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.
Karamo v. Winfrey
Lawsuit filed by Michigan secretary of state candidate Kristina Karamo (R) and others against the City of Detroit Board of Election Inspectors and Detroit clerk challenging the method by which absentee ballots are administered, returned and counted in the city.
Pennsylvania State Conference of the NAACP v. Chapman
Lawsuit filed by nonpartisan organizations against Pennsylvania Acting Secretary of the Commonwealth Leigh Chapman (D) and all 67 county boards of elections challenging the state’s plan to not count undated mail-in ballots or wrongly dated mail-in ballots.
Missino v. Delaware County Board of Elections
Lawsuit brought by a failed Republican candidate for the Pennsylvania state House, Nicole Missino, and two poll watchers against the Delaware County Board of Elections and Delaware County Bureau of Elections.
Brown v. McMenamin
Complaint filed with the Wisconsin Elections Commission on behalf of a Wisconsin voter challenging the use of mobile voting sites in Racine County, Wisconsin.
Cavalier v. Warren County Board of Elections
Lawsuit filed by Republican plaintiffs challenging Senate Bill 7565, a New York law that allows people to vote absentee if they are concerned about contracting or spreading an illness such as COVID-19.
Amedure v. New York
Lawsuit filed by New York Republicans challenging two laws that govern who is eligible to vote absentee and how absentee ballots are processed.
Hochul v. Bledi
Lawsuit filed by New York Democrats against the Albany County Board of Elections and its Republican commissioner seeking to compel the county to process absentee ballots.
Andrews v. D’Souza
Lawsuit filed on behalf of a Georgia voter, Mark Andrews, against right-wing activists and organizations alleging that the defendants falsely accused Andrews of “ballot fraud” in their film and accompanying book 2000 Mules.
Democratic Party of Virginia v. Brink
Lawsuit filed on behalf the Democratic Party of Virginia (DPVA) and the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC) challenging two of Virginia’s election laws.
Migliori v. Lehigh County Board of Elections
Lawsuit filed on behalf of five voters in Lehigh County who voters, had their ballots rejected because there was not a handwritten date next to their voter declaration signature on the outer ballot envelope.