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.
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.
Coalition for Open Democracy v. Scanlan
Lawsuit filed by Coalition for Open Democracy, League of Women Voters of New Hampshire, The Forward Foundation and five voters challenging New Hampshire’s recently enacted voter suppression law, House Bill 1569.
Wortman v. Schmidt
Lawsuit filed by a voter against Pennsylvania Secretary of the Commonwealth Al Schmidt (R) and the Pennsylvania Department of State challenging the accuracy of the state’s voter rolls.
Red Eagle v. Jacobsen
Lawsuit filed by six members of the Fort Peck Assiniboine and Sioux Tribes against Montana Secretary of State Christi Jacobsen (R) and local officials in two counties challenging state and local officials’ refusal to provide polling places accessible to voters living on reservations.
Georgia State Conference of the NAACP v. Raffensperger
Lawsuit filed by the Georgia State Conference of the NAACP and Georgia Coalition for the Peoples’ Agenda against Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger (R) challenging provisions of Senate Bill 189 under Section 8 of the National Voter Registration Act (NVRA) and the U.S. Constitution.
Richer v. Fontes
Lawsuit filed by Maricopa County Recorder Stephen Richer (R) challenging Arizona Secretary of State Adrian Fontes’ (D) decision to allow nearly 100,000 voters incorrectly identified as having provided documentary proof of citizenship (DPOC) to vote in federal, state and local races during the November 2024 general election.
Public Interest Legal Foundation v. Knapp
Lawsuit filed by Public Interest Legal Foundation (PILF) against the executive director of South Carolina Elections Commission Howard Knapp challenging the commission’s voter roll access policy.
Public Interest Legal Foundation v. Griswold
Lawsuit filed by a conservative legal group, the Public Interest Legal Foundation (PILF), against Colorado Secretary of State Jena Griswold (D) for allegedly violating the Public Disclosure Provision of the National Voter Registration ACT (NVRA).
Florida Rising Together v. Byrd
Lawsuit filed by Florida Rise Together challenging the state’s exact match policy, which requires certain identifying information on a voter’s registration application to exactly match information in a state or federal database.
Henderson v. Abhiraman
Lawsuit filed by the DeKalb County Republican Party and a voter against members of the DeKalb County Board of Registration and Elections (BRE) challenging their refusal to consider voter challenges.