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2020 US Presidential Election Related Lawsuits

(Public Ver

Decided
Election Integrity Cases with
# Date Filed Topic * on Merits
Trump as Plaintiff
**

1 Donald J. Trump for Pres., Inc. v. Boockvar, 6/29/2020


No. 2:20-cv-00966 (Western D PA)
PROCESS NO

2 Donald J. Trump for President v. Cegavske, No. 2:20-cv-01445 (District


8/4/2020 RULESNV) NO
3 RNC/Trump v. Miller, No. 06571 EQCV095986 (Iowa District Court,
8/10/2020 RULESLinn County) YES

4 Donald J. Trump for President v. Murphy, No. 3:20-cv-10753 (District


8/19/2020 RULES NJ) NO

5 Donald J. Trump for President et al v. Bullock9/2/2020


et al, No. 6:20-cv-00066
RULES(D. Mont.) TBD

Donald J. Trump for Pres., Inc. v. Philadelphia County Board of Elections, No. 200902035 (PA Court of Commo
10/1/2020

6 RULES YES
6 RULES YES

Donald J. Trump for President, Inc. v. Philadelphia County, No. 983 CD 2020 (Pennsylvania Commonwealth Co
10/15/2020

In re November 3, 2020 Gen. Election, No. 149 MM 2020 (Penn. Supreme Court)
10/4/2020

7 PROCESS NO

Trump v. Boockvar, No. 20-845 (US Supreme Court)


12/20/2020
8 Donald J. Trump for President v. Simon, No.10/28/2020
A20-1362 (Minn. Supreme
RULESCourt) YES

9 Donald J. Trump for President v. Gloria, No.11/3/2020


A-20-824153-C (NVRULES
District Court) YES

In Re: Canvassing Observation, No. 7003 (PA11/3/2020


Ct. Common Pleas, Phil. Cnty)

In Re: Canvassing Observation, No. 1094 CD 2020 (PA Commonwealth Ct)


11/4/2020

10 PROCESS NO
10 PROCESS NO

In Re: Canvassing Observation, No. 30 EAP 2020 (Penn. Supreme Court)


11/5/2020

Trump v. Boockvar, No. 30 EAP 2020 20-84512/20/2020


(US Supreme Court)

Donald J. Trump for President v. Benson, No. 20-000225-MZ (MI Court of Claims)
11/4/2020

RULES &
11 Donald J. Trump for President v. Benson, No. 355378 (MI Appeals
11/30/2020 Court) NO
PROCESS

Donald J. Trump for President v. Benson, No. 162320 (MI Supreme Court)
12/17/2020
12 Donald J. Trump for President, Inc. v. Kathy11/4/2020
Boockvar, et al., No. 602 MD 2020 (Commonwealth
RULES YES Court of Penn

13 In re Enforcement of Election Laws and Securing Ballots Cast orRULES


11/4/2020 Received After 7:00
YESP.M. on November 3, 202
14 Donald J. Trump for Pres., Inc. v. Philadelphia Cnty. Bd. of Elections,
11/5/2020 PROCESS No. 2:20-cv-05533-PD
NA (Eastern District Co

15 Donald J. Trump for President Inc. v. Montgomery County Board


11/5/2020 of Elections... YES
RULES

16 Donald J. Trump for President Inc. v. Hobbs,11/7/2020


No. CV2020-014248 (AZ Super)
PROCESS NO

Donald J. Trump for Pres., Inc. v. Boockvar, 11/9/2020


No. 4:20-cv-02078 (M.D. PA)

17 RULES NO
Donald J. Trump for Pres., Inc. v. Boockvar, No. 20-3371 (3rd Circuit)
11/22/2020

17 RULES NO

Donald J. Trump for President v. Boockvar, No. 20-3371 (3rd Cir Appeals)
11/23/2020

Donald J. Trump for President Inc. v. Bucks 11/9/2020


County Board of Elections, No. 20-05786-35 (Pennsylvania Court o

18 PROCESS YES
18 PROCESS YES
Donald J. Trump for President Inc. v. Bucks County Board of Elections, No. 1191 C.D. 2020 (PA Commonwealt
11/20/2020

Donald J. Trump for President Inc. v. Bucks County Board of Elections, Nos. 174/676 MAL 2020 (PA Supreme C
11/21/2020

In Re: Canvass of Absentee and Mail-In Ballots of November 3, 2020 General Election, No. 20110894 (Penn. C
11/10/2020
" " " " No. 20110895 (Penn. Ct. Common Pleas, Philadelphia County)
11/10/2020

" " " " No. 20110896 (Penn. Ct. Common Pleas, Philadelphia County)
11/10/2020

19 PROCESS NO

" " " " No. 20110897 (Penn. Ct. Common Pleas, Philadelphia County)
11/10/2020

" " " " No. 20110898 (Penn. Ct. Common Pleas, Philadelphia County)
11/10/2020

" " " " No. 31 EAP 2020 11/18/2020


Trump v. Boockvar, Nos. 31 EAP 2020, 32 EAP 2020, 33 EAP 2020, 34 EAP 2020, 35 EAP 2020, 29 WAP 2020 (U
12/20/2020

20 Donald J. Trump for President Inc. v. Benson, No. 1:20-cv-01083


11/11/2020 (W.D. Mich.)
PROCESS NA

21 Trump v. Evers, No. 2020AP1971-OA (Wisconsin Supreme Court)


12/1/2020 PROCESS NO
Trump v. Wisconsin Elections Commissions,12/2/2020
No. 2:20-cv-01785 (E.D. Wis.)

22 PROCESS TBD
Trump v. Wisconsin Elections Commissions,12/12/2020
No. 20-3414 (7th Circuit Court)

Trump v. Wisconsin Elections Commissions,12/30/2020


No. 20-883 (US Supreme Court)

Trump v. Biden, No. 2020CV007092 (WI Superior Court, Milwaukee County)


12/3/2020

RULES &
23 NO
PROCESS
Trump v. Biden, No. 2020AP2038 (Wisconsin Supreme Court)
12/11/2020
Trump v. Biden, No. 20-882 (US Supreme Court)
12/29/2020

Trump v. Raffensperger, No. 2020CV34325512/4/2020


(GA Superior Court, Fulton County)

24 RULES NA

Trump v. Raffensperger, No. S21M0561 (Georgia Supreme Court)


12/11/2020

25 Trump v. Toulouse Oliver, No. 1:20-cv-01289 (District Court, PROCESS


12/14/2020 New Mexico) NO

26 Trump v. Kemp, No. 1:20-cv-05310-MHC (North District Georgia)


12/31/2020 RULES NO

Filings with Trump as Plaintiff Subtotals = 26 8


Decided
Election Integrity Cases with
# Date Filed Topic * on Merits
GOP, et al as Plaintiffs
**

27 3/27/2020 RULES YES

Jefferson v. Dane County, No. 2020AP000557 – OA (Wisconsin Supreme Court)

28 Curtin v. VA State Bd. of Elections, No. 1:20-cv-00546


5/13/2020 (E.D. Virginia)
RULES NO

Ritchie v. Polis, No. 2020CV31708 (Colorado5/18/2020


District Court, Denver)

29 RULES YES
Ritchie v. Polis, No. 20CA983 (Colorado Court Appeals)
6/1/2020

Ritchie v. Polis, No. 20SC453 (Colorado Supreme Court)


6/10/2020
30 RNC v. Newsom, No. 2:20-cv-01055 (E.D. California)
5/24/2020 RULES YES

Davis v. Benson, No. 20-000099-MM (MI Court of Claims)


5/28/2020

Davis v. Benson, No. 1:20-cv-00768 (MI Western District Court)


8/13/2020

31 RULES NO

Davis v. Benson, No. 354622 (Michigan Court8/14/2020


of Appeals)

Davis v. Benson, No. 1:20-cv-00981 (MI Western District Court)


10/14/2020

32 Daunt v. Benson, Case 1:20-cv-00522-RJJ-RSK (MI Western District


6/9/2020 VOTER Court) YES
PA Democratic Party v. Boockvar #407-MD-2020 (PA Commw Ct)
7/10/2020

PA Democratic Party v. Boockvar, No. 133 MM 2020 (PA Supreme Ct)


8/16/2020
33 RULES YES

Republican Party of PA v. Boockvar, Et Al., No. 20-542 (US Supreme Court)


10/19/2020

Reed-Pratt v. Winfrey, No. 3:20-cv-12129 (MI Eastern District Court)


8/8/2020

34 Reed-Pratt v. Winfrey, No. 20-1876 (6th Circuit Court of Appeals)


9/10/2020 RULES NO
34 RULES NO

Reed-Pratt v. Winfrey, No. 3:20-cv-12129 (MI9/10/2020


Eastern District Court)

35 RNC v. Weipert, No. 06521 CVCV081957 (Iowa District Court, Johnson


8/10/2020 RULESCounty) YES

RNC v. Gill, No. 03971 EQCV193154 (Iowa District Court, Woodbury County)
8/14/2020

36 RULES YES

RNC v. Gill, No. 20-1169 (Iowa Supreme Court)


8/15/2020
37 Election Integrity Fund v. Benson, No. 20-000169-MM
8/24/2020(MI Court of Claims)
RULES NO

Texas v. Hollins, No. 2020-52383 (TX District8/31/2020


Court, Harris County)

38 Texas v. Hollins, No. 14-20-00627-CV (Texas Court of Appeals) RULES


9/14/2020 YES

Texas v. Hollins, Nos. 20-0715 & 20-0729 (Texas Supreme Court)


9/22/2020

Election Integrity Proj of NV v. NV, No. A-20-820510-C


9/1/2020 (NV Dist Ct, Clark Cnty)

39 RULES NO
39 RULES NO

Election Integrity Project of NV v. Nevada, No.9/25/2020


81847 (NV Superior Court)

40 Martel v. Condos, No. 5:20-cv-00131 (District9/4/2020


of Vermont) RULES NO

Lamm v. Bullock, No. 6:20-cv-00067 (District9/9/2020


Court Montana)

41 Lamm v. Bullock, No. 20-35847 (9th Circuit Court of Appeals) RULES NO


9/30/2020

Lamm v. Bullock, No. 20A61 (US Supreme Court)


10/6/2020

Carson et al v. Simon, No. 0:20-cv-02030 (District Court Minnesota)


9/22/2020

42 RULES YES
42 RULES YES

Carson v. Simon, No. 20-3139 (8th Circuit Court of Appeals)


10/20/2020

43 Monmouth County Republican Committee v. Way, No. 3:20-cv-13914


9/24/2020 RULES(District Court
NOof NJ) & No. MON-L-003

Penn. Voters Alliance v. Centre County, No.9/25/2020


4:20-cv-01761 (M.D. PA)

Penn. Voters Alliance v. Centre County, No.10/22/2020


20-3175 (3d Circuit Appeals)
44 RULES TBD
44 RULES TBD

Penn. Voters Alliance v. Centre Cnty., No. 20-553 (US Supreme Court)
10/26/2020

Moore v. Circosta, No. 4:20-cv-00182 (Eastern District of NC)


9/26/2020

45 Moore v. Circosta, No. 20-02107 (4th Circuit Court of Appeals) RULES NO


10/15/2020

Moore v. Circosta, No. 20A72 (US Supreme 10/22/2020


Court)

Wise v. N.C. State Bd. of Elections, No. 5:20-cv-00505


9/26/2020(E.D. NC)

RULES &
46 NO
PROCESS
RULES &
46 NO
PROCESS
Wise v. NC State Bd. of Elections, No. 20-2063 (4th Circuit Appeals)
10/18/2020

Wise v. NC State Bd. of Elections, No. 20A7110/26/2020


(US Supreme Court)

47 Judicial Watch v. Griswold, No. 1:20-cv-02992 (Colorado District


10/5/2020 Court)
PROCESS TBD

48 Arnett v. NC State Bd of Elections, No. 20 CVS 00570 (NC SupPROCESS


10/5/2020 Ct, Duplin Cnty) TBD

49 Reed v. Virginia Dept. of Elections No. 20-622 (Frederick CircuitRULES


10/9/2020 Court) YES
50 PILF v. Boockvar No. 1:20-cv-1905 (Middle 10/15/2020
District Court of PA)VOTER YES

Bognet v. Boockvar, No. 3:20-cv-00215 (Western District Pennsylvania)


10/22/2020

51 RULES TBD
Bognet v. Boockvar, No. 20-3214 (3rd Circuit10/29/2020
Court of Appeals)

Bognet v. Boockvar No. 20-740 (US Supreme11/20/2020


Court)

Kraus v. Cegavske, No. 20 OC 00142 1B (Nev. Dist. Ct., Carson City)


10/23/2020

RULES &
52 YES
PROCESS
Kraus v. Cegavske, No. 82018 (Nevada Supreme Court)
11/3/2020

Hotze v. Hollins No. 20-0863 (Supreme Court of Texas)


10/27/2020

53 RULES NO

Hotze v. Hollins No. 20-20574 (U.S. Court of 11/2/2020


Appeals for the 5th Circuit)

54 Nevada Republican Central Committee v. Clark County, No. A-20-8238210W


10/27/2020 MISC (Nevada
YESDistrict Court, Clark Cou
55 In re Enforcement of Election Laws and Securing Ballots CastPROCESS
11/4/2020 or Received After 7:00
YESP.M. on November 3, 202

Costantino v. Detroit, No. 20-014780-AW (3rd Circuit Court)


11/9/2020

56 Costantino v. Detroit, No. 355443 (Michigan11/16/2020


Court of Appeals)
PROCESS NO

Costantino v. Detroit, No. 162245 (Michigan11/17/2020


Supreme Court)
RULES &
57 Pirkle v. Wolf, No. 4:20-cv-02088-MWB (Middle District Pennsylvania)
11/10/2020 NA
PROCESS

RULES &
58 Bally v. Whitmer, No. 1:20-cv-1088 (Western District Michigan)
11/11/2020 NA
PROCESS

Ziccarelli v. Allegheny County B of E, No. GD-20-11654


11/12/2020(PA Common Pleas)

RULESCt.)
&
59 Ziccarelli v. Allegheny County B of E, No. 1162 CD 2020 (PA Common.
11/19/2020 TBD
PROCESS
PROCESS

Ziccarelli v. Allegheny County B of E, No. 29 11/20/2020


WAP 2020 (PA Supreme Court)

Lin Wood v. Raffensperger, No. 1:20-cv-04651-SDG (North District Georgia)


11/13/2020

60 RULES NO
Lin Wood v. Raffensperger, No. 20-14418 (11th Circuit)
11/24/2020

Lin Wood v. Raffensperger, No. 20-799 (US Supreme Court)


12/8/2020

Law v. Whitmer, No. 10 OC 00163 1B (Nev.11/17/2020


Dist. Ct., Carson City)

61 MACHINE YES

Law v. Whitmer, No. 82178 (Nev. Supreme Court)


12/10/2020
Kelly v. Pennsylvania, No. 620 MD 2020 (PA11/21/2020
Commonwealth Court)

RULES &
62 Kelly v. Pennsylvania, No. No. 68 MAP 202011/25/2020
(PA Supreme Court) TBD
PROCESS

Kelly v. Pennsylvania, No. 20A98 / 20-810 (US12/3/2020


Supreme Court)

63 Kistner v. Simon No. A20-1486 (Minnesota11/24/2020


Supreme Court) PROCESS NO

64 Bailey v. Antrim County No. 20-9238-C2 (Antrim Michigan Circuit


11/25/2020 Court)
MACHINE TBD
65 Wood v. Raffensperger, No. 2020CV34295911/25/2020
(GA Superior Court, Fulton County) NO
RULES

Pearson v. Kemp, No. 1:20-cv-04809-TCB (GA Northern District)


11/25/2020

66 Pearson v. Kemp, No. 20-14480 (11th Circuit11/25/2020


Court of Appeals)
MACHINE NO

In Re Pearson v. Kemp, No. 20-816 (US Supreme Court)


12/3/2020

King v. Whitmer, No. 2:20-cv-13134 (Eastern District of Michigan)


11/25/2020

King v. Whitmer, No. 20-2205 (6th Circuit Court of Appeals)


12/8/2020

67 PROCESS NO

King v. Whitmer, No. 20-815 (US Supreme Court)


12/11/2020
68 Johnson v. Benson, No. 162286 (Michigan Supreme Court) PROCESS
11/26/2020 NO

69 Mueller v. Jacobs, No. 2020AP1958-OA (Wisconsin Supreme Court)


11/27/2020 RULES NO

Hahn v. Simon, No. 14-CV-20-4033 (Clay County District Court)


11/30/2020

PROCESS &
70 NO
VOTERS

Hahn v. Keeler, No. A20-1654 (Minnesota Supreme Court)


1/13/2021

Ward v. Jackson, No. CV2020-015285 (Ariz.11/30/2020


Superior Court, Maricopa County

71 PROCESS NO
71 PROCESS NO

Ward v. Jackson, No. CV-20-0343-AP/EL (Ariz.12/4/2020


Supreme Court)

Ward v. Jackson, No. 20-809 (US Supreme Court)


12/11/2020

72 Braun v. Simon (+similar) No. 62-CV-20-5599/5600/5601/5602


12/1/2020 (MN District Court)NO
PROCESS

No. 2:20-cv-1771RULES
73 Feehan v. Wisconsin Elections Commission,12/1/2020
&
(E.D. Wis.) NO
PROCESS

74 Bowyer v. Ducey, No. 2:20-cv-02321-DJH (District Court of AZ) RULES


12/2/2020 NO

75 Metcalfe v. Wolf, No. 636 MD 2020 (Penn Commwealth


12/4/2020 Court)
PROCESS NO
Burk v. Ducey, No. CV202001869 (AZ Superior Court, Pinal County)
12/7/2020

76 MACHINE TBD

Burk v. Ducey, No. CV-20-0349-AP/EL (Arizona Supreme Court)


12/16/2020

Burk v. Ducey, (US Supreme Court) 3/3/2021

77 Texas v. Penn, Wisc, Mich, Georgia, No. 22O155 (US Supreme Court)
12/7/2020 RULES NO

78 Still v. Raffensperger, No. 2020CV343711 (GA Superior Court, Fulton


12/12/2020 RULES Cnty.) NA

O'Rourke, et al v. Dominion, et al No. 1:20-cv-3747 (Colorado District Court)


12/22/2020
79 MACHINE + TBD
79 MACHINE + TBD

O'Rourke, et al v. Dominion, et al No. 1:20-cv-3747 (US Appeals, Tenth Circuit)


12/23/2021

80 Favorito v. Cooney, No. 2020CV343938 (GA12/23/2020


Superior Ct, Fulton Cnty)
PROCESS YES

Election Integrity Project v. Padilla, No. 2:21-cv-32 (District Court,


1/4/2021 RULES C.D. California)
&
81 TBD
MACHINE

Election Integrity Project v. Weber, No. 2:21-cv-32 (9th Circuit Ct of Appeals)


9/27/2021

82 Genetski & MI GOP v. Benson, No. 20-216-MM (Michigan Court


1/20/2021 of Claims)
PROCESS YES

Daugherty v. Fulton, No. 2021CV344953 (GA Superior Court, Fulton Cnty)


83 1/25/2021 PROCESS TBD
Being Appealed

84 VoterGA v. Gwinnett Cty Bd of Elections, No. 20-A-08626-2 (Superior


3/22/2021 PROCESS Ct, Gwinnett)
YES

85 Rogan O Handley v. Padilla, No. 2:21-cv-04954 (District Court C.D.


6/17/2021 California)
RULES TBD

86 VoterGA v. State of Georgia, No. 2021CV353604 (Superior Ct,MACHINE


8/24/211 Fulton) TBD
87 Perdue v. Barron (Superior Court of Fulton County, GA)
12/9/2021 PROCESS TBD

Filings with Trump not Plaintiff Subtotals = 61 18

Decided
Election Integrity Cases with
# Date Filed Topic * on Merits
Trump/GOP as Defendant
**

88 Washington v. Trump, No. 1:20-cv-03127 (Eastern District Washington)


8/17/2020 MISC YES

Mi Familia Vota v. Hobbs, No. 2:20-cv-01903 (Arizona District Court)


9/30/2020

89 RULES YES

Mi Familia Vota v. Hobbs, No. 20-16932 (9th10/13/2020


Circuit Court of Appeals)
90 Pierson v. Stepien, No. 1:20-cv-09266 (Southern District NY) PROCESS
11/4/2020 YES

91 Michigan Welfare Rights Organization v. Trump, No. 1:20-cv-03388


11/20/2020 RULES(D.D.C.) TBD

92 Maricopa v. Fann No. CV 2020-016840 (Superior Ct of AZ, Maricopa


12/29/2020 RULES Cty) YES

Filings with Trump, et. al. as Defendant = 5 4

Main References:
*Main Topics are: a) Rules and Regulation legalities or interpretation (e.g. about abse
Stanford Healthy Elections Tracker c) Voter Improprieties (e.g. non-citiz
Scotusblog Election Litigation Tracker and/or d) Voting Machine irregulari
Ballotpedia: Pre- and Post-Election Lawsuits
Brennan Center for Justice The Totals for each Primary Topic are: Ru
Here is the Evidence
Court Listener **Decided on Merits mea
Public Interest Legal Foundation (For example, Discove
Wikipedia Pre- and Post-Election 2020 Election Lawsuits For the lawsuits that w

Note 1: Some Non-Merit reasons for stopping lawsuits from going forward are for: a)
In US Supreme Counrt Cases, "Cert Denied" means that the case will not be
In the "Dismissed Moot/Cert Denied" cases above, the majority of the judge

Note 2: Disposition breakdown of the 92 lawsuits: Non-Merit = 41 (beige); To Be Dete


[Two cases resulted in a split verdict. One was labelled as a loss, and the othe
Note 3: Since several lawsuits were based on new election regulations (e.g. pertaining

Note 4: One of the several complexities in putting together such a list, is how to hand
The argument for treating them as three cases is due to the facts that: the judges a
However, there are downsides to that treatment: it artificially inflates the appearan

Note 5: Another complexity is to sort through the multitude of cases filed having to d
That said, we make no claim that this is the entirety of 2020 Presidential electi

Note 6: Some other 2020 Election Reports by the same team of independent voluntee

For any questions, suggestions or improvements to this list — or to sign up for our po
(Note: this list is sorted chronologically)

Ruling Date of
State Issue(s) Disposition Status
Favored Last Order

Vote-by-
Mail (Notice/
Cure for
Dismissed -
Mismatches
Lack Standing
Missing
on federal
Signature or Case Not
Pennsylvania claims; Other 10/10/2020 Closed
Mistakes; Fully Heard
claims did not
Witness
have a
Requirements;
statutory basis
Failure to
include ID/Doc;
etc.)

Vote-by-
Mail (Claim that Dismissed -
Mail Voting Lacked Case Not
Nevada 10/22/2020 Closed
Leads to Fraud Standing and Fully Heard
and/or Vote Jurisdiction
Dilution)
Vote-by- Granted
Mail (pre- Injunction. Iowa
Iowa populating counties were Trump/GOP 12/20/2020 Closed
ballots should told to send
not be allowed) blank ballots

Governor
Dismissed -
mandates all Case Not
New Jersey Lacked 10/22/2020 Closed
votes to be by Fully Heard
Standing
mail

Vote-by-
Mail (Claim that Consolidated
Montana the Governor with Lamm TBD 9/30/2020 Consolidated
exceeded his case
authority, etc.)

Poll observers
Election
were not Denied on
Pennsylvania Administrator 10/23/2020 Closed
allowed at early statutory basis
s
voting locations
Poll observers
Election
were not Denied on
Pennsylvania Administrator 10/23/2020 Closed
allowed at early statutory basis
s
voting locations

Signature Denied on
Verification statutory basis

Election
Pennsylvania Vote-by- Administrator 2/22/2021 Closed
Mail (Poll s
Observer
Access;
Signature
Dismissed -
Verification
Moot/ Cert
Standards;
Denied
Notice/Cure for
Mismatches
Missing
Signature or
Mistakes)
Vote-by-
Mail (Mail
Granted
Voting
Injunction.
Minnesota Deadlines [for Trump/GOP 10/29/2020 Closed
Sequestration
Applying,
of late ballots
Receiving,
Postmark])

Requested
Granted. Exten
Nevada voting time Trump/GOP 11/3/2020 Closed
ded poll hours.
extension

Denied - Poll Election


observer Administrator
access s

Appeal Granted
- Poll observer Trump/GOP
access
Poll observers
do not have
Pennsylvania sufficient 2/22/2021 Closed
proximity to
canvassing.
Poll observers
do not have
Pennsylvania sufficient 2/22/2021 Closed
proximity to
canvassing.

Election
Reversed Administrator
s

Dismissed - Election
Moot/ Cert Administrator
Denied s

Vote-by-
Mail (Drop Dismissed -
Boxes/Drop Off Lacked Case Not
Michigan 12/11/2020 Closed
Locations; Poll Timeliness; Fully Heard
Observer Moot
Access)
Vote-by-
Mail (Sec of Granted
State can not Injunction. Late
Pennsylvania Trump/GOP 11/12/2020 Closed
allow ID proof to ballots without
be delayed by ID not counted.
several days)

Sequestration of
Absentee Election
Denied on
Georgia Ballots Administrator 11/5/2020 Closed
statutory basis
submitted after s
Election Day
Poll observers Voluntarily
Case Not
Pennsylvania at early voting Dismissed 11/5/2020 Closed
Fully Heard
locations (withdrawn)

No addresses Election
Denied on
Pennsylvania on 600± Administrator 11/13/2020 Closed
statutory basis
absentee ballots s

Dismissed - Case Not


Arizona Cancelled votes 11/16/2020 Closed
Moot Fully Heard

Insufficient poll
watching of
absentee
ballots, etc.

Dismissed -
Case Not
Pennsylvania Lacked 11/27/2020 Closed
Fully Heard
Standing
Insufficient poll
watching of
absentee
ballots, etc.

Dismissed -
Case Not
Pennsylvania Lacked 11/27/2020 Closed
Fully Heard
Standing

Appellants seek
review of the
district court for
denying their
Motion to
Amend …

Vote-by-
Mail Issue: 2177
Ballots were
objected to for
various reasons
Election
— e.g. Denied on
Pennsylvania Administrator 12/8/2020 Closed
unsigned, etc. It statutory basis
s
then came down
to 69 ballots
received in
unsealed
envelopes.
Vote-by-
Mail Issue: 2177
Ballots were
objected to for
various reasons
Election
— e.g. Denied on
Pennsylvania Administrator 12/8/2020 Closed
unsigned, etc. It statutory basis
s
then came down
to 69 ballots
received in
unsealed
envelopes.

Denied -
Denied -
Interpretation of
Election Code
(voter did not
print name nor
Vote-by-Mail include street
Issues (Poll address)
Observer
Access;
Signature
Election
Verification
Pennsylvania Administrator 2/22/2021 Closed
Standards;
s
Notice/Cure for
Mismatches
Missing
Signature or
Mistakes)
Dismissed -
Moot/ Cert
Denied

For Wayne Trump/GOP:


County not to Voluntarily Wayne
Michigan 11/19/2020 Closed
certify their Withdrawn County votes
results not certified

Vote-by-
Mail (Claim that
Mail Voting
Leads to Fraud
and/or Vote
Dismissed - Case Not
Wisconsin Dilution; 12/3/2020 Closed
Jurisdiction Fully Heard
Notice/Cure for
Mismatches
Missing
Signature or
Mistakes)
Vote-by-
Mail (Claim that
Denied: Moot;
Mail Voting
Statutes not
Leads to Fraud
violated.
and/or Vote
Dilution)

Denied:
Wisconsin Laches; Case Not Fully Heard
3/8/2021 Closed
Statutes not
violated

Authority To
Act (Electors
Clause)

Case Not
Heard

Recount; Illegal Court affirmed


Ballots Cast recount

Election
Wisconsin Denied: Administrator 2/22/2021 Closed
Laches; s
Statutes not
violated
Illegal Ballots
Cast
s

Illegal Ballots
Cast

Dismissed -
Moot/ Cert
Denied

Vote-by-
Mail (Claim that
Voluntarily
Mail Voting
Dismissed
Leads to Fraud
(withdrawn)
and/or Vote
Dilution)
Case Not
Georgia 1/7/2021 Closed
Fully Heard

Authority To Dismissed -
Act (Other) Jurisdiction

Vote-by-
Mail (Drop Voluntarily Case Not
New Mexico 12/15/2020 Closed
Boxes/Drop Off Withdrawn Fully Heard
Locations)

Authority To Dismissed -
Case Not
Georgia Act (Electors Lacked 1/5/2021 Closed
Fully Heard
Clause) Standing

Note: Trump prevailed in 4 out of 8 case as Plaintiff: Active = 0


Ruling Date of
State Issue(s) Disposition Status
Favored Last Order

Misleading info
Granted motion
Wisconsin re absentee Trump/GOP 12/14/2020 Closed
for TRO
ballots

Absentee
ballots Dismissed - Case Not
Virginia 9/7/2020 Closed
increases voter Laches Fully Heard
fraud

Election
Denied on
Administrator
Objected to the statutory basis s
Governor being
able to change
Colorado 9/1/2020 Closed
some of the
Vote-by-Mail
rules.

Overturned Trump/GOP
Governor can Withdrawn as
California not bypass Governor Trump/GOP 9/1/2020 Closed
Legislature complied

Denied on
statutory basis,
as Plaintiff did
Vote-by- not show
Mail (Other irreparable
Vote-by-Mail harm, etc.
Issue)
Case Not
Michigan [Consolidated 3/5/2021 Closed
Fully Heard
with Black v.
Benson and Co
oper-Keel v.
Benson.]

Dismissed -
Moot

State agreed to
Clean-up, purge
Michigan update voter Trump/GOP 2/16/2021 Closed
voter rolls
rolls
Vote-by-
Mail (Mail
Voting
Deadlines [for
Applying,
Receiving,
Pennsylvania Partial victory Split Verdict 2/22/2021 Closed
Postmark],
etc.) [
Note: plaintiff
was
Democratic
Party]

Dismissed as
Legislation
Pending

Vote-by-Mail:
Unsolicited
Sent back to
Michigan mailing of Case Not Fully Heard
1/19/2021 Closed
lower court
absentee voter
application
Michigan mailing of Case Not Fully Heard
1/19/2021 Closed
absentee voter
application

Dismissed -
Moot

Vote-by-
Mail (Signature
Verification
Standards;
Claim that Mail Corrective
Iowa Trump/GOP 9/12/2020 Closed
Voting Leads to Action Ordered
Fraud and/or
Vote Dilution;
Other Vote-by-
Mail Issue)

Injunction
Granted

Prepopulating of
Iowa Trump/GOP 10/16/2020 Closed
mail-in ballots

Stay Granted
Vote-by-Mail:
Consolidated: Case Not
Michigan Allowing online 12/11/210 Consolidated
See line #79 Fully Heard
applications

Insufficient
evidence of
harm
County Clerk
sending mail-in
GOP
Texas ballots to all 10/17/2020 Closed
Defendant
voters in the
election.

Over turned
and agreed w
Plaintiff

New Nevada
statute AB4 Dismissed -
Case Not
Nevada increased Lacked 10/18/2020 Closed
Fully Heard
likelihood of Ripeness
voter fraud
New Nevada
statute AB4 Dismissed -
Case Not
Nevada increased Lacked 10/18/2020 Closed
Fully Heard
likelihood of Ripeness
voter fraud

Sec of State Dismissed -


Case Not
Vermont exceeded their Lacked 10/15/2020 Closed
Fully Heard
authority Standing

Insufficient
Evidence

Vote-by-
Mail (Claim that
Montana the Governor Election Administrators
10/8/2020 Closed
Appeal
exceeded his
authority, etc.)

Denied - No
Opinion

Denied request
Objected to
State not
enforcing
Minnesota Minnesota’s Trump/GOP 11/5/2020 Closed
Election-Day
ballot receipt
deadline
Objected to
State not
enforcing
Minnesota Minnesota’s Trump/GOP 11/5/2020 Closed
Election-Day
ballot receipt
deadline
Granted:
Reversed lower
court

Various Consolidated
Case Not
New Jersey absentee ballot with Murphy 10/20/2020 Consolidated
Fully Heard
issues case

Dismissed -
Private Funding Lacked
Encourages Standing &
Illegal Laches
Ballots. [At
Supreme Court
Case Not
Pennsylvania combined w 1/11/2021 Closed
Fully Heard
similar lawsuits
from other
states: WI, MI,
MN, IO, TX, GA,
SC.]
Pennsylvania combined w 1/11/2021 Closed
Fully Heard
similar lawsuits
from other
states: WI, MI,
MN, IO, TX, GA,
SC.]

Petition denied

Plaintiffs oppose
relaxation of Dismissed -
voting Lacked Case Not
North Carolina 12/6/2020 Closed
requirements Standing & Fully Heard
due to COVID- Laches
19

Vote-by-
Mail (Claim that
Mail Voting
Leads to Fraud
and/or Vote
Dilution, etc.)

At US Supreme
Court this case
was
North Carolina TBD 12/6/2020 Consolidated
consolidated
with Moore v.
Circosta
At US Supreme
Court this case
was
North Carolina TBD 12/6/2020 Consolidated
consolidated
with Moore v.
Circosta

Extension of
voting deadlines

Court ruled that


Colorado case can TBD 11/18/2021 Active
proceed

Transparency in
Court said
counting
North Carolina mediation is TBD 10/20/2020 Closed
Absentee
necessary
Ballots

Enforce statute
s governing the
acceptance of GOP
Virginia Granted 1/13/2021 Closed
absentee ballots Defendant
with respect to
postmarks
Clean-up, purge State agreed to
GOP
Pennsylvania voter rolls, esp update voter 4/7/2021 Closed
Defendant
deceased rolls

Dismissed -
Lacked
Standing
Illegal extension Election
Pennsylvania of voting Administrator 4/19/2021 Closed
deadline s

Dismissed -
Moot

Vote-by-
Mail (Poll Dismissed -
Observer Lacked
Access; Standing
Signature
Verification
Nevada Split Verdict 11/10/2020 Closed
Standards;
Notice/Cure for
Mismatches
Missing
Signature or
Mistakes)
Notice/Cure for
Mismatches
Missing
Signature or
Mistakes)

Agreed to more
poll watchers

Whether drive-
Dismissed - Election
through voting
Texas Lacked Administrator 12/17/2020 Closed
should be
Standing s
allowed

Request for
Nevada various voter Mostly Granted Trump/GOP 11/2/2020 Closed
data
Sequester Denied - no Election
Georgia ballots after evidence of law Administrator 11/19/2020 Closed
election day violations s

Insufficient
Evidence

Vote-by-
Election
Mail (Multiple Denied on
Michigan Administrator 11/24/2020 Closed
process statutory basis
s
deficiencies)

Dismissed -
Moot
Vote-by-
Mail (Signature
Voluntarily
Verification Case Not
Pennsylvania Dismissed 11/16/2020 Closed
Standards; Poll Fully Heard
(withdrawn)
Observer
Access)

Vote-by-
Mail (Claim that
Mail Voting
Voluntarily
Leads to Fraud Case Not
Michigan Dismissed 11/16/2020 Closed
and/or Vote Fully Heard
(withdrawn)
Dilution;
Observer
Access)

Vote-by- Now at
Mail (Failure to Supreme Court,
write name, consolidated
Pennsylvania TBD 11/23/2020 Consolidated
address, and with PA
date on outer "Canvassing"
envelope, etc.) cases above
address, and with PA
date on outer "Canvassing"
envelope, etc.) cases above

Dismissed -
Lacked
Standing
State allowed
procedures that
Election
are different
Georgia Administrator 2/22/2021 Closed
from the
s
Georgia
Election Code

Dismissed -
Moot/ Cert
Denied

Challenge to
Voting
Denied on
Machinery /
statutory basis. Election
Hardware /
Nevada (Discovery Administrator 12/17/2020 Closed
Software:
opposed and s
Accepting
not granted.)
Invalid
Signatures
Injunction
Trump/GOP
Granted

Legality of No Dismissed -
Pennsylvania Excuse Timeliness 2/22/2021 Closed
Absentee voting (Laches)

Election
Administrator
s

Dismissed -
Moot/ Cert
Denied

Vote by Mail
Dismissed -
(Ballot
Timeliness Case Not
Minnesota harvesting; 12/4/2020 Closed
(Laches) and Fully Heard
signature
Jurisdiction
matching; etc.)

Discovery
Voting machine
Granted:
Michigan improperly TBD 4/9/2021 Active
Defendants
counted votes
Delay
GA should not Dismissed -
Case Not
Georgia have accepted a Sovereign 12/7/2020 Closed
Fully Heard
grant Immunity

Election
Dismissed -
Administrator
Jurisdiction
s

Voting machine
Georgia 1/19/2021 Closed
irregularities

Voluntarily
Case Not
Dismissed
Fully Heard
(withdrawn)

Dismissed -
Timeliness
Vote-by- (Laches)
Mail (Poll
Election
Observer
Michigan Administrator 2/22/2021 Closed
Access; Ballots
s
were Forged or
Altered)
Dismissed -
Moot/ Cert
Denied
Vote-by-
Dismissed -
Mail (Other Case Not
Michigan Jurisdiction & 12/9/2020 Closed
Vote-by-Mail Fully Heard
Moot
Issue)

Vote-by-
Dismissed - Case Not
Wisconsin Mail (Ballot drop 12/4/2020 Closed
Moot Fully Heard
boxes)

Vote-by-
Mail (e.g. Poll
Observer Dismissed - Election
Minnesota Access). Voter Timeliness & Administrator 1/13/2021 Closed
Irregularities Jurisdiction s
(Duplicate
Votes, etc.)

No proof of
Vote-by- fraud
Mail (e.g. Poll
Observer Election
Arizona Access, Poll Administrator 2/22/2021 Closed
Observer s
Qualifications,
etc.)
No proof of
Vote-by- fraud
Mail (e.g. Poll
Observer Election
Arizona Access, Poll Administrator 2/22/2021 Closed
Observer s
Qualifications,
etc.)

Dismissed -
Moot/ Cert
Denied

Alleges
statutory
violations and Dismissed - No Case Not
Minnesota 12/18/2020 Closed
irregularities in Explanation Fully Heard
the post-election
review process.

Vote-by- Dismissed -
Mail (Failure to Lacked Case Not
Wisconsin 12/9/2020 Closed
Include ID Standing and Fully Heard
Documentation) Jurisdiction

Authority To Dismissed -
Case Not
Arizona Act (Elections Lacked 12/9/2020 Closed
Fully Heard
Clause, etc.) Standing

Officials violated Dismissed -


Case Not
Pennsylvania portions of Laches and 12/13/2020 Closed
Fully Heard
Election Code Jurisdiction
Illegal ballots
inserted into
mail system
which were
Arizona Dismissed - Lac
Case Not Fully Heard
5/3/2021 Closed
counted while
Plaintiff was
denied her right
to vote.

Violations of Dismissed -
Case Not
Various State Election Lacked 12/15/2020 Closed
Fully Heard
Laws Standing

Vote-by-
Mail (Claim that
Voluntarily
Mail Voting Case Not
Georgia Dismissed 1/7/2021 Closed
Leads to Fraud Fully Heard
(withdrawn)
and/or Vote
Dilution)

Use unreliable Ruled against


voting plaintiffs
Colorado TBD 12/23/2021 Active
machines, etc.,
etc.
Use unreliable
voting
Colorado TBD 12/23/2021 Active
machines, etc.,
etc.
TBD

Improper ballot
Georgia counting: ask to Granted Trump/GOP 5/21/2021 Closed
inspect ballots

Violations of
State and Court Election
Federal Election dismissed all Administrator
California 9/27/2021 Active
Laws; Voting claims s
machine
irregularities

TBD TBD

Violations of
State Election
Michigan Laws re Granted Trump/GOP 3/9/2021 Closed
signature
verification, etc

Dismissed -
Case Not Fully Heard
GA
Georgia Latches
elections should not have been certified 8/2/2021 Active
Under appeal: T TBD

Improper ballot
Georgia counting: ask to Granted Trump/GOP 1/24/2022 Closed
inspect ballots

State tried to
California miseducate TBD TBD 6/17/2021 Active
voters.

Machines not
Georgia TBD TBD 12/21/2021 Active
legal
Questionable
Georgia TBD TBD 12/9/2021 Active
absentee ballots

Note: GOP Plaintiff prevailed in 15 out o ot plaintiff: Active = 8

Ruling Date of
State Issue(s) Disposition Status
Favored Last Order

Vote-by-
Injunction
DC Mail (several Plaintiff 9/18/2020 Closed
Granted
states vs USPS)

Supported on
statutory
grounds

Objection to
Arizona State's voter Trump/GOP 10/20/2020 Closed
deadline

Overturned
Recount Defective
New York Trump/GOP 11/13/2020 Closed
procedures claims

Trump trying to
DC disenfranchise TBD TBD 12/26/2020 Active
minorities

County
Senate
objecting to a
DC requests are Trump/GOP 2/25/2021 Closed
Senate
legal
investigation

Note: GOP Defendant prevailed in 3 out o defendant: Active = 1

etation (e.g. about absentee ballots); b) Process illegalities (officials correcting ballot errors, etc.);
proprieties (e.g. non-citizens voting, non-registered citizens voting, deceased parties voting, registered voters
oting Machine irregularities (e.g. an algorithm changing the actual results, etc.).

ch Primary Topic are: Rules = 51; Process = 33; Voter = 3; and Machine = 6. (The total is more than the num

*Decided on Merits means the Plaintiff was able to argue the facts of the case, and, if applicable, given oppo
(For example, Discovery might entail an independent investigation to verify the accuracy of the claimed vo
For the lawsuits that were voluntarily dismissed, we entered "NA" in the Merits column. For those cases sti

oing forward are for: a) Standing, b) Timing [Laches], c) Judicial authority [Jurisdiction], and d) Moot (e.g. no
hat the case will not be heard, and the lower court's decision stands. This happens in 90%± of cases submitte
he majority of the judges did not state why they would not hear these cases. However, Judge Thomas wrote

= 41 (beige); To Be Determined (TBD: active) = 9 (white); Trump Statutory Wins = 22 (green); Trump Statut
gulations (e.g. pertaining to absentee ballot here.

ch a list, is how to handle cases that are appealed. For


facts that: the judges are different, the amount of evidence presented may be different, etc. In our initial ve
lly inflates the appearance of actual cases litigated; do we indicate that this is one case open or three? etc. A

f cases filed having to do with 2020 election issues. E.g. the Stanford site (see above) lists 470± such cases (in
f 2020 Presidential election-related cases, but rather those that we were able to find from the several source

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