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A federal judge rejected a Republican request to stop seven Georgia counties from accepting absentee ballot returns at election offices over the weekend and on Monday. Voters can return their absentee ballots in person until 7 p.m. on Election Day.
A Virginia circuit court judge issued an order Monday that the Waynesboro Board of Elections must certify the results of the 2024 election.
An incumbent GOP House candidate in a tight New York race is seeking to halt the counting of ballots cast by incarcerated voters in Westchester County Jail.
An Arizona judge denied the Maricopa County Republican Committee’s (MCRC) request to prohibit the county from using electronic voting systems that allegedly failed to comply with certain password protections.
A federal judge denied an attempt from Republican Missouri state officials to block the DOJ from monitoring polling places in St. Louis on Election Day.
Tech billionaire Elon Musk and his PAC can continue running their $1 million sweepstakes for swing-state voters in Pennsylvania, a judge ruled.
A Georgia judge rejected a third lawsuit from Julie Adams — a GOP member of the Fulton County Board of Elections and Registration — seeking additional election records she claims she needs to certify tomorrow’s election results.
The Georgia Supreme Court paused a lower court decision extending the ballot receipt deadline for over 3,000 Cobb County voters who received late ballots. The county may only count ballots that are received by 7 p.m. on Election Day — the deadline under existing state law.
The RNC urged Texas election officials to halt a plan to count ballots received after Election Day, citing a 5th Circuit decision.
More than 280 voting-related lawsuits have been filed in the 2023-2024 election cycle.