| 2020 Presidential Election Lawsuits Related to Election Integrity | (Public Version 2-5-21) | (Note: the list is sorted chronologically) | ||||||||
| Trump as Plaintiff: Case Name and Number |
Date Filed | Topic * | Decided on Merits ** | State | Issue(s) | Disposition | Ruling Favored | Date of Last Order | Status | |
| Donald J. Trump for Pres., Inc. v. Boockvar, No. 2:20-cv-00966 (Western D PA) | 6/29/20 | PROCESS | NO | Pennsylvania | Vote-by-Mail (Claim that Mail Voting Leads to Fraud and/or Vote Dilution; Notice/Cure for Mismatches Missing Signature or Mistakes; Witness and/or Notary Requirement; Failure to include ID/Doc. etc.) | Dismissed – Lack Standing on federal claims; Other claims did not have a statutory basis | Case Not Fully Heard | 10/10/20 | Closed | |
| Donald J. Trump for President v. Cegavske, No. 2:20-cv-01445 (District NV) | 8/04/20 | RULES | NO | Nevada | Vote-by-Mail (Claim that Mail Voting Leads to Fraud and/or Vote Dilution) | Dismissed – Lacked Standing and Jurisdiction | Case Not Fully Heard | 10/22/20 | Closed | |
| RNC v. Miller, No. 06571 EQCV095986 (Iowa District Court, Linn County) | 8/10/20 | RULES | YES | Iowa | Vote-by-Mail (pre-populating ballots should not be allowed) | Granted Injunction. Iowa counties were told to send blank ballots | Trump/GOP | 12/20/20 | Closed | |
| Donald J. Trump for President v. Murphy, No. 3:20-cv-10753 (District NJ) | 8/19/20 | RULES | NO | New Jersey | Governor mandates all votes to be by mail | Dismissed – Lacked Standing | Case Not Fully Heard | 10/22/20 | Closed | |
| Donald J. Trump for President et al v. Bullock et al, No. 6:20-cv-00066 (D. Mont.) | 9/02/20 | RULES | TBD | Montana | Vote-by-Mail (Claim that the Governor exceeded his authority, etc.) | Consolidated with Lamm case | TBD | 9/30/20 | Consolidated | |
| Monmouth County Republican Committee v. Way, No. 3:20-cv-13914 (District Court of NJ) & No. MON-L-003019-20 (NJ Superior Court, Monmouth County) | 9/24/20 | RULES | NO | New Jersey | Various absentee ballot issues | Consolidated with Murphy case | Case Not Fully Heard | 10/20/20 | Consolidated | |
| Donald J. Trump for Pres., Inc. v. Philadelphia County Board of Elections, No. 200902035 (PA Court of Common Pleas, Philadelphia County) | 10/01/20 | RULES | YES | Pennsylvania | Poll observers were not allowed at early voting locations | Denied on statutory basis | Election Administrators | 10/23/20 | Closed | |
| Donald J. Trump for President, Inc. v. Philadelphia County, No. 983 CD 2020 (Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court) | 10/15/20 | |||||||||
| In re November 3, 2020 Gen. Election, No. 149 MM 2020 (Penn. Supreme Court) | 10/04/20 | PROCESS | TBD | Pennsylvania | Signature Verification | Denied on statutory basis | Election Administrators | 12/21/20 | Active | |
| Trump v. Boockvar, No. 20- (US Supreme Court) | 12/20/20 | Vote-by-Mail (Poll Observer Access; Signature Verification Standards; Notice/Cure for Mismatches Missing Signature or Mistakes) | TBD | TBD | ||||||
| Donald J. Trump for President v. Simon, No. A20-1362 (Minn. Supreme Court) | 10/28/20 | RULES | YES | Minnesota | Vote-by-Mail (Mail Voting Deadlines [for Applying, Receiving, Postmark]) | Granted Injunction. Sequestration of late ballots | Trump/GOP | 10/29/20 | Closed | |
| Donald J. Trump for President v. Gloria, No. A-20-824153-C (NV District Court) | 11/03/20 | RULES | YES | Nevada | Requested voting time extension | Granted. Extended poll hours. | Trump/GOP | 11/3/20 | Closed | |
| In Re: Canvassing Observation, No. 7003 (PA Ct. Common Pleas, Phil. Cnty) | 11/03/20 | PROCESS | TBD | Pennsylvania | Poll observers do not have sufficient proximity to canvassing. | Denied – Poll observer access | Election Administrators | 1/11/21 | Active | |
| In Re: Canvassing Observation, No. 1094 CD 2020 (PA Commonwealth Ct) | 11/04/20 | Appeal Granted – Poll observer access | Trump/GOP | |||||||
| In Re: Canvassing Observation, No. 30 EAP 2020 (Penn. Supreme Court) | 11/05/20 | Reversed | Election Administrators | |||||||
| Trump v. Boockvar, No. 30 EAP 2020 (US Supreme Court) | 12/20/20 | TBD | TBD | |||||||
| Donald J. Trump for President v. Benson, No. 20-000225-MZ (MI Court of Claims) | 11/04/20 | RULES & PROCESS | NO | Michigan | Vote-by-Mail (Drop Boxes/Drop Off Locations; Poll Observer Access) | Dismissed – Lacked Timeliness; Moot | Case Not Fully Heard | 12/11/20 | Closed | |
| Donald J. Trump for President v. Benson, No. 355378 (MI Appeals Court) | 11/30/20 | |||||||||
| Donald J. Trump for President v. Benson, No. 162320 (MI Supreme Court) | 12/17/20 | |||||||||
| Donald J. Trump for President, Inc. v. Kathy Boockvar, et al., No. 602 MD 2020 (Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania) | 11/04/20 | RULES | YES | Pennsylvania | Vote-by-Mail (Sec of State can not allow ID proof to be delayed by several days) | Granted Injunction. Late ballots without ID not counted. | Trump/GOP | 11/12/20 | Closed | |
| In re Enforcement of Election Laws and Securing Ballots Cast or Received After 7:00 P.M. on November 3, 2020, No. SPCV20-00982 (GA Superior Court) | 11/04/20 | RULES | YES | Georgia | Sequestration of Absentee Ballots submitted after Election Day | Denied on statutory basis | Election Administrators | 11/5/20 | Closed | |
| Donald J. Trump for Pres., Inc. v. Philadelphia Cnty. Bd. of Elections, No. 2:20-cv-05533-PD (Eastern District Court Pennsylvania) | 11/05/20 | PROCESS | NA | Pennsylvania | Poll observers at early voting locations | Voluntarily Dismissed (withdrawn) | Case Not Fully Heard | 11/5/20 | Closed | |
| Donald J. Trump for President Inc. v. Montgomery County Board of Elections… | 11/05/20 | RULES | YES | Pennsylvania | No addresses on 600± absentee ballots | Denied on statutory basis | Election Administrators | 11/13/20 | Closed | |
| Donald J. Trump for President Inc. v. Hobbs, No. CV2020-014248 (AZ Super) | 11/07/20 | PROCESS | NO | Arizona | Cancelled votes | Dismissed – Moot | Case Not Fully Heard | 11/16/20 | Closed | |
| Donald J. Trump for Pres., Inc. v. Boockvar, No. 4:20-cv-02078 (M.D. PA) | 11/09/20 | RULES | NO | Pennsylvania | Insufficient poll watching of absentee ballots, etc. | Dismissed – Lacked Standing | Case Not Fully Heard | 11/27/20 | Closed | |
| Donald J. Trump for Pres., Inc. v. Boockvar, No. 20-3371 (3rd Circuit) | 11/22/20 | |||||||||
| Donald J. Trump for President v. Boockvar, No. 20-3371 (3rd Cir Appeals) | 11/23/20 | Appellants seek review of the district court for denying their Motion to Amend … | ||||||||
| Donald J. Trump for President Inc. v. Bucks County Board of Elections, No. 20-05786-35 (Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas, Bucks County) | 11/09/20 | PROCESS | YES | Pennsylvania | Vote-by-Mail Issue: 2177 Ballots were objected to for various reasons — e.g. unsigned, etc. It then came down to 69 ballots received in unsealed envelopes. | Denied on statutory basis | Election Administrators | 12/8/20 | Closed | |
| Donald J. Trump for President Inc. v. Bucks County Board of Elections, No. 1191 PA Commonwealth Court 2020 | 11/20/20 | |||||||||
| Donald J. Trump for President Inc. v. Bucks County Board of Elections, Nos. 174/676 MAL 2020 (PA Supreme Court) | 11/21/20 | |||||||||
| In Re: Canvass of Absentee and Mail-In Ballots of November 3, 2020 General Election, No. 20110894 (Penn. Ct. Common Pleas, Philadelphia County) | 11/10/20 | PROCESS | TBD | Pennsylvania | Vote-by-Mail Issues (Poll Observer Access; Signature Verification Standards; Notice/Cure for Mismatches Missing Signature or Mistakes) | Denied – Interpretation of Election Code (voter did not print name nor include street address) | Election Administrators | 12/20/20 | Active | |
| ” ” ” ” No. 20110895 (Penn. Ct. Common Pleas, Philadelphia County) | 11/10/20 | |||||||||
| ” ” ” ” No. 20110896 (Penn. Ct. Common Pleas, Philadelphia County) | 11/10/20 | |||||||||
| ” ” ” ” No. 20110897 (Penn. Ct. Common Pleas, Philadelphia County) | 11/10/20 | |||||||||
| ” ” ” ” No. 20110898 (Penn. Ct. Common Pleas, Philadelphia County) | 11/10/20 | |||||||||
| ” ” ” ” No. 31 EAP 2020 | 11/18/20 | |||||||||
| Trump v. Boockvar, Nos. 31 EAP 2020, 32 EAP 2020, 33 EAP 2020, 34 EAP 2020, 35 EAP 2020, 29 WAP 2020 (US Supreme Court) | 12/20/20 | TBD | TBD | |||||||
| Donald J. Trump for President Inc. v. Benson, No. 1:20-cv-01083 (W.D. Mich.) | 11/11/20 | PROCESS | NA | Michigan | For Wayne County not to certify their results | Voluntarily Withdrawn | Trump/GOP: Wayne County votes not certified | 11/19/20 | Closed | |
| Lin Wood v. Raffensperger, No. 1:20-cv-04651-SDG (North District Georgia) | 11/13/20 | RULES | NO | Georgia | State allowed procedures that are different from the Georgia Election Code | Dismissed – Lacked Standing | Case Not Fully Heard | 12/17/20 | Active | |
| Lin Wood v. Raffensperger, No. 20-14418 (11th Circuit) | 11/24/20 | |||||||||
| Lin Wood v. Raffensperger, No. 20-799 (US Supreme Court) | 12/08/20 | TBD | TBD | |||||||
| Trump v. Evers, No. 2020AP1971-OA (Wisconsin Supreme Court) | 12/01/20 | PROCESS | NO | Wisconsin | Vote-by-Mail (Claim that Mail Voting Leads to Fraud and/or Vote Dilution; Notice/Cure for Mismatches Missing Signature or Mistakes) | Dismissed – Jurisdiction | Case Not Fully Heard | 12/3/20 | Closed | |
| Trump v. Wisconsin Elections Commissions, No. 2:20-cv-01785 (E.D. Wis.) | 12/02/20 | PROCESS | TBD | Wisconsin | Vote-by-Mail (Claim that Mail Voting Leads to Fraud and/or Vote Dilution) | Denied: Moot; Statutes not violated. | Election Administrators | 1/11/21 | Active | |
| Trump v. Wisconsin Elections Commissions, No. 20-3414 (7th Circuit Court) | 12/12/20 | Authority To Act (Electors Clause) | Denied: Laches; Statutes not violated | |||||||
| Trump v. Wisconsin Elections Commissions, No. 20-883 (US Supreme Court) | 12/30/20 | TBD | TBD | |||||||
| Trump v. Biden, No. 2020CV007092 (WI Superior Court, Milwaukee County) | 12/03/20 | RULES & PROCESS | TBD | Wisconsin | Recount; Illegal Ballots Cast | Court affirmed recount | Election Administrators | 1/11/21 | Active | |
| Trump v. Biden, No. 2020AP2038 (Wisconsin Supreme Court) | 12/11/20 | Illegal Ballots Cast | Denied: Laches; Statutes not violated | |||||||
| Trump v. Biden, No. 20-882 (US Supreme Court) | 12/29/20 | TBD | TBD | |||||||
| Trump v. Raffensperger, No. 2020CV343255 (GA Superior Court, Fulton County) | 12/04/20 | RULES | NA | Georgia | Vote-by-Mail (Claim that Mail Voting Leads to Fraud and/or Vote Dilution) | Voluntarily Dismissed (withdrawn) | Case Not Fully Heard | 1/7/21 | Closed | |
| Trump v. Raffensperger, No. S21M0561 (Georgia Supreme Court) | 12/11/20 | Authority To Act (Other) | Dismissed – Jurisdiction | |||||||
| Trump v. Toulouse Oliver, No. 1:20-cv-01289 (District Court, New Mexico) | 12/14/20 | PROCESS | NO | New Mexico | Vote-by-Mail (Drop Boxes/Drop Off Locations) | Voluntarily Withdrawn | Case Not Fully Heard | 12/15/20 | Closed | |
| Trump v. Kemp, 1:20-cv-05310-MHC (North District Georgia) | 12/31/20 | RULES | NO | Georgia | Authority To Act (Electors Clause) | Dismissed – Lacked Standing | Case Not Fully Heard | 1/5/21 | Closed | |
| Decisions with Trump as Plaintiff Subtotals = | 28 | 8 | Note: Trump prevailed in 4 out of 8 cases decided on the merits | Trump as Plaintiff: Active = | 6 | |||||
| Election Integrity Cases where Trump was not Plaintiff: Case Name and Number |
Date Filed | Topic * | Decided on Merits ** | State | Issue(s) | Disposition | Ruling Favored | Date of Last Order | Status | |
| Curtin v. VA State Bd. of Elections, No. 1:20-cv-00546 (E.D. Virginia) | 5/13/20 | RULES | NO | Virginia | Absentee ballots increases voter fraud | Dismissed – Laches | Case Not Fully Heard | 9/7/20 | Closed | |
| Ritchie v. Polis, No. 2020CV31708 (Colorado District Court, Denver) | 5/18/20 | RULES | YES | Colorado | Objected to the Governor being able to change some of the Vote-by-Mail rules. | Denied on statutory basis | Election Administrators | 9/1/20 | Closed | |
| Ritchie v. Polis, No. 20CA983 (Colorado Court Appeals) | 6/01/20 | |||||||||
| Ritchie v. Polis, No. 20SC453 (Colorado Supreme Court) | 6/10/20 | Overturned | Trump/GOP | |||||||
| Davis v. Benson, No. 20-000099-MM (MI Court of Claims) | 5/28/20 | RULES | NO | Michigan | Vote-by-Mail (Other Vote-by-Mail Issue) [Consolidated with Black v. Benson and Cooper-Keel v. Benson.] | Denied on statutory basis, as Plaintiff did not show irreparable harm, etc. | Case Not Fully Heard | 12/6/20 | Active | |
| Davis v. Benson, No. 1:20-cv-00768 (MI Western District Court) | 8/13/20 | |||||||||
| Davis v. Benson, No. 354622 (Michigan Court of Appeals) | 8/14/20 | |||||||||
| Davis v. Benson, No. 1:20-cv-00981 (MI Western District Court) | 10/14/20 | TBD | TBD | |||||||
| Daunt v. Benson, Case 1:20-cv-00522-RJJ-RSK (MI Western District Court) | 6/09/20 | VOTER | TBD | Michigan | Clean-up, purge voter rolls | TBD | TBD | 9/11/20 | Active | |
| Reed-Pratt v. Winfrey, No. 3:20-cv-12129 (MI Eastern District Court) | 8/08/20 | RULES | TBD | Michigan | Vote-by-Mail: Unsolicited mailing of absentee voter application | Dismissed as Legislation Pending | Trump/GOP | 10/27/20 | Active | |
| Reed-Pratt v. Winfrey, No. 20-1876 (6th Circuit Court of Appeals) | 9/10/20 | TBD | TBD | |||||||
| RNC v. Weipert, No. 06521 CVCV081957 (Iowa District Court, Johnson County) | 8/10/20 | RULES | YES | Iowa | Vote-by-Mail (Signature Verification Standards; Claim that Mail Voting Leads to Fraud and/or Vote Dilution; Other Vote-by-Mail Issue) | Corrective Action Ordered | Trump/GOP | 9/12/20 | Closed | |
| Moore v. Circosta, No. 4:20-cv-00182 (Eastern District of NC) | 8/10/20 | RULES | NO | North Carolina | Plaintiffs oppose relaxation of voting requirements due to COVID-19 | Dismissed – Lacked Standing & Laches | Case Not Fully Heard | 12/6/20 | Closed | |
| Moore v. Circosta, No. 20-02107 (4th Circuit Court of Appeals) | 10/15/20 | |||||||||
| Moore v. Circosta, No. 20A72 (US Supreme Court) | 10/22/20 | |||||||||
| RNC v. Gill, No. 03971 EQCV193154 (Iowa District Court, Woodbury County) | 8/14/20 | RULES | YES | Iowa | Prepopulating of mail-in ballots | Injunction Granted | Trump/GOP | 10/16/20 | Closed | |
| RNC v. Gill, No. 20-1169 (Iowa Supreme Court) | 8/15/20 | Stay Granted | ||||||||
| Election Integrity Fund v. Benson, No. 20-000169-MM (MI Court of Claims) | 8/24/20 | RULES | TBD | Michigan | Vote-by-Mail: Allowing online applications | TBD | TBD | 9/21/20 | Active | |
| Texas v. Hollins, No. 2020-52383 (TX District Court, Harris County) | 8/31/20 | RULES | YES | Texas | County Clerk sending mail-in ballots to all voters in the election. | Insufficient evidence of harm | GOP Defendant | 10/17/20 | Closed | |
| Texas v. Hollins, NO. 14-20-00627-CV (Texas Court of Appeals) | 9/14/20 | |||||||||
| Texas v. Hollins, Nos. 20-0715, 20-0729 (Texas Supreme Court) | 9/22/20 | Over turned and agreed w Plaintiff | ||||||||
| Election Integrity Project of NV v. NV, No. A-20-820510-C (NV Dist Ct, Clark Cnty) | 9/01/20 | RULES | NO | Nevada | New Nevada statute AB4 increased likelihood of voter fraud | Dismissed – Lacked Ripeness | Case Not Fully Heard | 10/18/20 | Closed | |
| Election Integrity Project of NV v. Nevada, No. 81847 (NV Superior Court) | 9/25/20 | |||||||||
| Martel v. Condos, No. 5:20-cv-00131 (District of Vermont) | 9/04/20 | RULES | NO | Vermont | Sec of State exceeded their authority | Dismissed – Lacked Standing | Case Not Fully Heard | 10/15/20 | Closed | |
| Lamm v. Bullock, No. 6:20-cv-00067 (District Court Montana) | 9/09/20 | RULES | TBD | Montana | Vote-by-Mail (Claim that the Governor exceeded his authority, etc.) | Insufficient Evidence | Election Administrators | 10/17/20 | Active | |
| Lamm v. Bullock, No. 20-35847 (9th Circuit Court of Appeals) | 9/30/20 | Appeal | ||||||||
| Lamm v. Bullock, No. 20-35847 (No. 20A61 (US Supreme Court) | 10/06/20 | TBD | TBD | |||||||
| Carson et al v. Simon, No. 0:20-cv-02030 (District Court Minnesota) | 9/22/20 | RULES | YES | Minnesota | Objected to State not enforcing Minnesota’s Election-Day ballot receipt deadline | Denied request | Trump/GOP | 11/5/20 | Closed | |
| Carson v. Simon, No. 20-3139 (8th Circuit Court of Appeals) | 10/20/20 | Granted: Reversed lower court | ||||||||
| Penn. Voters Alliance v. Centre County, No. 4:20-cv-01761 (M.D. PA) | 9/25/20 | RULES | TBD | Pennsylvania | Private Funding Encourages Illegal Ballots [At Supreme Court combined w similar lawsuits from other states: WI, MI, MN, IO, TX, GA, SC.] | Dismissed – Lacked Standing & Laches | Case Not Fully Heard | 12/13/20 | Active | |
| Penn. Voters Alliance v. Centre County, No. 20-3175 (3d Circuit Appeals) | 10/22/21 | |||||||||
| Penn. Voters Alliance v. Centre Cnty., No. 20-553 (US Supreme Court) | 10/26/20 | TBD | TBD | |||||||
| Wise v. N.C. State Bd. of Elections, No. 5:20-cv-00505 (E.D. NC) | 9/26/20 | RULES & PROCESS | NO | North Carolina | Vote-by-Mail (Claim that Mail Voting Leads to Fraud and/or Vote Dilution, etc.) | At US Supreme Court this case was consolidated with Moore v. Circosta | TBD | 12/6/20 | Consolidated | |
| Wise v. NC State Bd. of Elections, No. 20-2063 (4th Circuit Appeals) | 10/18/20 | Extension of voting deadlines | ||||||||
| Wise v. NC State Bd. of Elections, No. 20A71 (US Supreme Court) | 10/26/20 | |||||||||
| Republican Party of PA v. Boockvar, Et Al., 20A84 (US Supreme Court) | 9/28/20 | RULES | YES | Pennsylvania | Vote-by-Mail (Mail Voting Deadlines [for Applying, Receiving, Postmark]) | Stay Granted | Trump/GOP | 11/6/20 | Closed | |
| Judicial Watch v Griswold, Case 1:20-cv-02992 (Colorado District Court) | 10/05/20 | PROCESS | TBD | Colorado | Bloated Voter Rolls | TBD | TBD | 1/14/21 | Active | |
| Arnett v. NC State Bd of Elections, No. 20 CVS 00570 (NC Sup Ct, Duplin Cnty) | 10/05/20 | PROCESS | TBD | North Carolina | Transparency in counting Absentee Ballots | TBD | TBD | 10/20/20 | Active | |
| Reed v. Virginia Dept. of Elections (Frederick Circuit Court) | 10/09/20 | RULES | YES | Virginia | Enforce statutes governing the acceptance of absentee ballots with respect to postmarks | Granted | GOP Defendant | 1/13/21 | Closed | |
| PILF v. Boockvar No. No. 1:20-cv-1905 (Middle District Court of PA) | 10/15/20 | VOTER | TBD | Pennsylvania | Clean-up, purge voter rolls, esp deceased | TBD | TBD | 10/19/20 | Active | |
| Bognet v. Boockvar, No. 3:20-cv-00215 (Western District Pennsylvania) | 10/22/20 | RULES | TBD | Pennsylvania | Illegal extension of voting deadline | Dismissed – Lacked Standing | TBD | 1/25/21 | Active | |
| Bognet v. Boockvar, No. 20-3214 (3rd Circuit Court of Appeals) | 10/29/20 | |||||||||
| Bognet v. Boockvar 20-740 (US Supreme Court) | 11/20/20 | TBD | ||||||||
| Kraus v. Cegavske, No. 20 OC 00142 1B (Nev. Dist. Ct., Carson City) | 10/23/20 | RULES & PROCESS | NO | Nevada | Vote-by-Mail (Poll Observer Access; Signature Verification Standards; Notice/Cure for Mismatches Missing Signature or Mistakes) | Dismissed – Lacked Standing | TBD | 11/10/20 | Active | |
| Kraus v. Cegavske, No. 82018 (Nev. Sup. Ct.) | 11/03/20 | Remand back to lower court | ||||||||
| Hotze v. Hollins (Supreme Court of Texas) | 10/27/20 | RULES | NO | Texas | Whether drive-through voting should be allowed | Dismissed – Lacked Standing | Election Administrators | 12/17/20 | Closed | |
| Hotze v. Hollins No. 20-20574 (U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit) | 11/02/20 | |||||||||
| Nevada Republican Central Committee v. Clark County, No. A-20-8238210W (Nevada District Court, Clark County | 10/27/20 | MISC | YES | Nevada | Request for various voter data | Mostly Granted | Trump/GOP | 11/2/20 | Closed | |
| In re Enforcement of Election Laws and Securing Ballots Cast or Received After 7:00 P.M. on November 3, 2020, No. SPCV20-00982 (Georgia Superior Court) | 11/04/20 | PROCESS | YES | Georgia | Sequester ballots after election day | Denied – no evidence of law violations | Election Administrators | 11/19/20 | Closed | |
| Costantino v. Detroit, No. 20-014780-AW (3rd Circuit Court) | 11/09/20 | PROCESS | NO | Michigan | Vote-by-Mail (Multiple process deficiencies) | Insufficient Evidence | Election Administrators | 11/24/20 | Closed | |
| Costantino v. Detroit, No. 355443 (Michigan Court of Appeals) | 11/16/20 | Denied on statutory basis | ||||||||
| Costantino v. Detroit, No. 162245 (Michigan Supreme Court) | 11/17/20 | Dismissed – Moot | ||||||||
| Pirkle v. Wolf, No. 4:20-cv-02088-MWB (Middle District Pennsylvania) | 11/10/20 | RULES & PROCESS | NA | Pennsylvania | Vote-by-Mail (Signature Verification Standards; Poll Observer Access) | Voluntarily Dismissed (withdrawn) | Case Not Fully Heard | 11/16/20 | Closed | |
| Bally v. Whitmer, No. 1:20-cv-1088 (Western District Michigan) | 11/11/20 | RULES & PROCESS | NA | Michigan | Vote-by-Mail (Claim that Mail Voting Leads to Fraud and/or Vote Dilution; Observer Access) | Voluntarily Dismissed (withdrawn) | Case Not Fully Heard | 11/16/20 | Closed | |
| Ziccarelli v. Allegheny County B of E, No. GD-20-11654 (PA Common Pleas) | 11/12/20 | RULES & PROCESS | TBD | Pennsylvania | Vote-by-Mail (Failure to write name, address, and date on outer envelope, etc.) | Now at Supreme Court, consolidated with PA “Canvassing” cases above | TBD | 11/23/20 | Consolidated | |
| Ziccarelli v. Allegheny County B of E, No. 1162 CD 2020 (PA Common. Ct.) | 11/19/20 | |||||||||
| Ziccarelli v. Allegheny County B of E, No. 29 WAP 2020 (PA Supreme Court) | 11/20/20 | |||||||||
| Law v. Whitmer, No. 10 OC 00163 1B (Nev. Dist. Ct., Carson City) | 11/17/20 | MACHINE | NO | Nevada | Challenge to Voting Machinery / Hardware / Software: Accepting Invalid Signatures | Denied on statutory basis. (Discovery opposed and not granted.) | Election Administrators | 12/17/20 | Closed | |
| Law v. Whitmer, No. 82178 (Nev. Supreme Court) | 12/10/20 | |||||||||
| Kelly v. Pennsylvania, No. 620 MD 2020 (PA Commonwealth Court) | 11/21/20 | RULES & PROCESS | TBD | Pennsylvania | Legality of No Excuse Absentee voting | Injunction Granted | Trump/GOP | 1/21/21 | Active | |
| Kelly v. Pennsylvania, No. No. 68 MAP 2020 (PA Supreme Court) | 11/25/20 | Dismissed – Timeliness (Laches) | Election Administrators | |||||||
| Kelly v. Pennsylvania, No. 20A98 / 20-810 (US Supreme Court) | 12/03/20 | TBD | TBD | |||||||
| Kistner v. Simon No A20-1486 (Minnesota Supreme Court) | 11/24/20 | PROCESS | NO | Minnesota | Vote by Mail (Ballot harvesting; signature matching; etc.) | Dismissed – Timeliness (Laches) and Jurisdiction | Case Not Fully Heard | 12/4/20 | Closed | |
| Bailey v. Antrim County (Antrim Michigan Circuit Court) | 11/25/20 | MACHINE | YES | Michigan | Voting machine improperly counted votes | Discovery Granted: TBD | TBD | 11/25/20 | Active | |
| Wood v. Raffensperger, No. 2020CV342959 (GA Superior Court, Fulton County) | 11/25/20 | RULES | NO | Georgia | GA should not have accepted a grant | Dismissed – Sovereign Immunity | Case Not Fully Heard | 12/7/20 | Closed | |
| Pearson v. Kemp, No. 1:20-cv-04809-TCB (GA Northern District) | 11/25/20 | MACHINE | NO | Georgia | Voting machine irregularities | Dismissed – Jurisdiction | Election Administrators | 1/19/21 | Closed | |
| Pearson v. Kemp, No. 20-14480 (11th Circuit Court of Appeals) | 11/25/20 | |||||||||
| In Re Pearson v. Kemp, No. 20-816 (US Supreme Court) | 12/03/20 | Voluntarily Dismissed (withdrawn) | Case Not Fully Heard | |||||||
| King v. Whitmer, No. 2:20-cv-13134 (Eastern District of Michigan) | 11/25/20 | PROCESS | TBD | Michigan | Vote-by-Mail (Poll Observer Access; Ballots were Forged or Altered) | Dismissed – Timeliness (Laches) | Election Administrators | 1/12/21 | Active | |
| King v. Whitmer, No. 20-2205 (6th Circuit Court of Appeals) | 12/08/20 | |||||||||
| King v. Whitmer, No. 20-815 (US Supreme Court) | 12/11/20 | TBD | TBD | |||||||
| Johnson v. Benson, No. 162286 (Michigan Supreme Court) | 11/26/20 | PROCESS | NO | Michigan | Vote-by-Mail (Other Vote-by-Mail Issue) | Dismissed – Jurisdiction & Moot | Case Not Fully Heard | 12/9/20 | Closed | |
| Mueller v. Jacobs, No. 2020AP1958-OA (Wisconsin Supreme Court) | 11/27/20 | RULES | NO | Wisconsin | Vote-by-Mail (Ballot drop boxes) | Dismissed – Moot | Case Not Fully Heard | 12/4/20 | Closed | |
| Hahn v. Simon, No. 14-CV-20-4033 (Clay County District Court) | 11/30/20 | PROCESS & VOTERS | TBD | Minnesota | Vote-by-Mail (e.g. Poll Observer Access). Voter Irregularities (Duplicate Votes, etc.) | Dismissed – Timeliness & Jurisdiction | Election Administrators | 1/13/21 | Active | |
| Hahn v. Keeler, No. A20-1654 (Minnesota Supreme Court) | 1/13/21 | TBD | TBD | |||||||
| Ward v. Jackson, No. CV2020-015285 (Ariz. Superior Court, Maricopa County | 11/30/30 | PROCESS | TBD | Arizona | Vote-by-Mail (e.g. Poll Observer Access, Poll Observer Qualifications, etc.) | No proof of fraud | Election Administrators | 1/12/21 | Active | |
| Ward v. Jackson, No. CV-20-0343-AP/EL (Ariz. Supreme Court) | 12/04/20 | |||||||||
| Ward v. Jackson, No. 20-809 (US Supreme Court) | 12/11/20 | TBD | TBD | |||||||
| Braun v. Simon (NA) | 12/01/20 | PROCESS | TBD | Minnesota | Alleges statutory violations and irregularities in the post-election review process. | TBD | TBD | 12/13/20 | Active | |
| Feehan v. Wisconsin Elections Commission, No. 2:20-cv-1771 (E.D. Wis.) | 12/01/20 | RULES & PROCESS | NO | Wisconsin | Vote-by-Mail (Failure to Include ID Documentation) | Dismissed – Lacked Standing and Jurisdiction | Case Not Fully Heard | 12/9/20 | Closed | |
| Bowyer v. Ducey, No. 2:20-cv-02321-DJH (District Court of AZ) | 12/02/20 | RULES | NO | Arizona | Authority To Act (Elections Clause, etc.) | Dismissed – Lacked Standing | Case Not Fully Heard | 12/9/20 | Closed | |
| Burk v. Ducey, No. CV202001869 (AZ Superior Court, Pinal County) | 12/07/20 | MACHINE | NO | Arizona | Voting machine irregularities | Dismissed – Lacked Standing | Case Not Fully Heard | 1/6/21 | Closed | |
| Burk v. Ducey, No. CV-20-0349-AP/EL (Arizona Supreme Court) | 12/16/20 | |||||||||
| Texas v. Pennsylvania, Wisconsin, Michigan, Georgia (US Supreme Court) | 12/07/20 | RULES | NO | Various | Violations of State Election Laws | Dismissed – Lacked Standing | Case Not Fully Heard | 12/15/20 | Closed | |
| Still v. Raffensperger, No. 2020CV343711 (GA Superior Court, Fulton Cnty.) | 12/12/20 | RULES | NA | Georgia | Vote-by-Mail (Claim that Mail Voting Leads to Fraud and/or Vote Dilution) | Voluntarily Dismissed (withdrawn) | Case Not Fully Heard | 1/7/21 | Closed | |
| Favorito v. Cooney, No. 2020CV343938 (GA Superior Ct, Fulton Cnty) | 12/28/20 | PROCESS | TBD | Georgia | Improper Ballot Counting | TBD | TBD | 12/28/20 | Active | |
| Decisions with Trump not Plaintiff Subtotals = | 48 | 10 | Note: GOP Plaintiff prevailed in 8 out of 10 cases decided on the merits | Trump not plaintiff: Active = | 18 | |||||
| Trump/GOP as Defendant: Case Name and Number |
Date Filed | Topic * | Decided on Merits ** | State | Issue(s) | Disposition | Ruling Favored | Date of Last Order | Status | |
| Washington v. Trump, No. 1:20-cv-03127 (Eastern District Washington) | 8/17/20 | MISC | YES | DC | Vote-by-Mail (several states vs USPS) | Injunction Granted | Plaintiff | 9/18/20 | Closed | |
| Mi Familia Vota v. Hobbs, No. 2:20-cv-01903 (Arizona District Court) | 9/30/20 | RULES | YES | Arizona | Objection to State’s voter deadline | Supported on statutory grounds | Trump/GOP | 10/20/20 | Closed | |
| Mi Familia Vota v. Hobbs, No. 20-16932 (9th Circuit Court of Appeals) | 10/13/20 | Overturned | ||||||||
| Pierson v. Stepien, No. 1:20-cv-09266 (Southern District NY) | 11/04/20 | PROCESS | YES | New York | Recount procedures | Defective claims | Trump/GOP | 11/13/20 | Closed | |
| Michigan Welfare Rights Organization v. Trump, No. 1:20-cv-03388 (D.D.C.) | 11/20/20 | RULES | TBD | DC | Trump trying to disenfranchise minorities | TBD | TBD | 12/26/20 | Active | |
| Decisions with Trump, et. al. as defendant = | 4 | 3 | Note: GOP Defendant prevailed in 2 out of 3 cases decided on the merits | Trump as defendant: Active = | 1 | |||||
| For All 2020 Presidential Election Cases | # of Decisions | Decided on Merits ** | Active Status | |||||||
| Grand Totals = | 80 | 21 | Note: Trump and/or the GOP plaintiff prevailed in 14 out of 21 cases decided on the merits | 25 | ||||||
| Main References: | *Main Topics are: a) Rules and Regulation legalities or interpretation (e.g. about absentee ballots); b) Process illegalities (officials correcting ballot errors, etc.); | |||||||||
| Stanford Healthy Elections Tracker | c) Voter Improprieties (e.g. non-citizens voting, non-registered citizens voting, deceased parties voting, registered voters voting twice, etc.) | |||||||||
| Scotusblog Election Litigation Tracker | and/or d) Voting Machine irregularities (e.g. an algorithm changing the actual results, etc.). | |||||||||
| Democracy Docket Election Lawsuits | ||||||||||
| Brennan Center for Justice | The Totals for each Primary Topic are: Rules = 47; Process = 32; Voter = 3; and Machine = 4. (The total is more than the number of cases, as some cases had more than one Topic.) | |||||||||
| Here is the Evidence | ||||||||||
| Public Interest Legal Foundation | **Decided on Merits means the Plaintiff was able to argue the facts of the case, and, if applicable, given opportunity to present evidence via Discovery. | |||||||||
| Wikipedia Pre-election 2020 Election Lawsuits | (For example, Discovery might entail an independent investigation to verify the accuracy of the claimed voting malfeasance, impropriety, etc.) | |||||||||
| Wikipedia Post-election 2020 Election Lawsuits | For the lawsuits that were voluntarily dismissed, we entered “NA” in the Merits column. For those cases still open, we entered “TBD”. | |||||||||
| Note 1: Some Non-Merit reasons for stopping lawsuits from going forward are for: a) Standing, b) Timing [Laches], c) Judicial authority [Jurisdiction], and d) Moot (e.g. not enough malfeasance to make a difference). In each of these situations, the case was not fully heard. | ||||||||||
| Note 2: Disposition breakdown of the 80 lawsuits: Non-Merit = 23 (beige); To Be Determined (TBD: active) = 25 (white); Trump Statutory Win = 14 (green); Trump Statutory Loss = 7 (red); Voluntarily withdrawn (due to consolidation, etc.) = 11 (blue). | ||||||||||
| Note 3: Since several lawsuits were based on new election regulations (e.g. pertaining to absentee ballots), reportedly due to COVID-19 concerns, this is a list of such changes (by state): | here. | |||||||||
| Note 4: One of the several complexities in putting together such a list, is how to handle cases that are appealed. For example, should one case appealed twice be treated as three cases or one? | ||||||||||
| The argument for treating them as three cases is due to the facts that: the judges are different, the amount of evidence presented may be different, etc. In our initial versions of this list, we took this approach. | ||||||||||
| However, there are downsides to that treatment: it artificially inflates the appearance of actual cases litigated; do we indicate that this is one case open or three? etc. Although either way has merits, we are now counting such situations as one case. | ||||||||||
| Note 5: Another complexity is to sort through the multitude of cases filed having to do with 2020 election issues. E.g. the Stanford site (see above) lists 470± such cases (including appeals). We just selected those that directly applied to the Presidential contest. | ||||||||||
| That said, we make no claim that this is the entirety of 2020 Presidential election-related cases, but rather those that we were able to find from the several sources cited. If we missed any relevant cases, please send us an email and we will gladly do an update. | ||||||||||
| Note 6: Some other 2020 Election Reports by the same team of independent volunteer experts are: | here, | here, | & here. | |||||||
| For any questions, suggestions or improvements to this list — or to sign up for our popular, free Energy and Environmental Newsletter: | email physicist John Droz, jr. | |||||||||
