{"id":2332296,"date":"2024-08-28T05:37:01","date_gmt":"2024-08-28T09:37:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/republicans-take-on-more-than-100-election-lawsuits-ahead-of-november-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-08-28T05:46:51","modified_gmt":"2024-08-28T09:46:51","slug":"republicans-take-on-more-than-100-election-lawsuits-ahead-of-november-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/republicans-take-on-more-than-100-election-lawsuits-ahead-of-november-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Republicans take on more than 100 election lawsuits ahead of November &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Frepublicans-take-on-more-than-100-election-lawsuits-ahead-of-november-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2332296&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The\u2062 Republican National Committee (RNC) is\u200c intensifying its involvement in various election-related legal battles as the November elections approach, focusing on several key battleground states. With early voting set to \u200cbegin soon, \u2064the RNC has engaged\u200c in over \u200c100 lawsuits, driven by its\u2062 election integrity \u200cprogram, which has \u2063been revitalized since the lifting of a \u200blong-standing\u200c consent decree that limited its election security activities.<\/p>\n<p>Recent legal actions \u2062include:<\/p>\n<p>1.\u2063 **Arizona**: \u2064The RNC filed \u2062an emergency request to the Supreme Court concerning noncitizens voting, resulting in a ruling that allows state election officials to demand proof of\u2062 citizenship for voter registration. However, the ruling also allowed voters who registered without such proof to participate in federal elections.<\/p>\n<p>2. **Michigan**: In Wayne County, the \u2063RNC sued to address what it claims is \u200dan unfair number\u200b of \u200bDemocratic poll workers at polling \u2062locations, arguing that there should be a more balanced representation of party-affiliated election inspectors.<\/p>\n<p>3. **North Carolina**: The RNC&#8217;s lawsuit targets the State Board of Elections over voter registrations lacking state-required identification, alleging that this could lead to ineligible voters \u2064casting ballots, \u200beven though there is no current evidence to \u200csupport these claims.<\/p>\n<p>4. **General Claims**: The RNC \u2063has positioned these lawsuits as efforts to combat what they describe \u2063as \u200dDemocratic interference in elections,\u200c while Democrats assert that Republicans \u2064are attempting to suppress voter turnout through \u2063these legal maneuvers.<\/p>\n<p>Prominent\u200b Democratic attorney Marc Elias countered that the RNC&#8217;s actions \u200breflect a desperation to maintain power in light of changing voter demographics and preferences. Elias accused Republicans of trying to create barriers to voting rather than working \u200bto expand access. <\/p>\n<p>The RNC&#8217;s ongoing legal battles underscore the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/special-prosecutor-on-trump-case-bought-flights-for-da-fani-willis-to-accompany-him-on-multiple-trips-court-filing\/\" title=\"Special Prosecutor facilitated DA Fani Willis&#039; travel on multiple trips: Court document\">contentious atmosphere surrounding<\/a> the upcoming elections, with both parties firmly \u2062entrenched in their narratives about election integrity and access.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Republicans take on more than 100 election lawsuits ahead of November<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1738480\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/rnc\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Republican National Committee<\/a> is going on offense in the heat of campaign season, involving itself in election-related legal fights in several battleground states as ballots are finalized and early voting is around the corner.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>The RNC filed an emergency application before the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/arizona\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Supreme Court<\/a> in Arizona this month over noncitizens voting and saw a partial victory. The committee just brought a lawsuit in Detroit because it wanted more Republicans watching over polling locations. And a lawsuit the RNC brought in North Carolina this week is one of many <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/obama-to-escape-durham-charges\/\" title=\"Obama to Escape Durham Charges\">legal fights playing<\/a> out over how states manage their voter rolls.<\/p>\n<p>The legal battles are being driven by the RNC&rsquo;s election integrity program, the largest-scale initiative of its kind for the committee after a consent decree dramatically limited the RNC from partaking in election security activity from the 1980s until <a href=\"https:\/\/www.courtlistener.com\/docket\/4308776\/213\/democratic-national-committee-v-republican-national-committee\/\">2018<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>For the 2024 election, the RNC has enlisted tens of thousands of volunteers, including a swath of attorneys, to participate in what it describes as &ldquo;protecting the vote.&rdquo; Claire Zunk, a spokeswoman for the election integrity program, confirmed that the committee was, as of August, involved in more than 100 lawsuits &ldquo;and counting&rdquo; as part of its program.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We are stopping Democrat election interference schemes in real time,&rdquo; Zunk told the <em>Washington Examiner<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>Often Republicans at the national and state level find themselves at odds with Democrats in election litigation. A common refrain from Republicans is that Democrats are threatening election fairness and making it easier to commit fraud by trying to do away with voting safeguards. Democrats, on the other hand, argue that Republicans are trying to make it harder to vote and causing disenfranchisement.<\/p>\n<p>High-powered attorney Marc Elias, who has for years been at the forefront of Democratic election litigation, dismissed Republicans&rsquo; court battles as an attempt to manipulate rules to keep power because they do not, in Elias&rsquo;s view, hold a majority of voter support and cannot win if more people can vote.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Marc Elias, an attorney for Democratic congressional candidate Dan McCready, questions a witness during the second day of a public evidentiary hearing on the 9th Congressional District voting irregularities investigation Tuesday, Feb. 19, 2019, at the North Carolina State Bar in Raleigh, North Carolina. (Travis Long\/The News &amp; Observer via AP, Pool)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&ldquo;While Democrat and progressive lawyers like myself and others are in court trying to expand voting rights, protect drop boxes, allow for people to register, those things, they&rsquo;re in court trying to allow their henchmen and vigilantes to intimidate voters and harass election officials,&rdquo; Elias <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=4N9nc7hJcb0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">said<\/a> during a recent podcast.<\/p>\n<p>Below is a look at some of the RNC&rsquo;s recent election legal fights playing out across the country.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Arizona<\/h2>\n<p>The Supreme Court granted the RNC&rsquo;s emergency request to the court this month to allow Arizona election officials to require proof of citizenship from people registering to vote using a state form.<\/p>\n<p>The ruling was a partial win for the RNC amid <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/3129513\/biden-doj-2024-voting-battles-raise-alarm-election-integrity-advocates\/\">worries<\/a> about noncitizens voting in a battleground state that has been ravaged by illegal immigration.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Republican National Committee Chairman Michael Whatley speaks before Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump speaks at a campaign rally Wednesday, July 24, 2024, in Charlotte, North Carolina. (AP Photo\/Alex Brandon)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>But the high court also handed a victory to Democrats and the Department of Justice, who argued to the justices that federal forms available for Arizonans to register to vote already require them to sign off that they are citizens and that requiring documentation of citizenship, such as a driver&rsquo;s license, was redundant. The Supreme Court said that if a voter has registered to vote using the federal form and did not provide a document proving citizenship, that voter could still apply for an absentee ballot and vote in federal races, just not in state and local races.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Michigan<\/h2>\n<p>The RNC filed a lawsuit in Wayne County last week, arguing the Midwestern metropolis violated a &ldquo;parity requirement&rdquo; in the Michigan primary by having a lopsided number of Democratic poll workers, known as &ldquo;election inspectors,&rdquo; at hundreds of polling places.<\/p>\n<p>The RNC argued that Detroit&rsquo;s election commission appointed 2,337 Democratic election inspectors and 310 Republican election inspectors &ldquo;despite the fact that qualified Republicans applied or were identified but were not pursue or selected,&rdquo; according to the legal <a href=\"https:\/\/prod-static.gop.com\/media\/documents\/Complaint_for_Declaratory_and_Injunctive_Relief31040642.1_1724361936.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>complaint<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The RNC has asked the court to require Wayne County to follow procedures that force it to reach parity more closely at polling places.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">North Carolina<\/h2>\n<p>The RNC brought a <a href=\"https:\/\/prod-static.gop.com\/media\/documents\/NCGOP_v._NCSBE_-_Verified_Complaint_1724443002.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">lawsuit<\/a> against the North Carolina State Board of Elections this week, asking a court to order the board to address more than 225,000 voters on its rolls who registered without providing state-required identification.<\/p>\n<p>North Carolina&rsquo;s voter rolls are &ldquo;potentially replete with ineligible voters&mdash;including possible non-citizens&mdash;all of whom are now registered to vote,&rdquo; attorneys for the Republicans wrote.<\/p>\n<p>While there is no evidence that the registered voters who did not meet the state&rsquo;s identification requirement were, in fact, ineligible to vote, the Republicans have argued that the mere possibility of ineligible voters being registered puts North Carolina&rsquo;s election integrity &ldquo;in jeopardy&rdquo; and that a court should force the election board to correct the matter.<\/p>\n<p>The lawsuit was the second from the RNC in as many weeks directed at the North Carolina election board related to voter rolls, a pursuit that Elias called &ldquo;ridiculous.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;This is just an effort by Republicans to inject further lies and misinformation into the system to explain to their voters why when they lose in November they lost,&rdquo; he said.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Georgia<\/h2>\n<p>The competitive purple state was ground zero for election fraud claims in 2020, and many eyes across the political spectrum are once again on the state ahead of what is expected to be another nail-biting presidential contest.<\/p>\n<p>While the Georgia Election Board&rsquo;s recent implementation of modified election certification rules has invited a lawsuit from Democrats, national and state Republicans have intervened in a separate legal case brought by the New Georgia Project, a left-leaning group founded by voting activist and twice-failed Democratic gubernatorial candidate Stacey Abrams.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The RNC argued in its request this month to intervene in the lawsuit that it was pushing for &ldquo;accurate voter-registration lists&rdquo; after the New Georgia Project moved to halt enforcement of Georgia&rsquo;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wisconsin-election-bill-trades-security-for-speed-lawmaker-says\/\" title=\"Wisconsin election bill prioritizes speed over security, lawmaker claims\">election law provisions<\/a> that allow officials to purge voter rolls.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We continue to fight for clean voter rolls, stopping Kamala from using our tax dollars to benefit her campaign, making sure states follow election law, and fixing the existing threats in our election system,&rdquo; Zunk said of the RNC&rsquo;s lawsuits. &ldquo;Our unprecedented operation is committed to securing the election and fighting to protect the vote for all Americans.&rdquo;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1738480\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1738480\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Republicans are engaging in over 100 election-related lawsuits as the November elections approach. The Republican National Committee (RNC) is actively participating in legal disputes across key battleground states, coinciding with the finalization of ballots and the onset of early voting. Recently, the RNC submitted an emergency request to the Supreme Court regarding noncitizen voting in Arizona, achieving a partial victory. They also initiated a lawsuit in Detroit to increase Republican oversight at polling places and filed another case in North Carolina concerning voter roll management.<\/p>\n<p>These legal actions stem from the RNC&#8217;s election integrity initiative, which is its most extensive effort since a consent decree restricted its involvement in election security from the 1980s until 2018. For the upcoming 2024 elections, they have mobilized tens of thousands of volunteers and attorneys under what they term &#8220;protecting the vote.&#8221; Claire Zunk, spokesperson for this program, stated that as of August, they were involved in over 100 lawsuits aimed at countering what they describe as Democratic interference.<\/p>\n<p>The RNC often finds itself clashing with Democrats over these legal matters. Republicans argue that Democrats threaten electoral fairness by attempting to eliminate voting safeguards that could facilitate fraud. Conversely, Democrats contend that Republicans are making it more difficult for people to vote and contributing to disenfranchisement.<\/p>\n<p>Marc Elias, a prominent attorney for Democratic causes who has been active in election litigation for years, criticized Republican efforts as attempts to manipulate rules due to their perceived lack of majority support among voters. He claimed that while progressive lawyers work towards expanding voting rights and protecting access to polls and registration processes, Republicans focus on intimidating voters and harassing election officials.<\/p>\n<p>Here\u2019s an overview of some recent legal battles involving the RNC:<\/p>\n<p>**Arizona:** The Supreme Court granted an emergency request from the RNC allowing Arizona officials to require proof of citizenship when registering voters using state forms\u2014a partial win amid concerns about noncitizen voting linked to illegal immigration issues.<\/p>\n<p>**Michigan:** The RNC filed suit against Wayne County alleging it violated parity requirements during Michigan&#8217;s primary by appointing significantly more Democratic poll workers than Republican ones\u20142,337 versus just 310\u2014and requested court intervention for better balance at polling locations.<\/p>\n<p>**North Carolina:** This week saw another lawsuit from the RNC against North Carolina&#8217;s State Board of Elections regarding over 225,000 registered voters who did not provide required identification upon registration. Although there\u2019s no evidence these individuals are actually ineligible voters; Republicans argue their presence jeopardizes electoral integrity.<\/p>\n<p>**Georgia:** Following claims about election fraud during previous contests there\u2014especially during 2020\u2014the state remains a focal point ahead of upcoming elections. While Georgia&#8217;s Election Board faces lawsuits from Democrats regarding new certification rules; national Republicans have intervened against actions taken by left-leaning groups like New Georgia Project aimed at halting voter roll purges.<\/p>\n<p>Zunk emphasized that through these lawsuits and initiatives aimed at ensuring clean voter rolls while adhering strictly to existing laws governing elections; their operation is dedicated not only toward securing fair elections but also protecting every American\u2019s right to vote<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":49,"featured_media":2332297,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/AP24206743107136-1-scaled-1024x683.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[39492,33214,35672,3756,32076],"class_list":["post-2332296","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-election-lawsuits","tag-november-elections","tag-political-challenges","tag-republicans","tag-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/AP24206743107136-1-scaled-1024x683.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2332296","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/49"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2332296"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2332296\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2332297"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2332296"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2332296"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2332296"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}