Learn more about the lawsuits shaping voting rights, redistricting and elections by exploring Democracy Docket’s comprehensive database of cases. Click on any case to find a brief summary of the lawsuit and all relevant filings in the “case documents” section.
Wasserberg v. North Carolina State Board of Elections
Lawsuit filed by the Republican National Committee, North Carolina Republican Party and a voter challenging the state board of election’s guidance on counting absentee ballots that are not submitted in a sealed return envelope.
Pierce v. North Carolina State Board of Elections
Lawsuit filed on behalf of two Black voters challenging North Carolina’s Republican-drawn state Senate map.
North Carolina A. Philip Randolph Institute v. North Carolina State Board of Elections
Lawsuit challenging a North Carolina law that imposes criminal penalties on residents who vote while on parole, probation or post-release supervision for a felony conviction.
United States of America v. North Carolina State Board of Elections
An anti-voting lawsuit from the Trump administration challenging incomplete voter registrations in North Carolina.
North Carolina State Conference of the NAACP v. Moore
Lawsuit filed on behalf of the North Carolina State Conference of the NAACP challenging two amendments to the state constitution.
Republican National Committee v. North Carolina State Board of Elections
Lawsuit filed by the Republican National Committee (RNC) and North Carolina Republican Party (NC GOP) challenging the North Carolina State Board of Elections’ (NCSBE) approval of a digital form of in-person voter identification for students and employees of the University of North Carolina (UNC) Chapel Hill.
Griffin v. North Carolina State Board of Elections (II)
Three petitions filed by Republican candidate for the North Carolina Supreme Court, Judge Jefferson Griffin, against the North Carolina State Board of Elections challenging the board’s decision to count 60,000 ballots in the 2024 state Supreme Court race.
North Carolina Democratic Party v. North Carolina State Board of Elections
Lawsuit filed by the North Carolina Democratic Party against the North Carolina State Board of Elections and its members seeking an order banning the board from rejecting thousands of ballots cast in the 2024 election.
Voto Latino v. Hirsch
Lawsuit filed on behalf of Voto Latino, the Watauga County Voting Rights Task Force, Down Home North Carolina and two individual voters challenging part of North Carolina’s recently enacted voter suppression law, Senate Bill 747.
Democratic National Committee v. North Carolina State Board of Elections
Lawsuit filed by the Democratic National Committee and the North Carolina Democratic party challenging multiple provisions of North Carolina’s recently enacted voter suppression law, Senate Bill 747.