Major Pending Election Cases

Trump v. Wisconsin Elections Commission

SCOTUS Watchlist:

Yes

Filing Date:

December 2, 2020

Status:

resolved

State:

Wisconsin

Topics:

2020 Presidential Election Case, Absentee Ballots, Improper Election Administration

Most Recent Court:

U.S. Supreme Court (20-883)

Issue(s):

Whether Wisconsin election officials unlawfully departed from the state legislative scheme for appointing Presidential electors; Allegations include (1) ignoring or compromising state law limits on the availability of mail-in ballots, (2) proliferating unmanned mail-in ballot drop boxes, (3) processing and counting vast numbers of mail-in ballots outside the visibility of poll watchers, (4) reducing or eliminating mandatory voter certifications for mail-in ballots, and (5) permitting "ballot tampering"; The plaintiff seeks a declaration that the defendants violated the Electors Clause as well as the Due Process and Equal Protection Clauses of the U.S. Constitution, and for the court to remand the case to the Wisconsin legislature for the purpose of determining a remedy according to its authority under the Electors Clause

United Sovereign Americans v. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania

Filing Date:

June 18, 2024

Status:

resolved

State:

Pennsylvania

Most Recent Court:

Middle District of Pennslyvania

Issue(s):

United Sovereign Americans are challenging Pennsylvanian voter-roll maintenance policies, alleging that the number of vote-tabulation errors and registration discrepancies violate the Help America Vote Act, the National Voter Registration Act, and Pennsylvania law. Plaintiffs seek a writ of mandamus compelling investigation into the alleged discrepancies and policy changes to rectify them.

Vanness v. Aguilar

Filing Date:

June 29, 2023

Status:

resolved

State:

Nevada

Topic:

First Amendment

Most Recent Court:

District Court of Nevada (2:23-cv-01009-JCM-VCF)

Issue(s):

Lawsuit challenging Nevada SB 406, which is meant to protect election officials from intimidation and election interference. The plaintiffs argue that the protections are overbroad and violate the 1st amendment. They ask the court to preclude the defendants from enforcing SB 406.

VOTE.ORG v. Paxton

Filing Date:

July 8, 2021

Status:

resolved

State:

Texas

Topics:

Ballot Access, State Voter Registration Databases, Voter Suppression

Most Recent Court:

U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas (5:21-cv-00649)

Issue(s):

Challenges the state's "wet signature" law, which requires individuals who submit registration applications electronically do so signed with a pen on paper. Plaintiffs challenge the law as violative of the First and Fourteenth Amendments, as well as the Civil Rights Act (CRA).

Voto Latino Inc. v. Hobbs

Filing Date:

November 26, 2019

Status:

resolved

State:

Arizona

Topic:

Absentee Ballots

Most Recent Court:

U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona (Case 2:19-cv-05685)

Issue(s):

Whether Arizona's deadline for voters to submit their early ballots by mail is constitutional

Voto Latino v. Hirsch

Filing Date:

October 10, 2023

Status:

resolved

State:

North Carolina

Most Recent Court:

Middle District of North Carolina (No. 1:23-cv-861)

Issue(s):

Lawsuit challenging North Carolina Senate Bill 747. The bill requires election officials to send address verification notices to same-day voters via the mail. If the mail is returned as undeliverable, election officials are prohibited from registering the same-day voter and are to exclude their ballot from the official vote count. The voter is not notified of the cancellation of their ballot. The plaintiffs allege that the provision violates the Due Process Clause and places an undue burden on the right to vote under the 1st and 14th amendment.

Ward v. Jackson

SCOTUS Watchlist:

Yes

Filing Date:

November 24, 2020

Status:

resolved

State:

Arizona

Topics:

2020 Presidential Election Case, Improper Election Administration

Most Recent Court:

U.S. Supreme Court (20-809)

Issue(s):

Whether Arizona election officials failed to allow observation of signature verification as required by Arizona law; whether plaintiff is entitled to a reasonable inspection (sampling) of signatures as well as "duplicated" ballots so she can compare them to originals; and whether the alleged illegal conduct requires the court to annul the state's election and declare that the state's certification of Biden electors is of no further legal effect

Wisconsin Voters Alliance v. Pence

Filing Date:

December 22, 2020

Status:

resolved

State:

District Of Columbia

Topic:

2020 Presidential Election Case

Most Recent Court:

U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia (1:20-cv-03791)

Issue(s):

Whether portions of the Electoral Count Act violate Article II of the U.S. Constitution by restricting state legislatures' prerogative to post-election certification of Presidential electors; Whether laws in Arizona, Georgia, Michigan, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin are unconstitutional delegations of post-election Presidential elector certification duties to executive branch officials when Article II requires these certifications to be made by state legislatures; Whether the court should enjoin Vice President Pence from counting Presidential elector votes unless state legislatures affirmatively vote to certify their states' Presidential electors

Wisconsin Voters Alliance v. Wisconsin Elections Commission

Filing Date:

November 24, 2020

Status:

resolved

State:

Wisconsin

Topics:

2020 Presidential Election Case, Absentee Ballots, Improper Election Administration

Most Recent Court:

Wisconsin Supreme Court (2020AP001930 - OA)

Issue(s):

Whether the Wisconsin Elections Commission and local election officials, primarily in cities that received funds from Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg's Center for Tech and Civic Life, illegally circumvented Wisconsin absentee voting laws, and therefore whether the November election for Presidential electors should be declared void and the choice for Presidential electors revert back to the state legislature

Wise v. Circosta

Filing Date:

September 26, 2020

Status:

resolved

State:

North Carolina

Topics:

Absentee Ballots, Improper Election Administration, Voter Fraud

Most Recent Court:

U.S. Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit (20-02104, 20-02107)

Issue(s):

Whether the "Consent Order" and associated memoranda regulating the Times, Places, and Manner of holding Elections negotiated by the North Carolina Board of Elections exceeds its authority.

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