This Week in Emergency Election Litigation

With disputes now resolved about Michigan’s straight ticket voting, the DC Circuit’s EAC-Kobach proof of citizenship case, and Arizona’s long lines litigation (at least partially resolved), what’s left. Here’s a bit of an update from last week’s look:

Ohio: The 6th Circuit blocked a district court order requiring Ohio to keep its “Golden Week,” which it tried to eliminate, allowing registration and early voting during one week before the election. Democrats have gone to the Supreme Court trying to get that order reversed. We should hear something within the next few days. I expect Democrats to lose. We are still waiting for 6th Circuit rulings on a case involving provisional/absentee voting, and one on an Ohio vote purge.

Kansas/EAC: Even with the DC case settled, there’s another one of these Kansas cases pending before the 10th Circuit. And there is a state court case about Kobah’s dual voting system.

More: There’s a dispute over inconsistent rules for same day registration in Illinois, follow on litigation to make sure states are complying in TX and WI (and possibly a new suit in NC), and I hear there may be some more suits filed this week. So stay tuned.

[If you want details on any of these cases, use the search box on ELB or check out the Major Pending Election Cases at the indispensable Election Law @ Moritz website).

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