Security of Election - . Posted: Dec 4th, 2020 - 6:30 pm In Reply to: Election Security Worries - .
Here is what has happened with election lawsuits so far:
Arizona Superior Court; Maricopa County Lawsuit seeking an order allowing one voter to recast her ballot because she said a tabulator rejected it on Election Day and poll workers denied her request for another ballot. It also asked that certain voter-counting locations be made open to public inspection in future elections. A judge dismissed the case on Nov. 20
Arizona Superior Court; Maricopa County The Arizona Republican Party asked a judge to bar the state’s most populous county from certifying the Nov. 3 election results until the court decides its lawsuit that seeks a new hand-count of a sampling of ballots. A judge on Thursday rejected Republicans' bid to postpone the certification of election results and dismissed the party’s legal challenge that sought a new audit of a sampling of ballots.
Arizona Superior Court; Maricopa County A woman in the Phoenix area alleged vote tabulation equipment was unable to record her ballot because she completed it with a county-issued Sharpie pen. She asked the court to order that all Maricopa County voters whose ballots were rejected as a result of using a Sharpie be given a chance to fix them. Plantiffs agreed to dismiss the case.
Arizona Superior Court; Maricopa County Trump's campaign and the Republican National Committee sought the manual inspection of in-person Election Day ballots in metro Phoenix they allege were mishandled by poll workers and resulted in some ballot selections to be disregarded. They asked to delay the certification of election results in Maricopa County until the manual inspection it requested is completed. A judge dismissed the case on Nov. 13 after the campaign’s lawyers acknowledged the small number of ballots at issue wouldn’t change the outcome of how Arizona voted for president.
Georgia Federal Court Lawsuit filed on behalf of four voters seeking to exclude ballots from certain counties. Plaintiffs voluntarily dropped their case on Nov. 16.
Georgia Superior Court of Chatham County The Georgia Republican Party and Trump's campaign challenged 53 absentee ballots they alleged may have been received after the Election Day deadline. A judge dismissed the lawsuit after local officials testified that all 53 ballots had all been received on time.
Michigan Federal Court Lawsuit filed on behalf of two poll challengers that sought to block certification of election results until an independent audit to "ensure the accuracy and integrity of the election" is done. Plantiffs voluntarily dismissed their case on Nov. 18 without explanation.
Michigan Federal Court Lawsuit filed on behalf of four voters seeking an order blocking the counting of presidential results from Ingham, Wayne and Washtenaw, alleging voting irregularities. Plaintiffs voluntarily dropped their case on Nov. 16.
Michigan Federal Court Trump campaign case seeking to block the certification of election results in the state, alleging that election officials "allowed fraud and incompetence to corrupt the conduct of the 2020 general election." Trump's campaign withdrew their lawsuit on Nov. 19.
Michigan Wayne County Circuit Court An election challenger and group called the Election Integrity Fund sought to stop the Wayne County Board of Canvassers from certifying or delivering election results to the Secretary of State or State Board of Canvassers. A judge denied the request, saying they have "offered no evidence to support their assertions"
Michigan
Wayne Couty Circuit Court Lawsuit filed on behalf of GOP poll challengers seeking to stop the certification of Detroit-area election results. A judge denied the bid on Nov. 13, rejecting arguments that the city's handling of absentee ballots spoiled the count.
Michigan Court of Claims Trump's campaign case challenging how absentee ballots were handled in Detroit and other issues. A judge on Nov. 6 denied the request to stop the counting of absentee ballots, noting that the votes had largely been counted by the time the lawsuit was filed. The Michigan Appeals Court turned down Trump's appeal on Dec. 4.
Minnesota Minnesota Supreme Court Republican lawmakers, candidates and several voters sought a temporary restraining order to delay the canvassing board’s certification vote, alleging a variety of problems with the election. The court dismissed the case on Dec. 4
Nevada Carson City District Court Trump’s campaign, through Republican contestants in Nevada, are asking a judge to declare Trump the winner or to invalidate the presidential vote results, alleging voter fraud and irregularities during the election. A judge dismissed the case on Dec. 4
Nevada Clark County District Court A Republican congressional candidate who lost by nearly 3% to an incumbent Democrat in a district that covers Clark County sought a new election, alleging misconduct by election officials, an inability to track mailed ballots and that the use of an optical scanning machine to validate voter signatures was improper. Dismissed by the judge.
Nevada Clark County District Court A Republican congressional candidate who lost by nearly 5% to an incumbent Democrat is seeking a new election, alleging misconduct by election officials, an inability to track mailed ballots and that the use of an optical scanning machine to validate voter signatures was improper. A state judge denied an immediate injunction.
Nevada Clark County District Court A voting watchdog group led by a conservative activist and former state lawmaker asked a judge to block statewide certification of the election. A state judge denied the request for an injunction
Nevada Nevada Supreme Court Trump's campaign and Republicans sought to stop the vote count in the Las Vegas area, saying campaign-enlisted count-watchers should be allowed wider range to see operations. Dismissed at the request of the Trump campaign.
Nevada Federal court A voter, a count-watcher and two Republican congressional candidates alleged more than 3,000 ineligible voters cast ballots and sought to stop the Clark County Registrar of Voters from using an optical scanning machine to process ballots and validate voter signatures. A judge denied an immediate injunction to stop the vote count. The plaintiffs then moved to dismiss the case.
Pennsylvania Federal Court Lawsuit filed on behalf of four voters seeking an order blocking the counting of presidential results from certain counties. Plaintiffs voluntarily withdrew their case on Nov. 16.
Pennsylvania U.S. Supreme Court The state Republican party is asking the US Supreme Court to reverse a decision extending the deadline to collect mailed in ballots by three days. Trump's campaign has asked to intervene in the case.
Pennsylvania Federal Court A Republican congressional candidate filed a lawsuit alleging officials in Montgomery County unfairly gave voters a chance to fix technical mistakes on their mail-in ballots before Election Day. The case involved 93 mail-in ballots. Plaintiffs withdrew their case.
Pennsylvania Montgomery County Court of Common Pleas Trump's campaign challenged nearly 600 ballots it claimed were "defective." Judge rejected the case on Nov. 13 and ordered that the votes be counted.
Pennsylvania Bucks County Court of Common Pleas Trump's campaign is challenging more than 2,000 ballots it claims are "defective." A judge on Nov. 19 denied Trump's bid to invalidate the ballots.
Pennsylvania Philadelphia County Court of Common Pleas Five Trump campaign cases challenging more than 8,000 mail-in ballots over alleged voter mistakes, typically where or if they put the signature, date and address. The state Supreme Court on Nov. 23 ruled that the ballots should be counted.
Pennsylvania Federal Court Trump's campaign sought to block certification of election results in the state, alleging among other things that their observers weren't given meaningful access to review the processing of mail-in ballots. A judge dismissed the case on Nov. 21, writing that the campaign presented “strained legal arguments without merit and speculative accusations ... unsupported by evidence." The 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals upheld the judge's ruling.
Wisconsin Federal Court Three voters in northeastern Wisconsin are seeking to exclude ballots in Milwaukee, Dane and Menominee counties, alleging without evidence that absentee voting is rife with widespread fraud. Plantiffs voluntarily dropped their case on Nov. 16.
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