Court Cases

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.

State of Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania Luzerne County Mail-in Ballot and Voter Registration Application Processing Challenge

Walsh v. Luzerne County

Lawsuit filed by Republican candidate for Pennsylvania’s 117th House District, Jamie Walsh, against Luzerne County, Luzerne County Bureau of Elections and Luzerne County Board of Elections and Registration challenging the county’s delay in processing mail-in ballot and voter registration applications for the November 2024 general election. In Pennsylvania, individuals must submit their voter registration applications […]

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State of Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania Erie County Undelivered Mail-In Ballots Challenge

Pennsylvania Democratic Party v. Erie County Board of Elections

Lawsuit filed by the Pennsylvania Democratic Party (PDP) against the Erie County Board of Elections challenging the county board of elections’ failure to send ballots to an estimated 10,000 to 20,000 voters who plan to vote by mail for the 2024 general election.

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State of Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania Philadelphia County Undated or Wrongly Dated Mail-in Ballots Challenge (McCormick)

In Re: Canvass of Absentee and Mail-in Ballots of November 5, 2024 Election

Lawsuit filed by Republican candidate for U.S. Senate, David McCormick, the Republican National Committee (RNC) and the Republican Party of Pennsylvania against the Philadelphia City Commissioners challenging the commissioners’ decision to count 607 mail-in ballots submitted with undated or wrongly dated outer envelopes in the November 2024 general election.

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State of Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania Montgomery County Undated or Wrongly Dated Mail-in Ballots Challenge

McCormick v. Montgomery County Board of Elections

Lawsuit filed by Republican candidate for U.S. Senate, David McCormick, the Republican National Committee (RNC) and the Republican Party of Pennsylvania against the Montgomery County Board of Elections challenging the board’s decision to count 501 mail-in ballots submitted with undated or wrongly dated outer envelopes in the November 2024 general election.

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State of Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania Monroe County Undated Ballots and Provisional Ballot Missing Signature Challenge

McCormick v. Monroe County Board of Elections

Lawsuit filed by Republican candidate for U.S. Senate, David McCormick, the Republican National Committee (RNC) and the Republican Party of Pennsylvania against the Monroe County Board of Elections challenging the board’s decision to count 42 mail-in ballots submitted with undated or wrongly dated outer envelopes and 24 provisional ballots missing the voter’s signature in the November 2024 general election.

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State of Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania Bucks County Undated or Wrongly Dated Mail-in Ballots Challenge

McCormick v. Bucks County Board of Elections

Lawsuit filed by Republican candidate for U.S. Senate, David McCormick, the Republican National Committee (RNC) and the Republican Party of Pennsylvania against the Bucks County Board of Elections challenging the board’s decision to count 405 mail-in ballots submitted with undated or wrongly dated outer envelopes in the November 2024 general election.

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State of Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania Undated and Wrongly Dated Mail-in Ballots Challenge (RNC)

Republican National Committee v. All 67 County Boards of Elections

Petition filed by the Republican National Committee (RNC) and Republican Party of Pennsylvania against all 67 Pennsylvania county boards of elections asking the Pennsylvania Supreme Court to reaffirm its order to reject mail-in ballots with an undated or wrongly dated outer envelope in the November 2024 general election.

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