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Aguilera et al. v. Fontes et al.

Filing Date:
November 12, 2020
Status:
resolved
State:
Arizona
Topics:
2020 Presidential Election Case, Improper Election Administration
Most Recent Court:
Arizona Court of Appeals, Division One (CV-20-0688)
Issue(s):

Two Republican voters claim they were unable to have their vote counted and seek to cast a new ballot.

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Langenhorst v. Pecore

Filing Date:
November 12, 2020
Status:
resolved
State:
Wisconsin
Topics:
2020 Presidential Election Case, Absentee Ballots, Improper Election Administration
Most Recent Court:
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin (1:20-cv-01701)
Issue(s):

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

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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

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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"

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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