Supreme Court of Ohio (2021-1210); Case consolidated with 2021-1198 and 2021-1193; For new filings, see League of Women Voters v. Ohio Redistricting Commission (2021-1193)
Issue(s):
Relators argue that the Ohio Redistricting Commission drew district lines that disproportionately favor Republicans in violation of Article XI of the Ohio Constitution.
U.S District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania (No. 1:22-cv-00339)
Issue(s):
On November 1st the Pennsylvania Supreme Court ordered the county boards of elections to not count undated or wrongly dated mail-in ballots. The plaintiffs ask that the defendants be prevented from rejecting these ballots. They argue that the date on which a voter signed their return envelope is immaterial because a ballot's timeliness under Pennsylvania law is determined by when it was received by the county board of elections. Thus, they argue the rejection of the ballots on these grounds violates the Materiality Provision of the Civil Rights Act.
U.S District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania (No. 1:22-cv-00339)
Issue(s):
On November 1st the Pennsylvania Supreme Court ordered the county boards of elections to not count undated or wrongly dated mail-in ballots. The plaintiffs ask that the defendants be prevented from rejecting these ballots. They argue that the date on which a voter signed their return envelope is immaterial because a ballot's timeliness under Pennsylvania law is determined by when it was received by the county board of elections. Thus, they argue the rejection of the ballots on these grounds violates the Materiality Provision of the Civil Rights Act.
Superior Court of Arizona in Maricopa County (No. CV2024-001942)
Issue(s):
Plaintiffs challenge provisions of Arizona's election procedures manual, specifically provisions related to early voting, voter registration cancellation and certifying elections, violate Arizona's constitution.
Lawsuit challenging of Wisconsin's three absentee voting rules. Specifically, they challenge Wisconsin's absentee ballot witness requirement, the prohibition on drop boxes, and the deadline for curing errors on absentee ballot envelopes. They also are challenging Wisconsin's interpretation of absentee voting as a privilege and not a right. The plaintiffs ask the court to declare the absentee voting rules to violate the Wisconsin constitution.
National Voter Registration Act, Voter Registration
Most Recent Court:
United Stated District Court for Nevada (No. 2:24-cv-00518)
Issue(s):
The RNC is suing Nevada Secretary of State Aguilar challenging the state's voter roll maintenance. They state that at least three counties in Nevada have more active registered voters than adults over the age of 18. The plaintiff argues that this is due to poor voter roll maintenance, in violation of Section 8 of the National Voter Registration Act and asks the court to implement a program to remove ineligible voters from voter rolls.
National Voter Registration Act, Voter Registration
Most Recent Court:
United Stated District Court for the Western District of Michigan (No. 1:24-cv-00262)
Issue(s):
The RNC is suing Michigan Secretary of State Benson challenging the state's voter roll maintenance. They state that 53 counties in Michigan have more active registered voters than adults over the age of 18. The plaintiff argues that this is due to poor voter roll maintenance, in violation of Section 8 of the National Voter Registration Act and asks the court to implement a program to remove ineligible voters from voter rolls.
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia (1:21-cv-02184); For new filings see, In Re: Georgia Senate Bill 202 (1:21-MI-55555-JPB)
Issue(s):
Plaintiffs challenge several provisions of Georgia SB 202 as violative of the 14th Amendment and Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act. AME Church points in particular to the importance of early and weekend voting, especially Sundays, when churches encourage voting through "Souls to the Polls" events. Plaintiffs argue that each of SB 202's challenged provisions independently make it more difficult for historically disenfranchised communities to vote, and cumulatively, impose an even more severe burden.
District Court of Arizona (2:22-cv-01901-ESW); For new filings see, Mi Familia Vota v. Hobbs (CV-22-509-PHX-SRB)
Issue(s):
Complaint brought by Tohono O'odham Nation and Gila Indian Community alleging that the proof of location of residence requirement imposed by Arizona HB 2492. The plaintiffs the law would disenfranchise significant numbers of Native Americans by blocking Arizonians who reside in physical dwellings without an address from voting, a circumstance that will disproportionately affect Native Americans. They bring claims under the National Voter Registration Act, as well as under the First and Fourteenth Amendments to the Constitution.
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia; For new filings see, In Re: Georgia Senate Bill 202 (1:21-MI-55555-JPB)
Issue(s):
U.S. filed lawsuit against Georgia for passing of GA Senate Bill 202 arguing that it is in violation of Sec. 2 & 12(d) of the Voting Rights Act due to being intended to deny or abridge the rights of Black Georgians to vote on account of race or color.
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