Major Pending Election Cases

Arizona Alliance for Retired Americans v. Crosby

Filing Date:

October 31, 2022

Status:

resolved

State:

Arizona

Most Recent Court:

Superior Court for the State of Arizona (No. CV 202200518)

Issue(s):

The lawsuit challenges Cochise County's plan to a hand count of all ballots cast before Election Day after a machine has already tabulated them. This is referred to as a "Full Early Ballot Audit". The plaintiff's argue that this plan violates the Arizona Elections Procedure Manual and Arizona law by ignoring required procedures for an audit. Additionally, the plaintiffs claim that the plan would disrupt and delay the county and state's certification.

Arizona Democratic Party v. Hobbs

Filing Date:

June 10, 2020

Status:

resolved

State:

Arizona

Topics:

Absentee Ballots, Improper Election Administration

Most Recent Court:

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit (20-16766)

Issue(s):

Plaintiffs challenge the validity of Arizona's practice of not providing a cure opportunity for up to five days after Election Day for otherwise valid mail ballots that have no signature.

Arizona Free Enterprise Club v. Fontes

Filing Date:

March 6, 2023

Status:

resolved

State:

Arizona

Topic:

Mail-In Voting

Most Recent Court:

Superior Court of Arizona in Yavapai County

Issue(s):

Lawsuit brought against the Arizona Secretary of State's interpretation of Arizona's 2019 Election Procedures Manual. The Secretary of State's interpretation allows signatures for mail-in ballots to be compared to prior signatures in a voter's record to confirm their identity. Conversely, the plaintiffs contend that the signatures for mail-in ballots must be compared to a voter's signature on their registration record.

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"

Arizona v. Cochise County

Filing Date:

March 7, 2023

Status:

resolved

State:

Arizona

Most Recent Court:

Superior Court of Arizona in Cochise County

Issue(s):

Lawsuit brought by the Arizona Attorney General against three Cochise County Supervisors and the Cochise County Recorder. The agreement gives the Recorder many of the election powers and duties conferred by statute upon the Cochise County Board of Supervisors. The Attorney General alleges that this transferal of power is in violation of the Arizona Constitution and law.

Arizona v. House of Representatives of the Congress of the United States of America

Filing Date:

January 1, 1970

Status:

resolved

State:

Most Recent Court:

District Court of the District of Columbia

Issue(s):

The State of Arizona and Adelita Grijalva (Representative-elect for Arizona’s 7th Congressional District) sue the U.S. House of Representatives, House Clerk Kevin McCumber, and Sergeant-at-Arms William McFarland. They allege that Speaker Mike Johnson unlawfully refused to administer the oath of office to Ms. Grijalva—despite her uncontested election and clear constitutional qualifications—thereby denying Arizona full congressional representation.

Babb v. Nessel

Filing Date:

August 11, 2023

Status:

resolved

State:

Michigan

Most Recent Court:

Circuit Court for Oakland County (No. 2023-202028-CZ)

Issue(s):

Lawsuit challenging a Michigan law that makes it a misdemeanor to hire a motor to transport voters to the polls. The plaintiffs allege that this violates the fundamental right to vote enshrined in the Michigan constitution.

Ball v. Chapman

Filing Date:

October 16, 2022

Status:

resolved

State:

Pennsylvania

Topic:

Mail-In Voting

Most Recent Court:

Pennsylvania Supreme Court (No. 102 MM 2022)

Issue(s):

A lawsuit brought by the Republican National Committees and Pennsylvania Republican Party against the Pennsylvania Secretary of State challenging guidance that allows election officials to count undated or incorrectly dated mail-in ballots if they were received on time. The petitioners claim that the guidance violates the Pennsylvania Election Code, which they argue requires undated or incorrectly dated mail-in ballots to be disqualified.

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

Barnette v. Lawrence

Filing Date:

November 3, 2020

Status:

resolved

State:

Pennsylvania

Topics:

2020 Presidential Election Case, Absentee Ballots

Most Recent Court:

U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania (2:20-cv-05477)

Issue(s):

Whether Montgomery County, Pennsylvania election officials violated Pennsylvania law by pre-canvassing mail-in ballots

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