U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas (1:22-cv-00092-LY)
Issue(s):
Parties seek declaratory and injunctive relief against the Texas Secretary of State in his official capacity. The parties argue that Texas implemented a voter purge program in 2019 that violated the public disclosure provision of the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 (NVRA).
The lawsuit challenges the WEC's new guideline that voters must their own absentee ballots without any assistance, which includes place the ballot in the mail. Plaintiffs allege violations of section 105 of the VRA, section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act, and title 2 of the ADA.
United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit (20-03139)
Issue(s):
Whether absentee ballots received up to eight days after Election Day without a post mark can constitutionally be counted in the election. Whether the Secretary of the State of Minnesota can change the mail-in ballot deadline by a court approved agreement.
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.
Plaintiff States challenge the legality of defendant's actions regarding the operation of the United States Postal Service (USPS), arguing such actions are designated to undermine the effective operation of the USPS and impede the efforts of states to conduct fair and free elections.
Plaintiffs allege that the Cobb County Board of Elections, due to staff error, failed to mail ballots to approximately 1,036 individuals who requested absentee ballots. The plaintiffs argue that his failure violates their fundamental right to vote under the Georgia Constitution. They request a writ of mandamus asking the courts to order the defendants to overnight mail absentee ballots to impacted voters and extend the deadline for these voters to return their ballots until November 14th.
Whether defendants should be required to conduct an independent and non-partisan audit of the integrity of the election in Detroit due to alleged violations of Michigan statutory and constitutional law
Lawsuit challenging North Caronia law that disenfranchises individuals who are on probation or parole following felony convictions. Plaintiffs claim the law violates the Free Elections Clause, the Equal Protections Clause and the Freedom of Speech and Assembly Clauses in the North Carolina Constitution.
U.S. District Court for the Western District of Michigan (Case 1:20-cv-00522)
Issue(s):
Plaintiffs are challenging the delivery requirements of absentee voting during the time of coronavirus pandemic. Plaintiffs are alleging under the NVRA that there are voters improperly included across multiple counties in Michigan and asserts that a verification of the voter rolls is required.
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