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2020 US Presidential Election Related
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(Public Version 2-28-21) |
(Note: this list is sorted chronologically) |
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Election Integrity Cases with
Trump as Plaintiff |
Date Filed |
Topic * |
Decided on
Merits ** |
State |
Issue(s) |
Disposition |
Ruling Favored |
Date of Last
Order |
Status |
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Donald J. Trump for
Pres., Inc. v. Boockvar, No. 2:20-cv-00966 (Western D PA) |
6/29/20 |
PROCESS |
NO |
Pennsylvania |
Vote-by-Mail (Notice/Cure
for Mismatches Missing Signature or Mistakes; Witness Requirements; Failure
to include ID/Doc; etc.) |
Dismissed
- Lack Standing on federal claims; Other claims did not have a statutory
basis |
Case
Not Fully Heard |
10/10/20 |
Closed |
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Donald J. Trump for
President v. Cegavske, No. 2:20-cv-01445 (District NV) |
8/04/20 |
RULES |
NO |
Nevada |
Vote-by-Mail (Claim
that Mail Voting Leads to Fraud and/or Vote Dilution) |
Dismissed
- Lacked Standing and Jurisdiction |
Case
Not Fully Heard |
10/22/20 |
Closed |
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RNC/Trump v. Miller,
No. 06571 EQCV095986 (Iowa District Court, Linn County) |
8/10/20 |
RULES |
YES |
Iowa |
Vote-by-Mail (pre-populating
ballots should not be allowed) |
Granted
Injunction. Iowa counties were told to send blank ballots |
Trump/GOP |
12/20/20 |
Closed |
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Donald J. Trump for
President v. Murphy, No. 3:20-cv-10753 (District NJ) |
8/19/20 |
RULES |
NO |
New
Jersey |
Governor
mandates all votes to be by mail |
Dismissed
- Lacked Standing |
Case
Not Fully Heard |
10/22/20 |
Closed |
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Donald J. Trump for
President et al v. Bullock et al, No. 6:20-cv-00066 (D. Mont.) |
9/02/20 |
RULES |
TBD |
Montana |
Vote-by-Mail (Claim
that the Governor exceeded his authority, etc.) |
Consolidated
with Lamm case |
TBD |
9/30/20 |
Consolidated |
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Donald J. Trump for
Pres., Inc. v. Philadelphia County Board of Elections, No. 200902035 (PA
Court of Common Pleas, Philadelphia County) |
10/01/20 |
RULES |
YES |
Pennsylvania |
Poll observers were not allowed at early voting
locations |
Denied on statutory basis |
Election Administrators |
10/23/20 |
Closed |
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Donald J. Trump for
President, Inc. v. Philadelphia County, No. 983 CD 2020 (Pennsylvania
Commonwealth Court) |
10/15/20 |
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In re November 3, 2020
Gen. Election, No. 149 MM 2020 (Penn. Supreme Court) |
10/04/20 |
PROCESS |
NO |
Pennsylvania |
Signature
Verification |
Denied
on statutory basis |
Election Administrators |
2/22/21 |
Closed |
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Trump v. Boockvar, No.
20-845 (US Supreme Court) |
12/20/20 |
Vote-by-Mail (Poll
Observer Access; Signature Verification Standards; Notice/Cure for Mismatches
Missing Signature or Mistakes) |
Dismissed -
Moot/ Cert Denied |
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Donald J. Trump for
President v. Simon, No. A20-1362 (Minn. Supreme Court) |
10/28/20 |
RULES |
YES |
Minnesota |
Vote-by-Mail (Mail
Voting Deadlines [for Applying, Receiving, Postmark]) |
Granted
Injunction. Sequestration of late ballots |
Trump/GOP |
10/29/20 |
Closed |
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Donald J. Trump for
President v. Gloria, No. A-20-824153-C (NV District Court) |
11/03/20 |
RULES |
YES |
Nevada |
Requested
voting time extension |
Granted. Extended poll hours. |
Trump/GOP |
11/3/20 |
Closed |
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In Re: Canvassing
Observation, No. 7003 (PA Ct. Common Pleas, Phil. Cnty) |
11/03/20 |
PROCESS |
NO |
Pennsylvania |
Poll observers do not have sufficient proximity
to canvassing. |
Denied
- Poll observer access |
Election
Administrators |
2/22/21 |
Closed |
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In Re: Canvassing
Observation, No. 1094 CD 2020 (PA Commonwealth Ct) |
11/04/20 |
Appeal Granted
- Poll observer access |
Trump/GOP |
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In Re: Canvassing
Observation, No. 30 EAP 2020 (Penn. Supreme Court) |
11/05/20 |
Reversed |
Election
Administrators |
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Trump v. Boockvar, No.
30 EAP 2020 20-845 (US Supreme Court) |
12/20/20 |
Dismissed -
Moot/ Cert Denied |
Election
Administrators |
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Donald J. Trump for
President v. Benson, No. 20-000225-MZ (MI Court of Claims) |
11/04/20 |
RULES & PROCESS |
NO |
Michigan |
Vote-by-Mail (Drop Boxes/Drop Off
Locations; Poll Observer Access) |
Dismissed - Lacked Timeliness; Moot |
Case Not Fully Heard |
12/11/20 |
Closed |
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Donald J. Trump for
President v. Benson, No. 355378 (MI Appeals Court) |
11/30/20 |
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Donald J. Trump for
President v. Benson, No. 162320 (MI Supreme Court) |
12/17/20 |
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Donald J. Trump for
President, Inc. v. Kathy Boockvar, et al., No. 602 MD 2020 (Commonwealth
Court of Pennsylvania) |
11/04/20 |
RULES |
YES |
Pennsylvania |
Vote-by-Mail (Sec
of State can not allow ID proof to be delayed by several days) |
Granted
Injunction. Late ballots without ID not counted. |
Trump/GOP |
11/12/20 |
Closed |
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In re Enforcement of
Election Laws and Securing Ballots Cast or Received After 7:00 P.M. on
November 3, 2020, No. SPCV20-00982 (GA Superior Court) |
11/04/20 |
RULES |
YES |
Georgia |
Sequestration
of Absentee Ballots submitted after Election Day |
Denied
on statutory basis |
Election
Administrators |
11/5/20 |
Closed |
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Donald J. Trump for
Pres., Inc. v. Philadelphia Cnty. Bd. of Elections, No. 2:20-cv-05533-PD
(Eastern District Court Pennsylvania) |
11/05/20 |
PROCESS |
NA |
Pennsylvania |
Poll
observers at early voting locations |
Voluntarily
Dismissed (withdrawn) |
Case
Not Fully Heard |
11/5/20 |
Closed |
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Donald J. Trump for
President Inc. v. Montgomery County Board of Elections... |
11/05/20 |
RULES |
YES |
Pennsylvania |
No
addresses on 600± absentee ballots |
Denied
on statutory basis |
Election
Administrators |
11/13/20 |
Closed |
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Donald J. Trump for
President Inc. v. Hobbs, No. CV2020-014248 (AZ Super) |
11/07/20 |
PROCESS |
NO |
Arizona |
Cancelled
votes |
Dismissed
- Moot |
Case
Not Fully Heard |
11/16/20 |
Closed |
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Donald J. Trump for
Pres., Inc. v. Boockvar, No. 4:20-cv-02078 (M.D. PA) |
11/09/20 |
RULES |
NO |
Pennsylvania |
Insufficient poll watching of absentee ballots,
etc. |
Dismissed - Lacked Standing |
Case Not Fully Heard |
11/27/20 |
Closed |
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Donald J. Trump for
Pres., Inc. v. Boockvar, No. 20-3371 (3rd Circuit) |
11/22/20 |
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Donald J. Trump for
President v. Boockvar, No. 20-3371 (3rd Cir Appeals) |
11/23/20 |
Appellants
seek review of the district court for denying their Motion to Amend … |
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Donald J. Trump for
President Inc. v. Bucks County Board of Elections, No. 20-05786-35
(Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas, Bucks County) |
11/09/20 |
PROCESS |
YES |
Pennsylvania |
Vote-by-Mail Issue: 2177 Ballots were
objected to for various reasons — e.g. unsigned, etc. It then came down to 69
ballots received in unsealed envelopes. |
Denied on statutory basis |
Election Administrators |
12/8/20 |
Closed |
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Donald J. Trump for
President Inc. v. Bucks County Board of Elections, No. 1191 C.D. 2020 (PA
Commonwealth Court) |
11/20/20 |
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Donald J. Trump for
President Inc. v. Bucks County Board of Elections, Nos. 174/676 MAL 2020 (PA
Supreme Court) |
11/21/20 |
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In Re: Canvass of
Absentee and Mail-In Ballots of November 3, 2020 General Election, No.
20110894 (Penn. Ct. Common Pleas, Philadelphia County) |
11/10/20 |
PROCESS |
NO |
Pennsylvania |
Vote-by-Mail Issues (Poll Observer Access;
Signature Verification Standards; Notice/Cure for Mismatches Missing
Signature or Mistakes) |
Denied - Interpretation of Election Code (voter
did not print name nor include street address) |
Election Administrators |
2/22/21 |
Closed |
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Philadelphia County) |
11/10/20 |
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Philadelphia County) |
11/10/20 |
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" " No. 20110897 (Penn. Ct. Common Pleas,
Philadelphia County) |
11/10/20 |
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" " No. 20110898 (Penn. Ct. Common Pleas,
Philadelphia County) |
11/10/20 |
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11/18/20 |
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Trump v. Boockvar,
Nos. 31 EAP 2020, 32 EAP 2020, 33 EAP 2020, 34 EAP 2020, 35 EAP 2020, 29 WAP
2020 (US Supreme Court) |
12/20/20 |
Dismissed -
Moot/ Cert Denied |
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Donald J. Trump for
President Inc. v. Benson, No. 1:20-cv-01083 (W.D. Mich.) |
11/11/20 |
PROCESS |
NA |
Michigan |
For
Wayne County not to certify their results |
Voluntarily
Withdrawn |
Trump/GOP:
Wayne County votes not certified |
11/19/20 |
Closed |
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Trump v. Evers, No.
2020AP1971-OA (Wisconsin Supreme Court) |
12/01/20 |
PROCESS |
NO |
Wisconsin |
Vote-by-Mail (Claim
that Mail Voting Leads to Fraud and/or Vote Dilution; Notice/Cure for
Mismatches Missing Signature or Mistakes) |
Dismissed
- Jurisdiction |
Case
Not Fully Heard |
12/3/20 |
Closed |
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Trump v. Wisconsin
Elections Commissions, No. 2:20-cv-01785 (E.D. Wis.) |
12/02/20 |
PROCESS |
TBD |
Wisconsin |
Vote-by-Mail (Claim
that Mail Voting Leads to Fraud and/or Vote Dilution) |
Denied: Moot; Statutes not violated. |
Election Administrators |
1/11/21 |
Active |
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Trump v. Wisconsin
Elections Commissions, No. 20-3414 (7th Circuit Court) |
12/12/20 |
Authority To Act (Electors Clause) |
Denied:
Laches; Statutes not violated |
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Trump v. Wisconsin
Elections Commissions, No. 20-883 (US Supreme Court) |
12/30/20 |
TBD |
TBD |
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Trump v. Biden, No.
2020CV007092 (WI Superior Court, Milwaukee County) |
12/03/20 |
RULES & PROCESS |
NO |
Wisconsin |
Recount;
Illegal Ballots Cast |
Court
affirmed recount |
Election Administrators |
2/22/21 |
Closed |
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Trump v. Biden, No.
2020AP2038 (Wisconsin Supreme Court) |
12/11/20 |
Illegal Ballots Cast |
Denied:
Laches; Statutes not violated |
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Trump v. Biden, No.
20-882 (US Supreme Court) |
12/29/20 |
Dismissed -
Moot/ Cert Denied |
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Trump v.
Raffensperger, No. 2020CV343255 (GA Superior Court, Fulton County) |
12/04/20 |
RULES |
NA |
Georgia |
Vote-by-Mail (Claim
that Mail Voting Leads to Fraud and/or Vote Dilution) |
Voluntarily
Dismissed (withdrawn) |
Case Not Fully Heard |
1/7/21 |
Closed |
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Trump v.
Raffensperger, No. S21M0561 (Georgia Supreme Court) |
12/11/20 |
Authority To
Act (Other) |
Dismissed -
Jurisdiction |
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Trump v. Toulouse
Oliver, No. 1:20-cv-01289 (District Court, New Mexico) |
12/14/20 |
PROCESS |
NO |
New
Mexico |
Vote-by-Mail (Drop
Boxes/Drop Off Locations) |
Voluntarily
Withdrawn |
Case
Not Fully Heard |
12/15/20 |
Closed |
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Trump v. Kemp, No.
1:20-cv-05310-MHC (North District Georgia) |
12/31/20 |
RULES |
NO |
Georgia |
Authority
To Act (Electors Clause) |
Dismissed
- Lacked Standing |
Case
Not Fully Heard |
1/5/21 |
Closed |
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Filings with Trump as Plaintiff
Subtotals = |
26 |
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8 |
Note: Trump prevailed in
4 out of 8 cases decided on the merits |
Trump as
Plaintiff: Active = |
1 |
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Election
Integrity Cases with GOP, et al as Plaintiffs |
Date
Filed |
Topic
* |
Decided
on Merits ** |
State |
Issue(s) |
Disposition |
Ruling
Favored |
Date
of Last Order |
Status |
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Jefferson v. Dane
County, No. 2020AP000557 – OA (Wisconsin Supreme Court) |
3/27/20 |
RULES |
YES |
Wisconsin |
Misleading
info re absentee ballots |
Granted
motion for TRO |
Trump/GOP |
3/31/20 |
Closed |
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Curtin v. VA State Bd.
of Elections, No. 1:20-cv-00546 (E.D. Virginia) |
5/13/20 |
RULES |
NO |
Virginia |
Absentee
ballots increases voter fraud |
Dismissed
- Laches |
Case
Not Fully Heard |
9/7/20 |
Closed |
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Ritchie v. Polis, No.
2020CV31708 (Colorado District Court, Denver) |
5/18/20 |
RULES |
YES |
Colorado |
Objected to the Governor being able to change
some of the Vote-by-Mail rules. |
Denied on statutory basis |
Election
Administrators |
9/1/20 |
Closed |
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Ritchie v. Polis, No.
20CA983 (Colorado Court Appeals) |
6/01/20 |
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Ritchie v. Polis, No.
20SC453 (Colorado Supreme Court) |
6/10/20 |
Overturned |
Trump/GOP |
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RNC v. Newsom, No.
2:20-cv-01055 (E.D. California) |
5/24/20 |
RULES |
NO |
California |
Governor can
not bypass Legislature |
Voluntarily
Withdrawn (Gov complied) |
Case
Not Fully Heard |
9/1/20 |
Closed |
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Davis v. Benson, No.
20-000099-MM (MI Court of Claims) |
5/28/20 |
RULES |
NO |
Michigan |
Vote-by-Mail (Other Vote-by-Mail Issue) [Consolidated with Black v. Benson and Cooper-Keel v. Benson.] |
Denied on statutory basis, as Plaintiff did not
show irreparable harm, etc. |
Case Not Fully Heard |
12/6/20 |
Active |
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Davis v. Benson, No.
1:20-cv-00768 (MI Western District Court) |
8/13/20 |
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Davis v. Benson, No.
354622 (Michigan Court of Appeals) |
8/14/20 |
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Davis v. Benson, No.
1:20-cv-00981 (MI Western District Court) |
10/14/20 |
TBD |
TBD |
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Daunt v. Benson, Case
1:20-cv-00522-RJJ-RSK (MI Western District Court) |
6/09/20 |
VOTER |
TBD |
Michigan |
Clean-up,
purge voter rolls |
TBD |
TBD |
9/11/20 |
Active |
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Reed-Pratt v. Winfrey,
No. 3:20-cv-12129 (MI Eastern District Court) |
8/08/20 |
RULES |
TBD |
Michigan |
Vote-by-Mail: Unsolicited mailing of absentee
voter application |
Dismissed
as Legislation Pending |
Trump/GOP |
10/27/20 |
Active |
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Reed-Pratt v. Winfrey,
No. 20-1876 (6th Circuit Court of Appeals) |
9/10/20 |
TBD |
TBD |
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RNC v. Weipert, No.
06521 CVCV081957 (Iowa District Court, Johnson County) |
8/10/20 |
RULES |
YES |
Iowa |
Vote-by-Mail (Signature
Verification Standards; Claim that Mail Voting Leads to Fraud and/or Vote
Dilution; Other Vote-by-Mail Issue) |
Corrective
Action Ordered |
Trump/GOP |
9/12/20 |
Closed |
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Moore v. Circosta, No.
4:20-cv-00182 (Eastern District of NC) |
8/10/20 |
RULES |
NO |
North Carolina |
Plaintiffs oppose relaxation of voting
requirements due to COVID-19 |
Dismissed - Lacked Standing & Laches |
Case Not Fully Heard |
12/6/20 |
Closed |
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Moore v. Circosta, No.
20-02107 (4th Circuit Court of Appeals) |
10/15/20 |
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Moore v. Circosta, No.
20A72 (US Supreme Court) |
10/22/20 |
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RNC v. Gill, No. 03971
EQCV193154 (Iowa District Court, Woodbury County) |
8/14/20 |
RULES |
YES |
Iowa |
Prepopulating of mail-in ballots |
Injunction
Granted |
Trump/GOP |
10/16/20 |
Closed |
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RNC v. Gill, No.
20-1169 (Iowa Supreme Court) |
8/15/20 |
Stay Granted |
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Election Integrity
Fund v. Benson, No. 20-000169-MM (MI Court of Claims) |
8/24/20 |
RULES |
TBD |
Michigan |
Vote-by-Mail:
Allowing online applications |
TBD |
TBD |
9/21/20 |
Active |
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Texas v. Hollins, No.
2020-52383 (TX District Court, Harris County) |
8/31/20 |
RULES |
YES |
Texas |
County Clerk sending mail-in ballots to all
voters in the election. |
Insufficient evidence of harm |
GOP Defendant |
10/17/20 |
Closed |
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Texas v. Hollins, No.
14-20-00627-CV (Texas Court of Appeals) |
9/14/20 |
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Texas v. Hollins, Nos.
20-0715 & 20-0729 (Texas Supreme Court) |
9/22/20 |
Over turned
and agreed w Plaintiff |
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Election Integrity
Project of NV v. NV, No. A-20-820510-C (NV Dist Ct, Clark Cnty) |
9/01/20 |
RULES |
NO |
Nevada |
New Nevada statute AB4 increased likelihood of
voter fraud |
Dismissed - Lacked Ripeness |
Case Not Fully Heard |
10/18/20 |
Closed |
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Election Integrity
Project of NV v. Nevada, No. 81847 (NV Superior Court) |
9/25/20 |
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Martel v. Condos, No.
5:20-cv-00131 (District of Vermont) |
9/04/20 |
RULES |
NO |
Vermont |
Sec
of State exceeded their authority |
Dismissed
- Lacked Standing |
Case
Not Fully Heard |
10/15/20 |
Closed |
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Lamm v. Bullock, No.
6:20-cv-00067 (District Court Montana) |
9/09/20 |
RULES |
TBD |
Montana |
Vote-by-Mail (Claim that the Governor
exceeded his authority, etc.) |
Insufficient
Evidence |
Election Administrators |
10/17/20 |
Active |
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Lamm v. Bullock, No.
20-35847 (9th Circuit Court of Appeals) |
9/30/20 |
Appeal |
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Lamm v. Bullock, No.
20-35847 (No. 20A61 (US Supreme Court) |
10/06/20 |
TBD |
TBD |
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Carson et al v. Simon,
No. 0:20-cv-02030 (District Court Minnesota) |
9/22/20 |
RULES |
YES |
Minnesota |
Objected to State not enforcing Minnesota’s
Election-Day ballot receipt deadline |
Denied
request |
Trump/GOP |
11/5/20 |
Closed |
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Carson v. Simon, No.
20-3139 (8th Circuit Court of Appeals) |
10/20/20 |
Granted:
Reversed lower court |
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Monmouth County
Republican Committee v. Way, No. 3:20-cv-13914 (District Court of NJ) &
No. MON-L-003019-20 (NJ Superior Court, Monmouth County) |
9/24/20 |
RULES |
NO |
New
Jersey |
Various
absentee ballot issues |
Consolidated
with Murphy case |
Case
Not Fully Heard |
10/20/20 |
Consolidated |
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Penn. Voters Alliance
v. Centre County, No. 4:20-cv-01761 (M.D. PA) |
9/25/20 |
RULES |
TBD |
Pennsylvania |
Private Funding Encourages Illegal Ballots [At Supreme Court
combined w similar lawsuits from other states: WI, MI, MN, IO, TX, GA, SC.] |
Dismissed
- Lacked Standing & Laches |
Case Not Fully Heard |
12/13/20 |
Active |
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Penn. Voters Alliance
v. Centre County, No. 20-3175 (3d Circuit Appeals) |
10/22/20 |
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Penn. Voters Alliance
v. Centre Cnty., No. 20-553 (US Supreme Court) |
10/26/20 |
TBD |
TBD |
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Wise v. N.C. State Bd.
of Elections, No. 5:20-cv-00505 (E.D. NC) |
9/26/20 |
RULES & PROCESS |
NO |
North Carolina |
Vote-by-Mail (Claim
that Mail Voting Leads to Fraud and/or Vote Dilution, etc.) |
At US Supreme Court this case was consolidated
with Moore v. Circosta |
TBD |
12/6/20 |
Consolidated |
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Wise v. NC State Bd.
of Elections, No. 20-2063 (4th Circuit Appeals) |
10/18/20 |
Extension of voting deadlines |
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Wise v. NC State Bd.
of Elections, No. 20A71 (US Supreme Court) |
10/26/20 |
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PA Democratic Party v.
Boockvar #407-MD-2020 (PA Commw Ct) |
11/09/20 |
RULES |
YES |
Pennsylvania |
Vote-by-Mail (Mail Voting Deadlines [for
Applying, Receiving, Postmark]) |
(Note
Plaintiff is Democratic Party) |
Election Administrators |
2/22/21 |
Closed |
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PA Democratic Party v.
Boockvar, No. 133 MM 2020 (PA Supreme Ct) |
11/16/20 |
Stay Granted |
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Republican Party of PA
v. Boockvar, Et Al., No. 20-542 (US Supreme Court) |
9/28/20 |
Dismissed -
Moot/ Cert Denied |
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Judicial Watch v
Griswold, No. 1:20-cv-02992 (Colorado District Court) |
10/05/20 |
PROCESS |
TBD |
Colorado |
Bloated
Voter Rolls |
TBD |
TBD |
1/14/21 |
Active |
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Arnett v. NC State Bd
of Elections, No. 20 CVS 00570 (NC Sup Ct, Duplin Cnty) |
10/05/20 |
PROCESS |
TBD |
North
Carolina |
Transparency
in counting Absentee Ballots |
TBD |
TBD |
10/20/20 |
Active |
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Reed v. Virginia Dept.
of Elections No. 20-622 (Frederick Circuit Court) |
10/09/20 |
RULES |
YES |
Virginia |
Enforce statutes governing the acceptance of
absentee ballots with respect to postmarks |
Granted |
GOP
Defendant |
1/13/21 |
Closed |
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PILF v. Boockvar No. 1:20-cv-1905 (Middle District Court
of PA) |
10/15/20 |
VOTER |
TBD |
Pennsylvania |
Clean-up,
purge voter rolls, esp deceased |
TBD |
TBD |
10/19/20 |
Active |
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Bognet v. Boockvar,
No. 3:20-cv-00215 (Western District Pennsylvania) |
10/22/20 |
RULES |
TBD |
Pennsylvania |
Illegal extension of voting deadline |
Dismissed - Lacked Standing |
TBD |
1/25/21 |
Active |
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Bognet v. Boockvar,
No. 20-3214 (3rd Circuit Court of Appeals) |
10/29/20 |
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Bognet v. Boockvar No.
20-740 (US Supreme Court) |
11/20/20 |
TBD |
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Kraus v. Cegavske, No.
20 OC 00142 1B (Nev. Dist. Ct., Carson City) |
10/23/20 |
RULES & PROCESS |
NO |
Nevada |
Vote-by-Mail (Poll Observer Access;
Signature Verification Standards; Notice/Cure for Mismatches Missing
Signature or Mistakes) |
Dismissed
- Lacked Standing |
TBD |
11/10/20 |
Active |
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Kraus v. Cegavske, No.
82018 (Nev. Sup. Ct.) |
11/03/20 |
Remand back to
lower court |
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Hotze v. Hollins No.
20-0863 (Supreme Court of Texas) |
10/27/20 |
RULES |
NO |
Texas |
Whether drive-through voting should be allowed |
Dismissed - Lacked Standing |
Election Administrators |
12/17/20 |
Closed |
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Hotze v. Hollins No. 20-20574 (U.S. Court of Appeals for the
5th Circuit) |
11/02/20 |
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Nevada Republican
Central Committee v. Clark County, No. A-20-8238210W (Nevada District Court,
Clark County) |
10/27/20 |
MISC |
YES |
Nevada |
Request
for various voter data |
Mostly
Granted |
Trump/GOP |
11/2/20 |
Closed |
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In re Enforcement of
Election Laws and Securing Ballots Cast or Received After 7:00 P.M. on
November 3, 2020, No. SPCV20-00982 (Georgia Superior Court) |
11/04/20 |
PROCESS |
YES |
Georgia |
Sequester
ballots after election day |
Denied
- no evidence of law violations |
Election
Administrators |
11/19/20 |
Closed |
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Costantino v. Detroit,
No. 20-014780-AW (3rd Circuit Court) |
11/09/20 |
PROCESS |
NO |
Michigan |
Vote-by-Mail (Multiple process
deficiencies) |
Insufficient
Evidence |
Election Administrators |
11/24/20 |
Closed |
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Costantino v. Detroit,
No. 355443 (Michigan Court of Appeals) |
11/16/20 |
Denied on
statutory basis |
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Costantino v. Detroit,
No. 162245 (Michigan Supreme Court) |
11/17/20 |
Dismissed -
Moot |
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Pirkle v. Wolf, No.
4:20-cv-02088-MWB (Middle District Pennsylvania) |
11/10/20 |
RULES
& PROCESS |
NA |
Pennsylvania |
Vote-by-Mail (Signature
Verification Standards; Poll Observer Access) |
Voluntarily
Dismissed (withdrawn) |
Case
Not Fully Heard |
11/16/20 |
Closed |
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Bally v. Whitmer, No.
1:20-cv-1088 (Western District Michigan) |
11/11/20 |
RULES
& PROCESS |
NA |
Michigan |
Vote-by-Mail (Claim
that Mail Voting Leads to Fraud and/or Vote Dilution; Observer Access) |
Voluntarily
Dismissed (withdrawn) |
Case
Not Fully Heard |
11/16/20 |
Closed |
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Ziccarelli v.
Allegheny County B of E, No. GD-20-11654 (PA Common Pleas) |
11/12/20 |
RULES & PROCESS |
TBD |
Pennsylvania |
Vote-by-Mail (Failure to write name,
address, and date on outer envelope, etc.) |
Now at Supreme Court, consolidated with PA
"Canvassing" cases above |
TBD |
11/23/20 |
Consolidated |
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Ziccarelli v.
Allegheny County B of E, No. 1162 CD 2020 (PA Common. Ct.) |
11/19/20 |
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Ziccarelli v.
Allegheny County B of E, No. 29 WAP 2020 (PA Supreme Court) |
11/20/20 |
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Lin Wood v.
Raffensperger, No. 1:20-cv-04651-SDG (North District Georgia) |
11/13/20 |
RULES |
NO |
Georgia |
State allowed procedures that are different from
the Georgia Election Code |
Dismissed - Lacked Standing |
Election Administrators |
2/22/21 |
Closed |
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Lin Wood v.
Raffensperger, No. 20-14418 (11th Circuit) |
11/24/20 |
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Lin Wood v.
Raffensperger, No. 20-799 (US Supreme Court) |
12/08/20 |
Dismissed -
Moot/ Cert Denied |
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Law v. Whitmer, No. 10
OC 00163 1B (Nev. Dist. Ct., Carson City) |
11/17/20 |
MACHINE |
NO |
Nevada |
Challenge to Voting Machinery / Hardware /
Software: Accepting Invalid Signatures |
Denied on statutory basis. (Discovery opposed
and not granted.) |
Election Administrators |
12/17/20 |
Closed |
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Law v. Whitmer, No.
82178 (Nev. Supreme Court) |
12/10/20 |
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Kelly v. Pennsylvania,
No. 620 MD 2020 (PA Commonwealth Court) |
11/21/20 |
RULES & PROCESS |
TBD |
Pennsylvania |
Legality of No Excuse Absentee voting |
Injunction
Granted |
Trump/GOP |
2/22/21 |
Closed |
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Kelly v. Pennsylvania,
No. No. 68 MAP 2020 (PA Supreme Court) |
11/25/20 |
Dismissed -
Timeliness (Laches) |
Election Administrators |
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Kelly v. Pennsylvania,
No. 20A98 / 20-810 (US Supreme Court) |
12/03/20 |
Dismissed -
Moot/ Cert Denied |
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Kistner v. Simon No.
A20-1486 (Minnesota Supreme Court) |
11/24/20 |
PROCESS |
NO |
Minnesota |
Vote
by Mail (Ballot harvesting; signature matching; etc.) |
Dismissed
- Timeliness (Laches) and Jurisdiction |
Case
Not Fully Heard |
12/4/20 |
Closed |
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Bailey v. Antrim
County No. 20-9238-C2 (Antrim Michigan Circuit Court) |
11/25/20 |
MACHINE |
TBD |
Michigan |
Voting
machine improperly counted votes |
Discovery
Granted: TBD |
TBD |
11/25/20 |
Active |
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Wood v. Raffensperger,
No. 2020CV342959 (GA Superior Court, Fulton County) |
11/25/20 |
RULES |
NO |
Georgia |
GA
should not have accepted a grant |
Dismissed
- Sovereign Immunity |
Case
Not Fully Heard |
12/7/20 |
Closed |
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Pearson v. Kemp, No.
1:20-cv-04809-TCB (GA Northern District) |
11/25/20 |
MACHINE |
NO |
Georgia |
Voting machine irregularities |
Dismissed - Jurisdiction |
Election Administrators |
1/19/21 |
Closed |
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Pearson v. Kemp, No.
20-14480 (11th Circuit Court of Appeals) |
11/25/20 |
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In Re Pearson v. Kemp,
No. 20-816 (US Supreme Court) |
12/03/20 |
Voluntarily
Dismissed (withdrawn) |
Case Not Fully
Heard |
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King v. Whitmer, No.
2:20-cv-13134 (Eastern District of Michigan) |
11/25/20 |
PROCESS |
NO |
Michigan |
Vote-by-Mail (Poll Observer Access; Ballots
were Forged or Altered) |
Dismissed - Timeliness (Laches) |
Election Administrators |
2/22/21 |
Closed |
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King v. Whitmer, No.
20-2205 (6th Circuit Court of Appeals) |
12/08/20 |
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King v. Whitmer, No.
20-815 (US Supreme Court) |
12/11/20 |
Dismissed
- Moot/ Cert Denied |
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Johnson v. Benson, No.
162286 (Michigan Supreme Court) |
11/26/20 |
PROCESS |
NO |
Michigan |
Vote-by-Mail (Other
Vote-by-Mail Issue) |
Dismissed
- Jurisdiction & Moot |
Case
Not Fully Heard |
12/9/20 |
Closed |
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Mueller v. Jacobs, No.
2020AP1958-OA (Wisconsin Supreme Court) |
11/27/20 |
RULES |
NO |
Wisconsin |
Vote-by-Mail (Ballot
drop boxes) |
Dismissed
- Moot |
Case
Not Fully Heard |
12/4/20 |
Closed |
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Hahn v. Simon, No.
14-CV-20-4033 (Clay County District Court) |
11/30/20 |
PROCESS
& VOTERS |
TBD |
Minnesota |
Vote-by-Mail (e.g. Poll Observer Access).
Voter Irregularities (Duplicate Votes, etc.) |
Dismissed
- Timeliness & Jurisdiction |
Election
Administrators |
1/13/21 |
Active |
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Hahn v. Keeler, No.
A20-1654 (Minnesota Supreme Court) |
1/13/21 |
TBD |
TBD |
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Ward v. Jackson, No.
CV2020-015285 (Ariz. Superior Court, Maricopa County |
11/30/20 |
PROCESS |
NO |
Arizona |
Vote-by-Mail (e.g. Poll Observer Access,
Poll Observer Qualifications, etc.) |
No proof of fraud |
Election Administrators |
2/22/21 |
Closed |
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Ward v. Jackson, No.
CV-20-0343-AP/EL (Ariz. Supreme Court) |
12/04/20 |
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Ward v. Jackson, No.
20-809 (US Supreme Court) |
12/11/20 |
Dismissed -
Moot/ Cert Denied |
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Braun v. Simon
(+similar) No. 62-CV-20-5599/5600/5601/5602 (MN District Court) |
12/01/20 |
PROCESS |
TBD |
Minnesota |
Alleges
statutory violations and irregularities in the post-election review process. |
TBD |
TBD |
12/18/20 |
Active |
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Feehan v. Wisconsin
Elections Commission, No. 2:20-cv-1771 (E.D. Wis.) |
12/01/20 |
RULES
& PROCESS |
NO |
Wisconsin |
Vote-by-Mail (Failure
to Include ID Documentation) |
Dismissed
- Lacked Standing and Jurisdiction |
Case
Not Fully Heard |
12/9/20 |
Closed |
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Bowyer v. Ducey, No.
2:20-cv-02321-DJH (District Court of AZ) |
12/02/20 |
RULES |
NO |
Arizona |
Authority
To Act (Elections Clause, etc.) |
Dismissed
- Lacked Standing |
Case
Not Fully Heard |
12/9/20 |
Closed |
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Burk v. Ducey, No.
CV202001869 (AZ Superior Court, Pinal County) |
12/07/20 |
MACHINE |
NO |
Arizona |
Voting machine irregularities |
Dismissed - Lacked Standing |
Case Not Fully Heard |
1/6/21 |
Closed |
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Burk v. Ducey, No.
CV-20-0349-AP/EL (Arizona Supreme Court) |
12/16/20 |
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Texas v. Penn, Wisc,
Mich, Georgia No. No. 22O155 (US Supreme Court) |
12/07/20 |
RULES |
NO |
Various |
Violations
of State Election Laws |
Dismissed
- Lacked Standing |
Case
Not Fully Heard |
12/15/20 |
Closed |
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Still v.
Raffensperger, No. 2020CV343711 (GA Superior Court, Fulton Cnty.) |
12/12/20 |
RULES |
NA |
Georgia |
Vote-by-Mail (Claim
that Mail Voting Leads to Fraud and/or Vote Dilution) |
Voluntarily
Dismissed (withdrawn) |
Case
Not Fully Heard |
1/7/21 |
Closed |
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Favorito v. Cooney,
No. 2020CV343938 (GA Superior Ct, Fulton Cnty) |
12/28/20 |
PROCESS |
TBD |
Georgia |
Improper
Ballot Counting |
TBD |
TBD |
12/28/20 |
Active |
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Election Integrity
Project v. Padilla, No. 2:21-cv-32 (District Court, C.D. California) |
1/04/21 |
RULES &
MACHINE |
TBD |
California |
Violations of
State and Federal Election Laws; Voting machine irregularities |
TBD |
TBD |
1/4/21 |
Active |
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Filings with Trump not Plaintiff
Subtotals = |
53 |
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10 |
Note: GOP Plaintiff
prevailed in 8 out of 10 cases decided on the merits |
Trump not
plaintiff: Active = |
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Election Integrity Cases with
Trump/GOP as Defendant |
Date Filed |
Topic * |
Decided on
Merits ** |
State |
Issue(s) |
Disposition |
Ruling Favored |
Date of Last
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Washington v. Trump,
No. 1:20-cv-03127 (Eastern District Washington) |
8/17/20 |
MISC |
YES |
DC |
Vote-by-Mail (several
states vs USPS) |
Injunction
Granted |
Plaintiff |
9/18/20 |
Closed |
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Mi Familia Vota v.
Hobbs, No. 2:20-cv-01903 (Arizona District Court) |
9/30/20 |
RULES |
YES |
Arizona |
Objection to State's voter deadline |
Supported
on statutory grounds |
Trump/GOP |
10/20/20 |
Closed |
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Mi Familia Vota v.
Hobbs, No. 20-16932 (9th Circuit Court of Appeals) |
10/13/20 |
Overturned |
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Pierson v. Stepien,
No. 1:20-cv-09266 (Southern District NY) |
11/04/20 |
PROCESS |
YES |
New
York |
Recount
procedures |
Defective
claims |
Trump/GOP |
11/13/20 |
Closed |
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Michigan Welfare
Rights Organization v. Trump, No. 1:20-cv-03388 (D.D.C.) |
11/20/20 |
RULES |
TBD |
DC |
Trump trying
to disenfranchise minorities |
TBD |
TBD |
12/26/20 |
Active |
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Filings with Trump, et. al. as defendant = |
4 |
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3 |
Note: GOP Defendant
prevailed in 2 out of 3 cases decided on the merits |
Trump as
defendant: Active = |
1 |
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Note: Trump and/or the
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*Main Topics are: a) Rules and Regulation legalities
or interpretation (e.g. about absentee
ballots); b) Process
illegalities (officials correcting ballot errors, etc.); |
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Stanford Healthy
Elections Tracker |
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c) Voter Improprieties (e.g.
non-citizens voting, non-registered citizens voting, deceased parties voting,
registered voters voting twice, etc.) |
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and/or d) Voting Machine irregularities (e.g. an algorithm changing the actual results, etc.). |
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Ballotpedia: Pre- and Post-Election
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The Totals for each
Primary Topic are: Rules = 50;
Process = 32; Voter = 3; and Machine = 5. (The total is more than the number of
cases, as some cases had more than one Topic.) |
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Here is the Evidence |
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Legal Foundation |
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**Decided
on Merits means the Plaintiff was able to argue
the facts of the case, and, if applicable, given opportunity to present evidence via Discovery. |
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Wikipedia
Pre-election 2020 Election Lawsuits |
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(For example, Discovery might entail an
independent investigation to verify the accuracy of the claimed voting
malfeasance, impropriety, etc.) |
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Post-election 2020 Election Lawsuits |
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dismissed, we entered "NA" in the Merits column. For those cases
still open, we entered "TBD". |
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Note
1: Some Non-Merit reasons for stopping lawsuits
from going forward are for: a) Standing, b) Timing [Laches], c) Judicial
authority [Jurisdiction], and d) Moot
(e.g. not enough malfeasance to make a difference). In each of these
situations, the case was not fully heard. |
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In US Supreme Counrt Cases,
"Cert Denied" means that the case will not be heard, and the lower
court's decision stands. This happens in 90%± of cases submitted to SCOTUS.
It does not necessarily mean SCOTUS agrees with the lowe court. |
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In the "Dismissed
Moot/Cert Denied" cases above, the majority of the judges did not state
why they would not hear these cases. However, Judge Thomas wrote a strong
argument against denying Cert here, and he objected to other judges using
Moot as an excuse. |
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Note
2: Disposition breakdown of the 83 lawsuits: Non-Merit = 32 (beige); To Be Determined (TBD: active) = 18
(white); Trump Statutory Wins = 14 (green); Trump Statutory Losses = 7 (red); Voluntarily withdrawn (due to consolidation, etc.) = 12
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Note
3: Since several lawsuits were based on new
election regulations (e.g. pertaining to absentee ballots), reportedly due to
COVID-19 concerns, this is a list of such changes (by state): |
here. |
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together such a list, is how to handle cases that are appealed. For example,
should one case appealed twice be treated as three cases or one? |
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cases is due to the facts that: the judges are different, the amount of
evidence presented may be different, etc. In our initial versions of this
list, we took this approach. |
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However, there are downsides to that
treatment: it artificially inflates the appearance of actual cases litigated;
do we indicate that this is one case open or three? etc. Although either way
has merits, we are now counting such situations as one case. |
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Note 5: Another complexity is to sort through the multitude of cases
filed having to do with 2020 election issues. E.g. the Stanford site (see
above) lists 470± such cases (including appeals). We just selected those that
directly applied to the Presidential contest. |
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That said, we make no claim
that this is the entirety of 2020 Presidential election-related cases, but
rather those that we were able to find from the several sources cited. If we
missed any relevant cases, please send us an email and we will gladly do an
update. |
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Note
6: Some other 2020 Election Reports by the same
team of independent volunteer experts are: |
here, |
here, |
& here. |
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free Energy and Environmental Newsletter: |
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