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.
Griffin v. North Carolina State Board of Elections
Lawsuit 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 delay in issuing a decision on his protests over the results of the 2024 state Supreme Court race.
Green v. Bell
Lawsuit filed by two Republican North Carolina voters against the executive director of the North Carolina Board of Elections Karen Bell challenging the board’s list maintenance practices under the National Voter Registration Act (NVRA).
Kivett v. North Carolina State Board of Elections
Lawsuit filed by the Republican National Committee (RNC), North Carolina Republican Party (NC GOP) and two voters against the North Carolina State Board of Elections (NCSBE) and its members challenging a state law that extends voter eligibility to voters who currently reside overseas.
North Carolina Alliance for Retired Americans v. Hirsch
Lawsuit filed by the North Carolina Alliance for Retired Americans challenging a North Carolina law that requires voters to reside in the state for at least 30 days prior to the election in which they seek to vote.
Bard v. North Carolina State Board of Elections
Lawsuit filed on behalf of North Carolina voters challenging the state’s newly enacted congressional, state House and state Senate map, which the Republican-controlled Legislature redrew in October 2023.
North Carolina State Conference of the NAACP v. Berger
Lawsuit filed by the North Carolina State Conference of the NAACP, Common Cause and individual Black voters challenging North Carolina’s 2023 congressional and legislative maps.
Williams v. Hall
Lawsuit filed on behalf of Black and Latino voters challenging North Carolina’s newly enacted congressional map.
In re Appeal of Declaratory Ruling from the State Board of Elections
Lawsuit filed by the North Carolina Republican Party and two Republicans appealing the North Carolina State Board of Elections’ decision on signature matching procedures for mail-in ballots.
Cooper v. Berger
Lawsuit filed on behalf of Gov. Roy Cooper (D) against President Pro Tempore of the North Carolina Senate Phillip Berger (R), House Speaker Timothy Moore (R) and North Carolina challenging two power grab laws, Senate Bill 749 and Senate Bill 382.
Deas v. North Carolina State Board of Elections
Lawsuit filed by Republicans challenging the North Carolina State Board of Election’s extension of the absentee ballot return deadline for the upcoming November election and its enforcement of regulations on partisan at-large election observers.