Casey Concedes to McCormick in Pennsylvania Senate Race Amid Lawsuits
Democratic Incumbent Sen. Bob Casey conceded on Thursday to his GOP challenger David McCormick in the Pennsylvania Senate race amid a barrage of lawsuits on both sides.
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Mississippians Ask SCOTUS To Hear Felony Voter Disenfranchisement Case
A group of Mississippians are asking the nation’s highest court to determine whether the state’s lifetime voting ban violates the U.S. Constitution.
The Election Legal Challenges in Pennsylvania, Explained
Nearly 20 lawsuits, from Republicans and Democrats, have been filed to determine which ballots should and shouldn’t be counted.
GOP Congressman Asks SCOTUS To Revive Lawsuit Over Illinois Mail-in Ballot Receipt Deadline
Illinois Republican Congressman Michael Bost asked the U.S. Supreme Court to revive his twice-dismissed legal challenge to state law that allows election officials to count timely postmarked or certified mail-in ballots for up to two weeks after an election.
Pennsylvania Supreme Court Reaffirms Mail-in Ballots With Date Issues Won’t Count
In a divided ruling issued today, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court once again reaffirmed that mail-in ballots with missing or incorrect outer envelope dates cast in the November 2024 election cannot be counted.
Judge Dismisses Lawsuit Challenging Huntington Beach Voter ID Law
A California judge Friday dismissed the state’s lawsuit challenging Huntington Beach’s voter ID initiative. The state has 20 days to file an amended petition.
Pennsylvania Department of State Calls for Recount in U.S. Senate Race
The Pennsylvania Department of State ordered a recount to be conducted in the state’s U.S. Senate race, since the margin is less than 0.5%, triggering an automatic recount.
After Court Order, Ohio Attorney General Approves Pro-Voting Amendment Proposal
Yost’s approval is the next step in getting the pro-voting amendment on the next ballot for voters to decide.
Pro-Voter Orgs Ask Full 5th Circuit to Reconsider Decision on Late-Arriving Ballots
Pro-voter organizations have asked the full 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals to reconsider a three-judge panel’s decision that invalidated a Mississippi law allowing election officials to count timely postmarked mail-in ballots for up to five business days after an election.
New York Judge Strikes Down State’s Voting Rights Act
On Thursday, a New York trial court judge struck down the state’s 2022 Voting Rights Act (NYVRA), which was created to make up for deficiencies in federal law following Congress’s 2021 failure to pass the John R. Lewis Voting Rights Act.