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Election Lawsuits Tracker Nov 12

This document provides a summary of election law cases being litigated in various state and federal courts. It lists the case name, the key issue being decided, and the court where the case is being heard for 14 different cases challenging election rules and procedures related to the 2020 election during the COVID-19 pandemic. The cases involve issues like absentee/mail-in ballot deadlines, signature verification procedures, curbside voting, drop box locations, and voter registration deadlines.

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Election Lawsuits Tracker Nov 12

This document provides a summary of election law cases being litigated in various state and federal courts. It lists the case name, the key issue being decided, and the court where the case is being heard for 14 different cases challenging election rules and procedures related to the 2020 election during the COVID-19 pandemic. The cases involve issues like absentee/mail-in ballot deadlines, signature verification procedures, curbside voting, drop box locations, and voter registration deadlines.

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Case 

Issue(s) Court
Page
Whether a decision by the Pennsylvania 
Pennsylvania  Supreme Court requiring the state to  U.S. 
Democratic  count mail-in ballots received up to 

Party v. 
three days after Election Day, as long as 
they are not clearly postmarked after 
Supreme 
Boockvar Election Day, violates federal election 
law and the Constitution.
Court

Donald J.  Whether Michigan's constitution and election laws 


require that absentee ballots be counted in the 
Michigan 
Trump for 
Court of 
presence of an "elections inspector" from each 
political party; and if so, whether the state should stop 
President,  counting ballots until that requirement is met or 

Claims
separate ballots counted without representatives of 
Inc. v. Benson both parties present.

Whether nearly 127,000 votes cast via  U.S. Court 


Hotze v.  drive-through voting during the early 
voting period in Harris County, Texas,  of Appeals 
Hollins for the 5th 
which contains much of the city of 
Houston, violate state election laws and 
should be invalidated. Circuit

(1) Whether a measure by Minnesota elections officials 


U.S. Court 
Carson 
extending the deadline for timely postmarked 
absentee ballots to be received and still counted until 
one week after Election Day violates the U.S. 
of Appeals 
v. Simon for the 8th 
Constitution; and (2) whether the challengers, two 
nominees to serve as Republican Party presidential 
electors in Minnesota, have legal standing to challenge 
the measure. Circuit

Texas League  Whether Texas' limitation of  U.S. Court 


of United Latin  one absentee ballot drop-off 
of Appeals 
American  site per county violates the 
Citizens v.  Constitution and the Voting  for the 5th 
Abbott Rights Act. Circuit

Michigan 
Alliance for 
Whether a policy by the secretary of 
state of Michigan extending the deadline 
Michigan 
Retired 
to receive absentee ballots that are 
postmarked by Election Day until 14  Court of 
Americans v.  days after Election Day violates federal 
Benson law and the U.S Constitution. Appeals

U.S. District 
Donald J.  Whether a number of Pennsylvania elections 
accommodations in light of the coronavirus pandemic 
Court for the 
Trump for  – providing additional drop-off sites and alleviating 
signature-matching requirements for absentee ballots,  Western 
President, Inc.  as well as lifting a restriction on employing out-of-
county poll workers – violate state election law and the  District of 
v. Boockvar U.S. Constitution.
Pennsylvania
Case 
Issue(s) Court
Page
Whether previous stay-at-home  U.S. Court 
Mi Familia  orders and other closures due to 
the coronavirus pandemic justify an  of Appeals 
Vota v.  extension of Arizona's voter 
for the 9th 
Hobbs registration deadline past the 
original date of Oct. 5, 2020. Circuit

Arizona  Whether recent changes to Arizona's election 


procedures – which provide both absentee voters 
U.S. Court 
Democratic  whose signatures on their mail-in ballots cannot be 
verified, and in-person voters who cannot provide 
of Appeals 
Party v.  for the 9th 
proper identification at the polls, up to five days after 
Election Day to remedy their ballot identification issues 
– must also be extended to absentee voters who 
Hobbs submit unsigned ballots. Circuit

The New 
Whether Georgia's requirement that  U.S. Court 
absentee ballots be received by 7 
Georgia  p.m. on Election Day poses an  of Appeals 
Project v.  unconstitutional infringement on 
for the 11th 
the right to vote in light of the 
Raffensperger
coronavirus pandemic. Circuit

Memphis A.  Whether Tennessee may enforce a number  U.S. Court 


of vote-by-mail regulations for the November 
Philip  2020 election, including preventing first-time  of Appeals 
Randolph  voters from applying for an absentee ballot, 

Institute v. 
barring third-party distribution of absentee  for the 6th 
ballot applications, and a process for 
Hargett verifying signatures on mail-in ballots. Circuit

Whether recent changes announced to  U.S. District 


the United States Postal Service violate  Court for the 
Washington  federal administrative rulemaking 
Eastern 
v. Trump requirements and infringe upon the 
rights of states to regulate elections  District of 
under the Constitution. Washington

Texas  Whether a Texas law requiring  U.S. District 


voters under the age of 65 to 
Court for the 
Democratic  provide an excuse in order to vote 
Western 
Party v.  by mail violates the 26th 
District of 
Amendment or the equal protection 
Abbott clause of the 14th Amendment. Texas

People First  Whether the coronavirus pandemic requires alleviating 


the enforcement of three Alabama election provisions: 
U.S. 
of Alabama  that absentee ballots must be signed in the presence 
of a notary or two adult witnesses, that applications for 
absentee ballots must include copies of valid photo ID, 
Supreme 
v. Merrill and that counties may not offer curbside voting.
Court

Donald J.  Whether recent changes by the state  U.S. District 


legislature to Nevada's voting procedures 
Trump for  including, among other things, the expansion  Court for 
of voting-by-mail and a requirement that 
President v.  officials count ballots received up to three  the District 
days after Election Day, violate federal 
Cegavske election law and the Fourteenth Amendment. of Nevada
Case 
Issue(s) Court
Page
Moore  Whether coronavirus-related changes implemented 
after the start of absentee voting by North Carolina 
elections officials to a number of absentee ballot 
U.S. 
v.  procedures – extending the deadline to receive ballots, 
and modifying requirements for postmarking and 
third-party collection of them – violate the state 
Supreme 
Circosta legislature's power to regulate elections under the 
Constitution as well as the equal protection clause. Court

Ohio  Whether Ohio state law bars  Tenth 


election officials from providing 
Democratic  more than one absentee-ballot drop  District 
Party v.  box per county, in light of the state's 
Ohio Court 
expected increase in mail-in voting 
LaRose due to the coronavirus pandemic. of Appeals

Jones v.  Whether the Maine constitution requires a 


U.S. 
full citizen-initiated referendum, as opposed 
Secretary of  to a "people's veto" effort, to repeal a ranked-

State of 
choice voting law passed by the state 
legislature in July 2019 that went into effect 
Supreme 
Maine
in January 2020 without Gov. Janet Mills' 
signature. Court

Democratic  Whether the coronavirus pandemic requires a number 


of changes to Wisconsin's election procedures, such as 
U.S. 
National 
Supreme 
extending the deadline to return absentee ballots, 
permitting electronic delivery of those ballots for 
Committee v.  voters who do not receive them in time to mail them, 

Court
and lifting the restriction on employing out-of-county 
Bostelmann poll workers.

A. Philip 
Whether, due to an expected increase in 
mail-in voting due to the coronavirus 
U.S. Court 
Randolph  pandemic, Ohio's provision of one  of Appeals 
absentee-ballot drop box per county 
Institute of  infringes upon the right to vote in  for the 6th 
Ohio v. LaRose violation of the First and 14th 
Amendments. Circuit

Raysor  Whether Florida's statutory 


requirement that prior felons pay all 
U.S. Court 
of Appeals 
v. 
court costs and fees before 
regaining the right to vote is an 
for the 11th 
Desantis
unconstitutional poll tax under the 
24th Amendment. Circuit

Donald J.  Whether an executive order by the governor 


U.S. District 
of New Jersey in light of the coronavirus 
Trump for  pandemic that requires mail-in ballots to be 
Court for the 
sent to all registered voters in the state, and 
President v.  extends the deadline for submitting them,  District of 
violates federal election law and the 
Way Constitution.
New Jersey

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