Major Pending Election Cases

In re: 2,349 Ballots in the 2020 General Election

SCOTUS Watchlist:

Yes

Filing Date:

November 12, 2020

Status:

resolved

State:

Pennsylvania

Topics:

2020 Presidential Election Case, Improper Election Administration

Most Recent Court:

U.S. Supreme Court (20-845)

Issue(s):

Whether the Allegheny County Board of Elections violated Pennsylvania law by canvassing 2349 mail-in ballots alleged to be defective due to undated voter declarations

Arizona Republican Party v. Fontes

Filing Date:

November 12, 2020

Status:

resolved

State:

Arizona

Topics:

2020 Presidential Election Case, Improper Election Administration

Most Recent Court:

Maricopa County Superior Court (CV2020-014553)

Issue(s):

Whether Arizona law requires the Maricopa County Recorder to conduct a statutorily required hand count sampling by precinct rather than by "vote center"

Donald J. Trump for President v. Benson

Filing Date:

November 11, 2020

Status:

resolved

State:

Michigan

Topics:

2020 Presidential Election Case, Absentee Ballots, Improper Election Administration

Most Recent Court:

U.S. District Court for the Western District of Michigan (1:20-cv-01083)

Issue(s):

Whether Michigan's Secretary of State and local election officials provided designated challengers with a meaningful opportunity to observe the conduct of the elections including the processing and counting of ballots, in violation of the Equal Protection Clause of the U.S. Constitution and the corollary clause of Michigan's Constitution, the Elections and Electors Clauses of the U.S. Constitution, and the Michigan election code

In Re: Canvass of Absentee and Mail-In Ballots

SCOTUS Watchlist:

Yes

Filing Date:

November 11, 2020

Status:

resolved

State:

Pennsylvania

Topics:

2020 Presidential Election Case, Absentee Ballots, Improper Election Administration

Most Recent Court:

U.S. Supreme Court (20-845)

Issue(s):

Whether Pennsylvania law prohibited the Philadelphia County Board of Elections from counting 8,329 absentee and mail-in ballots containing technical defects such as a missing date next to a signature, a missing printed name of the voter, and a missing street address for the voter

Bally v. Whitmer

Filing Date:

November 11, 2020

Status:

resolved

State:

Michigan

Topics:

2020 Presidential Election Case, Absentee Ballots, Improper Election Administration

Most Recent Court:

U.S. District Court for the Western District of Michigan (1:20-cv-1088)

Issue(s):

Whether Michigan election officials refused to permit statutorily-designated challengers from observing the conduct of elections and the processing of ballots, disregarded valid challenges, pre-dated ballots not eligible to be counted, counted ineligible ballots, allowed ballots to be dropped into unattended drop boxes, and engaged in other conduct contrary to federal statutory and constitutional law

Brooks v. Mahoney,III

Filing Date:

November 11, 2020

Status:

resolved

State:

Georgia

Topics:

2020 Presidential Election Case, Improper Election Administration

Most Recent Court:

U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Georgia (4:20-cv-00281)

Issue(s):

Whether certain Georgia counties unlawfully counted ballots that should not be included in the state's certified results

Pirkle v. Wolf

Filing Date:

November 10, 2020

Status:

resolved

State:

Pennsylvania

Topics:

2020 Presidential Election Case, Absentee Ballots, Improper Election Administration

Most Recent Court:

U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania (4:20-cv-02088)

Issue(s):

Whether certain Pennsylvania counties unlawfully counted ballots that should not be included in the state's certified results

Costantino v. City of Detroit

Filing Date:

November 9, 2020

Status:

resolved

State:

Michigan

Topics:

2020 Presidential Election Case, Improper Election Administration

Most Recent Court:

Wayne County Circuit Court (20-014780-AW)

Issue(s):

Whether defendants should be required to conduct an independent and non-partisan audit of the integrity of the election in Detroit due to alleged violations of Michigan statutory and constitutional law

Donald J. Trump for President v. Boockvar

Filing Date:

November 9, 2020

Status:

resolved

State:

Pennsylvania

Topics:

2020 Presidential Election Case, Absentee Ballots, Improper Election Administration

Most Recent Court:

Third Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals (20-3371)

Issue(s):

Whether defendants unlawfully prevented plaintiff's observers from having meaningful access to the pre-canvass and canvass, whether defendants improperly permitted mail-in ballots to be cured, and whether the alleged acts should prevent the Pennsylvania Secretary of State from certifying election results that include tabulation of ballots affected by these acts

In Re: Canvass of Absentee and Mail-In Ballots of November 3, 2020 Election

Filing Date:

November 8, 2020

Status:

resolved

State:

Pennsylvania

Topics:

2020 Presidential Election Case, Absentee Ballots, Improper Election Administration

Most Recent Court:

Pennsylvania Supreme Court (676 MAL 2020)

Issue(s):

Whether the Bucks County Board of Elections violated Pennsylvania law by counting 2,177 absentee and mail-in ballots due to deficiencies such as the secrecy envelope being unsealed

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