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Democracy Docket: Republicans are Losing the Vote-By-Mail Battle in Court
Link: https://www.democracydocket.com/analysis/republicans-are-losing-the-vote-by-mail-battle-in-court/
Former President Donald Trump and his fellow Republicans have switched their positions on mail-in voting so many times that it would give any voter whiplash. Whether they claim to support it as a valid voting method or disparage it as a vehicle for election fraud, the GOP lawsuits don’t lie. The Republican Party is staunchly anti-mail voting.
The Republican National Committee (RNC), along with GOP figures at the state level, have filed continuous lawsuits challenging states’ mail-in voting policies, trying to make it harder for voters to return their absentee ballots and rejecting large numbers of votes. Despite this clear push to pursue cases on this issue, Republicans are losing the vote-by-mail battle in courts across the country.
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Democracy Docket has been tracking GOP mail-in voting cases during the 2024 election cycle, and according to our data, Republicans have won five cases and lost 20.
Some of these mail-in voting lawsuits were filed by national and/or state Republicans targeting states’ pro-voting policies and others were brought by Democrats challenging GOP voter suppression laws. We categorized them as wins and losses based on the courts’ actions.
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The Republican National Committee (RNC), along with GOP figures at the state level, have filed continuous lawsuits challenging states’ mail-in voting policies, trying to make it harder for voters to return their absentee ballots and rejecting large numbers of votes. Despite this clear push to pursue cases on this issue, Republicans are losing the vote-by-mail battle in courts across the country.
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Democracy Docket has been tracking GOP mail-in voting cases during the 2024 election cycle, and according to our data, Republicans have won five cases and lost 20.
Some of these mail-in voting lawsuits were filed by national and/or state Republicans targeting states’ pro-voting policies and others were brought by Democrats challenging GOP voter suppression laws. We categorized them as wins and losses based on the courts’ actions.
The article goes on to discuss current cases in New York, Pennsylvania, and Michigan.
This is very encouraging. I live in a state (Pennsylvania) where the Repukes have tried their darn'dest to shoot down the mailed ballots because Dems supported it during the Covid lockdown. Originally is was THEIR initiative, but thanks to Chump, they now refuse to use the mailed ballots.
Please read the rest on Democracy Docket.
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