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New Georgia Project v. Raffensperger

Filing Date:
May 8, 2020
Status:
resolved
State:
Georgia
Topic:
Improper Election Administration
Most Recent Court:
Eleventh Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals (20-13360)
Issue(s):

Due to the issues presented by the coronavirus pandemic, the plaintiffs are challenging four election policies that they argue risk disenfranchising thousands of Georgia voters: (1) the lack of standards governing the process for notifying voters regarding incomplete absentee ballot applications; (2) the failure to provide prepaid postage on absentee ballots; (3) the rejection of absentee ballots received after 7:00 p.m. on Election Day; and (4) Georgia’s prohibition on third-party assistance for absentee ballots.

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People First of Alabama v. Merrill

Filing Date:
May 1, 2020
Status:
resolved
State:
Alabama
Topic:
Improper Election Administration
Most Recent Court:
U.S. Supreme Court (20A67)
Issue(s):

In light of the COVID-19 pandemic, Plaintiffs challenge 1) the requirement that an affidavit that must be included with an absentee ballot be signed by the voter in the presence of either a notary or two adult witnesses; (2) the requirement that copies of photo identification accompany absentee ballot applications; (3) the requirement that copies of photo identification accompany certain absentee ballots; and (4) the prohibition on curbside voting. Plaintiffs assert that by not amending these policies the state is inappropriately limiting Alabama's citizens right to vote.

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Crossey v. Boockvar

Filing Date:
April 30, 2020
Status:
resolved
State:
Pennsylvania
Topic:
Absentee Ballots
Most Recent Court:
Pennsylvania Supreme Court (Case 266 MD 2020)
Issue(s):

Plaintiffs are challenging the delivery requirements of absentee voting during the time of coronavirus pandemic.

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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.

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Judicial Watch v. Pennsylvania

Filing Date:
April 29, 2020
Status:
resolved
State:
Pennsylvania
Topics:
State Voter Registration Databases, Voter Eligibility, Voter Registration
Most Recent Court:
U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania (Case 1:20-cv-00708)
Issue(s):

Plaintiffs are suing to compel Defendants to comply with their alleged voter list maintenance obligations and their record production obligations under Section 8 of the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 (“NVRA”), 52 U.S.C. § 20507.

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Disability Rights Pennsylvania v. Boockvar

Filing Date:
April 27, 2020
Status:
resolved
State:
Pennsylvania
Topic:
Absentee Ballots
Most Recent Court:
Pennsylvania Supreme Court (Case 83 MM 2020)
Issue(s):

Plaintiffs are petitioning for the Pennsylvania Supreme Court to intervene and change the registration and reception deadline for absentee voting in light of the coronavirus pandemic.

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Thompson v. DeWine

SCOTUS Watchlist:
Yes
Filing Date:
April 27, 2020
Status:
resolved
State:
Ohio
Topic:
Ballot Access
Most Recent Court:
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit (Case 20-3526)
Issue(s):

Plaintiffs are suing to reduce or eliminate the number of signatures required to place an issue on local and statewide ballots due to the coronavirus pandemic and accompanying social distancing orders.

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Paher v. Cegavske

Filing Date:
April 21, 2020
Status:
resolved
State:
Nevada
Topic:
Improper Election Administration
Most Recent Court:
U. S. District Court for the District of Nevada (Case 3:20-cv-00243)
Issue(s):

Plaintiffs allege that the all-mail election plan implemented by Nevada's secretary of state of stripping vote-fraud prevention safeguards established by the legislature violates voters’ (i) right to vote under the U.S. Constitution (due to vote dilution), (ii) right to vote in a federal election compliant with the U.S. Constitution at Article I, § 4, cl. 1, and (iii) right to a republican form of government under Article IV, § 4 of the U.S. Constitution.

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Coalition for Good Governance v. Raffensperger

Filing Date:
April 20, 2020
Status:
resolved
State:
Georgia
Topic:
Improper Election Administration
Most Recent Court:
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia (Case 20-cv-01677)
Issue(s):

Plaintiffs assert that by failing to take particular actions protecting the safety of voters during the pandemic, the defendants are infringing voters' rights under the Due Process and Equal Protection Clauses of the Fourteenth Amendment. Plaintiffs seek various changes to in-person and mail-in absentee voting systems and procedures.

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