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Arizona
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DJT Lose
11/07/2020
Superior Court for the State of Arizona
Donald J. Trump For President, Inc. et al v. Katie Hobbs et al
CV 2020-014248
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DJT alleges thousands of voters were disenfranchised by ssytematic improper tabulator overrides. DJT seeks an injunction providing for the review of the Ballot Duplication Board of all ballots not tabulated because of overvotes or other defects or irregularities preventing tabulation. Secretary Hobbs argued the lawsuit was moot on 11/13 because the delta of overvotes at issue were not large enough to make the difference between winning or losing the race. DJT partially agreed acknowledging the lawsuit was moot with respect to the presidential electors; however, issues remained regarding two local and state races.
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Laurie Aguilera et al v. Adrian Fontes et al
CV 2020-014083
Superior Court for the State of Arizona
11/04/2020
Plaintiff, an individual voter, brought suit on behalf of herself and Jane Does to be permitted to cure and identify ballots rejected by defendants. DJT filed a motion to intervene as an interested party. The individual plaintiff voluntarily dismissed the lawsuit on 11/07 and the Court will not allow DJT to continue the case in light of the voluntary dismissal.
DJT Lose
Case # 3
DJT Lose
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Arizona Republican Party v. Fontes et al
CV 2020-014553
Superior Court for the State of Arizona
11/12/2020
Plaintiff, an individual voter, brought suit on behalf of herself and Jane Does to be permitted to cure and identify ballots rejected by defendants. DJT filed a motion to intervene as an interested party. Secretary Hobbs and the Arizona Democratic Party have filed motions to intervene, which was granted on 11/16. The Court set a tight briefing schedule for all parties.
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Arizona Democratic Party v. Hobbs
20-cv-01143 / 20-16766
Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals
09/11/2020
DJT appealed a district court ruling that compelled Arizona officials to allow voters a five day period after election day in which to cure unsigned ballots. DJT file a motion to stay the district court's ruling, which the Ninth Circuit granted while it considers the case.
Georgia
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DJT Lose
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In re Enforcement of Election Laws and Securing Ballots Cast or Received
SPCV20-00982
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Superior Court of Chatham County State of Georgia
11/04/2020
DJT sought an injunction requiring election officials secure, store, and record ballots received after 7:00 PM and await further instruction from the Court regarding disposition of those ballots. The Court held that there was insuffiicent evidence that ballots were actually received after 7:00 PM and thus denied the request.
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L. Lin Wood Jr. v. Brad Raffensperger et al
20-cv-04651
Northern District of Georgia
11/13/2020
Plaintiff brought this action as an elector in the State of Georgia arguing that defendants unilaterally changed the process for handling absentee ballots. Plaintiff seeks an injunction preventing Georgia from certifying its election results and/or order Georgia to cure the defects. An Amended Complaint was filed on 11/16 to add additional affidavits.
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Michigan
Case # 1
DJT Lose
11/11/2020
Western District of Michigan
Donald J. Trump For President, Inc. et al v. Jocelyn Benson et al
1:20-cv-01083
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DJT is seeking to enjoin the Michigan board of state canvassers and the Wayne County canvassing boards from certifying any tally of ballots containing fraudulent or unlawfully cast ballots, including ballots received after election day or tabulated on malfunctioning tabulating machines. The NAACP and City of Detroit sought to intervene on 11/16. The plaintiffs voluntarily dismissed the case on 11/19.
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11/11/20
DJT Lose
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Donald J. Trump For President, Inc. et al v. Jocelyn Benson
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11/04/2020
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DJT requested an order requiring Secretary Benson allow election inspectors form each party access to video of ballot boxes before counting of votes. The court denied the motion inter alia because the fact that most of the votes had already been counted mooted the request.
DJT Lose
Case # 3
DJT Lose
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09/29/2020
Western District of Michigan
Ruth Johnson et al v. Jocelyn Benson et al
20-cv-00948
Plaintiffs sought an injunction preventing ballots received after November 3, 2020 at 8:00 PM from being counted and certified. The Secretary attempted to extend the deadline by 14 days. The state court issued an order requiring receipt of the ballots by November 3; Secretary Benson issued a statement indicating she intended to comply with the state court's ruling. The plaintiffs entered a voluntary stipulation of dismissal.
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Nevada
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Jill Stokke et al v. Barbara K. Cegavske et al
District of Nevada
11/04/2020
Plaintiffs alleged that Nevada's use of Agilis signature-verification software resulted in a number of election irregularities in violation of the elections and equal protection clauses. Plaintiffs request that Nevada be ordered to cease use of Agilis software and that each mail ballot be checked by the clerk or employee of the office of the clerk.
2:20-cv-02046
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PENNSYLVANIA
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Donald J. Trump for President Inc, v. Board of Elections et. al.
4:20-cv-02078
Middle District of Pennsylvania
11/09/2020
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DJT is seeking a restraining order preventing certification of PA's election results. Several defendants filed separate motions to dismiss, which DJT opposed on 11/15. DJT's counsel sought an extension of oral arguments scheduled for 11/17, which the court denied. Oral argument will be 11/17.
The lawsuit alleges (i) violation of Fourteenth Amendment for failure to allow effective observation and monitoring of vote counting on due process and equal protection grounds; (ii) violation of Fourteenth Amendment for disparate treatment of absentee/mail-in voters on equal protection and due process grounds and (iii) various violations of the Electors & Elections clauses of the U.S. Constitution.
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Case # 2
Neutral
Donald J. Trump for President Inc, v. Philadelphia County Board of Elections
2:20-cv-05533
Eastern District of Pennsylvania
11/05/2020
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DJT sought emergency injunctive relief to prevent the Philadelphia County Board of Elections from continuing to count votes while it "studied" an Order from the court to allow Republican poll-watchers to observe the counting process. The court denied the emergency relief after the parties reached a settlement agreement.
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11/05/20
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11/05/20
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Case # 3
DJT Win
Hamm et. al v. Boockvar et. al
600 M.D. 2020
Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania
11/04/2020
Petitioners sought an injunction prohibiting a "cure" that would allow invalidly submitted absentee and mail-in ballots to be re-submitted as provisional ballots and prohibiting the disclosure of identifying information about voters. The Court granted the petition in part requiring ballots be segregated; see accompanying order.
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Order
11/06/20
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Case # 4
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Donald J. Trump for President, Inc. et. al v. Boockvar et. al
602 M.D. 2020
Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania
11/04/2020
DJT seeks an injunction preventing the defendant County Boards of Elections from counting absentee and mail-in ballots of voters whose identification was not received and verified by November 9, 2020. The Court granted the motion on 11/12.
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In re Canvassing Observation
1094 CD 2020
Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania
11/03/2020
DJT filed an appeal from the Court of Common Pleas which had denied his motion to allow closer observation of canvassing of ballots. The Commonwealth Court granted DJT's request, overruling the trial court. The decision is being appealed to the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.
DJT Win
Case # 6
DJT Lose
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In re Canvassing Observation
425 EAL 2020
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
11/05/2020
The City of Philadelphia Board of Elections appealed the Commonwealth Court's decision above to the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania. The high court accepted the appeal and the parties submitted briefing on November 13, 2020. The Supreme Court overturned the Commonwealth Court's decision. The ruling is adverse to DJT.
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Case # 7
Neutral
In re Motion for Injunctive Relief of Northampton County Republican Committee
1100 CD 2020
Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania
11/05/2020
Northampton County Republican Committee filed an appeal of the Common Pleas Court's decision denying its request to enjoin the Northampton County Board of Elections from disclosing the identity of cancelled ballots during pre-canvassing. The appeal was voluntarily withdrawn.
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Wisconsin
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Michael Langenhorst et al v. Laure Pecore
Eastern District of Wisconsin
11/12/2020
Plaintiffs seek to cancel votes alleging numerous anomalies such as double votes, votes by non-registered persons, votes by deceased, and votes by persons moved out of state. Plaintiff sought expedited discovery and the case is still pending. Plaintiffs voluntarily dismissed on 11/16.
1:20-cv-01701
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