Latest in 2020 Election
Across the country, litigants are claiming that expanded mail-in voting will lead to fraud and that state officials lack the legal authority to change the rules related to voting by mail.
Voting rights advocates have filed a flood of litigation regarding states’ voter verification practices and rules relating to mail ballot defects.
A raft of litigation has taken place concerning both assistance with mail-in ballots and the means of returning them.
Legal battles are playing out around the country concerning vote-by-mail ballot submission rules and procedures.
The Anti-Defamation League’s monitoring of extremist groups suggests that election-motivated violence could yield more domestic terrorism threats, which if fully realized, could pose a threat to ensuring free and fair elections.
Many Americans have sued this year to vote by mail instead of in person. Have their suits been successful?
How have state and federal courts handled mail voting litigation?
The electoral votes have been cast, and now it’s time for Congress to decide how they should be counted—assuming it can get its own house in order first.
Third-party ballot collection—sometimes contemptuously called “ballot harvesting”—has drawn fierce partisan debate this election season. What laws currently govern ballot collection?
The process for selecting a new president begins with the states—and they may play a decisive role in resolving any disputes that might arise in 2020.