. on November 3, 2020

Filing Date:

November 4, 2020

Status:

resolved

State:

Georgia

Topics:

2020 Presidential Election Case, Absentee Ballots, Improper Election Administration

Most Recent Court:

Chatham County Superior Court (SPCV20-00982)

Issue(s):

Whether the Chatham County Board of Elections failed to safely store absentee ballots received after 7:00 p.m. on Election Day and counted absentee ballots received after 7:00 p.m. on Election Day, in violation of Georgia law

In Re: Feehan

SCOTUS Watchlist:

Yes

Filing Date:

December 1, 2020

Status:

resolved

State:

Wisconsin

Topics:

2020 Presidential Election Case, Absentee Ballots, Improper Election Administration, Voter Fraud

Most Recent Court:

U.S. Supreme Court (20-859)

Issue(s):

Whether the defendants violated the Elections and Electors Clauses of the U.S. Constitution as well as 42 U.S.C. 1983 by contravening requirements in the Wisconsin Statutes such as a provision stating that absentee ballots should not be counted when their certificates are missing a witness address; whether the defendants violated the Equal Protection Clause of the U.S. Constitution in their disparate treatment of absentee vs. mail-in voters; whether the defendants violated the Due Process Clause of the U.S. Constitution by providing guidance in violation of the Wisconsin Statutes and by counting allegedly fraudulent and illegal votes; and whether the defendants' alleged conduct should require the decertification of Wisconsin's Presidential election results

In re: November 3, 2020 General Election

SCOTUS Watchlist:

Yes

Filing Date:

October 11, 2020

Status:

resolved

State:

Pennsylvania

Topics:

2020 Presidential Election Case, Absentee Ballots, Voter Fraud

Most Recent Court:

U.S. Supreme Court (20-845)

Issue(s):

Whether the Election Code authorizes or requires county election boards to reject voted absentee or mail-in ballots during pre-canvassing and canvassing based on signature analysis where there are alleged or perceived signature variances.

In Re: Pearson

SCOTUS Watchlist:

Yes

Filing Date:

November 25, 2020

Status:

resolved

State:

Georgia

Topics:

2020 Presidential Election Case, Absentee Ballots, Improper Election Administration, Voter Fraud

Most Recent Court:

U.S. Supreme Court (20-816)

Issue(s):

Whether the defendants violated various state and federal laws by such alleged conduct as permitting early processing of absentee ballots without legislative authorization, allowing voting by individuals no longer residing in the state, failing to develop auditable procedures for the processing of absentee ballots, failing to provide meaningful access for party representatives to observe and monitor the electoral process, treating absentee voters in some counties differently than absentee voters in other counties, and employing tools such as Dominion Democracy Suite software and devices that allegedly led to statewide ballot fraud; Whether the defendants' alleged conduct should result in the decertification of the Presidential election results in Georgia

Jacobson v. Lee

Filing Date:

May 24, 2018

Status:

resolved

State:

Florida

Topic:

Ballot Design

Most Recent Court:

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit (Case 19-14552)

Issue(s):

Plaintiffs challenge Florida's law mandating that candidates of the political party of the Governor be listed first on the ballot, alleging that it gives an unfair advantage.

Johnson v. Benson

Filing Date:

September 29, 2020

Status:

resolved

State:

Michigan

Topic:

Absentee Ballots

Most Recent Court:

U.S. District Court for the Western District of Michigan (1:20-cv-00948)

Issue(s):

Plaintiffs challenge Secretary of State's policy to extend the deadline for receiving absentee ballots.

Johnson v. Benson

Filing Date:

November 16, 2020

Status:

resolved

State:

Michigan

Topics:

2020 Presidential Election Case, Improper Election Administration

Most Recent Court:

U.S. District Court for the Western District of Michigan (1:20-cv-01098)

Issue(s):

Whether the federal district court should enjoin certification of Michigan’s popular vote in the presidential election on the ground that the state’s procedures for absentee voting were unconstitutional.

Johnson v. Benson

Filing Date:

November 26, 2020

Status:

resolved

State:

Michigan

Topics:

2020 Presidential Election Case, Absentee Ballots, Improper Election Administration

Most Recent Court:

Michigan Supreme Court (162286)

Issue(s):

Whether in administering Michigan's election, the respondents violated the petitioners' rights under the Due Process and Equal Protection clauses of the U.S. and Michigan Constitutions, in addition to violating Article II, Section 1, Clause 2 of the U.S. Constitution involving state legislatures' authority to appoint electors in such manner as the legislatures direct; and whether the alleged violations require the court to enjoin the respondents from finally certifying the election results

Jones v. DeSantis

Filing Date:

June 28, 2019

Status:

resolved

State:

Florida

Topics:

Felon Voting Rights, Voter Suppression, Voting Rights Act

Most Recent Court:

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit (Case 20-12003)

Issue(s):

Plaintiffs challenge Florida's requirement that payment of all restitution, fees, or fines ordered by the court as part of the sentence is a condition of voting rights restoration, arguing that the requirement violates the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution, the Twenty-Fourth Amendment to the United States Constitution, the Voting Rights Act, and Article VI, Section 4 of the Florida Constitution.

Jones v. Secretary of State

Filing Date:

July 28, 2020

Status:

resolved

State:

Maine

Most Recent Court:

U.S. Supreme Court (20A57)

Issue(s):

Plaintiffs challenge Secretary of State's decision that there were an insufficient number of signatures to place issue on the November 2020 ballot regarding ranked choice voting.

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