CASE TRACKER

Lawsuit challenging two provisions of North Carolina Senate Bill 747. In particular, the lawsuit challenges a provision that requires same-day registrants to provide additional documentation beyond a photo ID, and the undeliverable mail provision. The plaintiffs allege these provisions violate the Due Process Clause, places an undue burden on the right to vote under the 1st and 14th amendment, the Help America Vote Act, Section 11(b) of the VRA, the Civil Rights Act and the North Carolina Constitution's Law of the Land Clause and Free Elections Clause.

Advocacy groups are suing the Wisconsin Elections Commission to permit persons with disabilities to cast absentee ballots electronically per the ADA and the federal Rehabilitation Act. Plaintiffs seek injunctive relief to permit electronic voting in the August primary elections and November general election.

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.

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."