2020 Presidential Election Lawsuits Related to Election Integrity (Public Version 1-24-21, rev a) Trump as Plaintiff: Case Name and Number Date Filed Illegal Voting Alleged * Evidence Argued ** State Issue(s) Disposition Ruling Favored Date of Last Order Status Donald J. Trump for Pres., Inc. v. Boockvar, No. 2:20-cv-00966 (W.D. Pa.) 6/29/20 YES NO Pennsylvania Vote-by-Mail (Claim that Mail Voting Leads to Fraud and/or Vote Dilution; Restriction on Assistance or Collection of Mail Ballots for Return; Notice/Cure for Mismatches Missing Signature or Mistakes; Witness and/or Notary Requirement; Failure to Include ID/Doc.) Dismissed - Lack Standing Election Administrators 10/10/20 Active Donald J. Trump for President v. Cegavske, No. 2:20-cv-01445 (D. Nev.) 8/4/20 YES NO Nevada Vote-by-Mail (Claim that Mail Voting Leads to Fraud and/or Vote Dilution) Dismissed - Lack Standing Election Administrators 9/18/20 Closed Trump v. Way, Case 3:20-cv-10753-MAS-ZNQ 8/18/20 NO NO New Jersey Illegal extension of election deadline TBD TBD 10/6/20 Active Donald J. Trump for President v. Murphy, No. 3:20-cv-10753 (D.N.J.) 8/19/20 YES NO New Jersey Vote-by-Mail (Other Vote-by-Mail Issue; Claim that Mail Voting Leads to Fraud and/or Vote Dilution) Dismissed - Lack Standing Election Administrators 10/22/20 Closed Donald J. Trump for President et al v. Bullock et al, No. 6:20-cv-00066 (D. Mont.) 9/2/20 YES NO Montana Vote-by-Mail (Claim that Mail Voting Leads to Fraud and/or Vote Dilution) Dismissed - Lacked Timeliness Election Administrators 9/30/20 Closed Donald J. Trump for Pres., Inc. v. Philadelphia Cnty. Bd. of Elections, No. 200902035 (Penn. Ct. Common Pleas, Philadelphia County) 10/1/20 YES NO Pennsylvania Poll observers at early voting locations Dismissed - No statutory basis Election Administrators 10/9/20 Closed Donald J. Trump for Pres., Inc. v. Philadelphia Cnty., No. 983 CD 2020 (Pa. Commw. Ct.) 10/15/20 YES NO Pennsylvania Poll observers at early voting locations Dismissed - No statutory basis Election Administrators 10/23/20 Closed Donald J. Trump for President v. Simon, No. A20-1362 (Minn. Sup. Ct.) 10/28/20 YES NO 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 (Nev. Dist. Ct.) 11/3/20 YES NO Nevada In-Person Voting COVID Concern (Voting Hours; Suspension of In-Person Voting) Granted. Extended poll hours. Trump/GOP 11/3/20 Closed In Re: Canvassing Observation, No. 7003 (Penn. Ct. Common Pleas, Philadelphia Cnty.) 11/3/20 YES NO Pennsylvania Vote-by-Mail (Other Vote-by-Mail Issue) Denied - Poll observer access Election Administrators 11/3/20 Active Donald J. Trump for President v. Benson, No. 20-000225-MZ (Mich. Ct. Claims) 11/4/20 YES NO Michigan Vote-by-Mail (Drop Boxes/Drop Off Locations; Poll Observer Access) Dismissed - Lacked Timeliness Election Administrators 11/5/20 Closed Donald J. Trump for President, Inc. v. Kathy Boockvar, et al., No. 602 MD 2020 (Pa. Comm. Ct.) 11/4/20 YES NO Pennsylvania Vote-by-Mail (Other Vote-by-Mail Issue; Claim that Mail Voting Leads to Fraud and/or Vote Dilution) 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. Super. Civil) 11/4/20 YES NO Georgia Sequestration of Absentee Ballots submitted after Election Day Dismissed - Interpretation of Election Code (sequestration of late ballots) Election Administrators 11/5/20 Closed In Re: Canvassing Observation, No. 1094 CD 2020 (Penn. Commonw. Ct.) 11/4/20 YES NO Pennsylvania Vote-by-Mail (Other Vote-by-Mail Issue) Appeal Granted - Poll observer access Trump/GOP 11/5/20 Active Donald J. Trump for Pres., Inc. v. Philadelphia Cnty. Bd. of Elections, No. 2:20-cv- 05533-PD (E.D. Pa.) 11/5/20 YES NO Pennsylvania Poll observers at early voting locations Dismissed per agreement of both parties. Defendant 11/5/20 Closed Donald J. Trump for President Inc. v. Montgomery County Bd. of Elections... 11/5/20 YES NO Pennsylvania Failure to Enforce VBM Standards Dismissed - Interpretation of Election Code Election Administrators 11/13/20 Closed Donald J. Trump for President Inc. v. Hobbs, No. CV2020-014248 11/7/20 YES NO Arizona Cancelled votes Dismissed - Moot Election Administrators 11/16/20 Closed Donald J. Trump for Pres., Inc. v. Boockvar, No. 4:20-cv-02078 (M.D. Pa.) 11/9/20 YES NO Pennsylvania Vote-by-Mail (Claim that Mail Voting Leads to Fraud and/or Vote Dilution; Observer Access) Dismissed - Lack Standing Defendant 11/21/20 Active Donald J. Trump for President Inc. v. Bucks County Bd. of Elections, No. 20-05786- 35 (Penn. Ct. Common Pleas, Bucks County) 11/9/20 YES NO Pennsylvania Vote-by-Mail (Other Vote-by-Mail Issue) Dismissed - No statutory basis Election Administrators 11/19/20 Closed 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 YES NO Pennsylvania Vote-by-Mail (Claim that Mail Voting Leads to Fraud and/or Vote Dilution) Dismissed - Interpretation of Election Code (signature match) Election Administrators 11/13/20 Active In Re: Canvass of Absentee and Mail-In Ballots of November 3, 2020 General Election, No. 20110895 (Penn. Ct. Common Pleas, Philadelphia County) 11/10/20 YES NO Pennsylvania Vote-by-Mail (Mail Voting Deadlines (for Applying, Receiving, Postmark); Other Vote-by- Mail Issue) Dismissed - Interpretation of Election Code (did not date signature) Election Administrators 11/13/20 Closed In Re: Canvass of Absentee and Mail-In Ballots of November 3, 2020 General Election, No. 20110896 (Penn. Ct. Common Pleas, Philadelphia County) 11/10/20 YES NO Pennsylvania Vote-by-Mail (Signature Verification Standards) Dismissed - Interpretation of Election Code (voter did not print name) Election Administrators 11/13/20 Closed In Re: Canvass of Absentee and Mail-In Ballots of November 3, 2020 General Election, No. 20110897 (Penn. Ct. Common Pleas, Philadelphia County) 11/10/20 YES NO Pennsylvania Vote-by-Mail (Other Vote-by-Mail Issue) Dismissed - Interpretation of Election Code (voter did not include address) Election Administrators 11/13/20 Closed In Re: Canvass of Absentee and Mail-In Ballots of November 3, 2020 General Election, No. 20110898 (Penn. Ct. Common Pleas, Philadelphia County) 11/10/20 YES NO Pennsylvania Vote-by-Mail (Other Vote-by-Mail Issue) Dismissed - Interpretation of Election Code (voter did not print name nor include street address) Election Administrators 11/13/20 Closed Donald J. Trump for President Inc. v. Bucks County Bd. of Elections, No. 676 MAL 2020 (No. 174 MM 2020) 11/21/20 YES NO Pennsylvania Vote-by-Mail (Other Vote-by-Mail Issue) Dismissed - Interpretation of Election Code (pre-canvassing) Election Administrators 12/8/20 Closed Donald J. Trump for President Inc. v. Benson, No. 1:20-cv-01083 (W.D. Mich.) 11/11/20 YES NO Michigan Vote-by-Mail (Poll Observer Access; Other Vote- by-Mail Issue) Dismissed - Voluntarily. Defendant 11/19/20 Closed Donald J. Trump for President Inc. v. Bucks County Bd. of Elections, No. 1191 C.D. 2020 11/20/20 YES NO Pennsylvania Vote-by-Mail (Other Vote-by-Mail Issue) Dismissed - Mutual agreement Defendant 11/25/20 Closed Donald J. Trump for Pres., Inc. v. Boockvar, No. 20-3371 (3rd Cir.) 11/22/20 YES NO Pennsylvania Vote-by-Mail (Claim that Mail Voting Leads to Fraud and/or Vote Dilution; Observer Access) Dismissed - Laches Election Administrators 11/27/20 Active Donald J. Trump for President v. Boockvar, No. 20-3371 11/23/20 YES NO Pennsylvania Appellants seek review of the district court for alleged abuse of discretion in denying their Motion to Amend ... Appeal Denied - Moot Election Administrators 11/23/20 Active Donald J. Trump for President v. Benson, No. 355378 (Mich. Ct. Appeals) 11/30/20 YES NO Michigan Vote-by-Mail (Drop Boxes/Drop Off Locations; Poll Observer Access) Dismissed - Lacked Timeliness Election Administrators 12/4/20 Closed Trump v. Evers, No. 2020AP1971-OA (Wis. Sup. Ct.) 12/1/20 YES 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: Venue NA 12/3/20 Closed Trump v. Wisconsin Elections Commissions, No. 2:20-cv-01785 (E.D. Wis.) 12/2/20 YES NO Wisconsin Vote-by-Mail (Claim that Mail Voting Leads to Fraud and/or Vote Dilution) Denied: Moot; Statutes not violated. Election Administrators 12/12/20 Closed Trump v. Biden, No. 2020CV007092 (Wis. Super. Ct., Milwaukee County) 12/3/20 NO NO Wisconsin Recount Court affirmed recount. Election Administrators 12/11/20 Active Trump v. Raffensperger, No. 2020CV343255 (Ga. Ct., Fulton County) 12/4/20 YES NO Georgia Vote-by-Mail (Claim that Mail Voting Leads to Fraud and/or Vote Dilution) Voluntarily Dismissed TBD 1/7/21 Closed Donald J. Trump for President v. Benson, No. 162320 (Mich. Sup. Ct.) 12/7/20 YES NO Michigan Vote-by-Mail (Drop Boxes/Drop Off Locations; Poll Observer Access) Dismissed - Denial of Appeal Election Administrators 12/11/20 Closed Trump v. Biden, No. 2020AP2038 (Wis. Sup. Ct.) 12/11/20 YES NO Wisconsin Illegal Ballots Cast Denied: Laches; Statutes not violated Election Administrators 12/14/20 Active Trump v. Raffensperger, No. S21M0561 (Ga. Sup. Ct.) 12/11/20 YES NO Georgia Authority To Act (Other) Dismissed: Venue NA 12/12/20 Closed Trump v. Wisconsin Elections Commissions, No. 20-3414 (7th Cir.) 12/12/20 YES NO Wisconsin Authority To Act (Electors Clause) Denied: Laches; Statutes not violated Election Administrators 12/24/20 Closed Trump v. Toulouse Oliver, No. 1:20-cv-01289 (D.N.M.) 12/14/20 YES NO New Mexico Vote-by-Mail (Drop Boxes/Drop Off Locations) TBD TBD Active Trump v. Boockvar, No. 20- (Sup. Ct.) 12/20/20 YES NO Pennsylvania Vote-by-Mail (Poll Observer Access; Signature Verification Standards; Notice/Cure for Mismatches Missing Signature or Mistakes) TBD TBD 12/20/20 Active Trump v. Boockvar, No. 30 EAP 2020 (Sup. Ct.) 12/20/20 YES NO Pennsylvania Vote-by-Mail (Poll Observer Access; Signature Verification Standards; Notice/Cure for Mismatches Missing Signature or Mistakes) TBD TBD 1/11/21 Active Trump v. Boockvar, Nos. 31 EAP 2020, 32 EAP 2020, 33 EAP 2020, 34 EAP 2020, 35 EAP 2020, 29 WAP 2020 (Sup. Ct.) 12/20/20 YES NO Pennsylvania Vote-by-Mail (Poll Observer Access; Signature Verification Standards; Notice/Cure for Mismatches Missing Signature or Mistakes) TBD TBD 12/20/20 Active Trump v. Biden, No. 20-882 (Sup. Ct.) 12/29/20 NO NO Wisconsin Recount Denied Motion to Expedite Election Administrators 1/11/21 Active Trump v. Wisconsin Elections Commissions, No. 20-883 (Sup. Ct.) 12/30/20 YES NO Wisconsin Authority To Act (Electors Clause) Election Administrators 1/11/21 Closed Trump v. Kemp, 1:20-cv-05310-MHC (N.D. Ga.) 12/31/20 YES NO Georgia Authority To Act (Electors Clause) Dismissed - Standing Election Administrators 1/5/21 Closed Trump as Plaintiff Subtotals = 45 42 0 Trump as Plaintiff: Active = 15 Election Integrity Cases where Trump was not Plaintiff: Case Name and Number Date Filed Illegal Voting Alleged * Evidence Argued ** State Issue(s) Disposition Ruling Favored Date of Last Order Status People First of Alabama v. Merrill, Case 2:20-cv-00619-AKK 5/1/20 NO NO Alabama Plaintiffs oppose relaxation of voting requirements due to COVID-19 TBD TBD Davis v. Benson, No. 20-000099-MM (Mich. Ct. Claims) 5/28/20 YES NO Michigan Vote-by-Mail (Other Vote-by-Mail Issue) Dismissed - Lack Standing Election Administrators 8/25/20 Closed Michigan Alliance for Retired Voters v. Benson 6/2/20 YES NO Michigan Illegal extension of voting deadline TBD TBD 10/19/20 Active Daunt v. Benson, Case 1:20-cv-00522-RJJ-RSK 6/9/20 YES NO Michigan Clean-up, purge voter rolls TBD TBD 9/11/20 Active Moore v. Circosta 8/10/20 NO NO North Carolina Plaintiffs oppose relaxation of voting requirements due to COVID-19 TBD TBD 10/29/20 Active RNC v. Weipert, No. 06521 CVCV081957 (Iowa Dist. Ct., Johnson County) 8/10/20 YES NO 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 RNC v. Gill, No. 03971 EQCV193154 (Iowa Dist. Ct., Woodbury County) 8/14/20 YES NO Iowa Vote-by-Mail (Claim that Mail Voting Leads to Fraud and/or Vote Dilution; Notice/Cure for Mismatches Missing Signature or Mistakes) Injunction Granted Trump/GOP 8/28/20 Active Carson v. Simon, CASE 0:20-cv-02030-NEB-TNL 9/22/20 NO NO Minnesota Voting Deadline Extension TBD TBD 10/29/20 Active Monmouth Cnty. Republican Comm. v. Way, No. MON-L-003019-20 (N.J. Super. Ct., Monmouth Cnty.), No. 3:20-cv-13914 (D.N.J.) 9/24/20 YES NO New Jersey Vote-by-Mail (Claim that Mail Voting Leads to Fraud and/or Vote Dilution; Mail Voting Deadlines [for Applying, Receiving, Postmark]) Consolidated Election Administrators 10/5/20 Closed Wise v. N.C. State Bd. of Elections, No. 5:20-cv-00505 (E.D.N.C.) 9/26/20 YES NO North Carolina Vote-by-Mail (Claim that Mail Voting Leads to Fraud and/or Vote Dilution; Mail Voting Deadlines [for Applying, Receiving, Postmark]; Notice/Cure for Mismatches Missing Signature or Mistakes; Postage Requirement, Witness and/or Notary Requirement) Denied: Standing Election Administrators 10/3/20 Closed Mi Familia Vota v. Hobbs, Case: 20-16932, 10/13/2020, ID: 11857294 9/30/20 YES NO Arizona Illegal extension of voting deadline TBD TBD 10/13/20 Active Judicial Watch v Griswold, Case 1:20-cv-02992-PAB-KMT 10/5/20 YES NO Colorado Bloated Voter Rolls Pending TBD 1/14/21 Active Wise v. NC State Bd. of Elections, No. 20-2063 (4th Cir.) 10/16/20 YES NO North Carolina Extension of voting deadlines Denied: Standing Election Administrators 10/20/20 Closed Republican Party of Pa v. Boockvar, Sec. of Pa, Et Al., 592 U.S. __ (S. Ct.) 10/19/20 YES NO Pennsylvania Vote-by-Mail (Mail Voting Deadlines [for Applying, Receiving, Postmark]) Stay Granted Trump/GOP 11/6/20 Closed Kraus v. Cegavske, No. 20 OC 00142 1B (Nev. Dist. Ct., Carson City) 10/23/20 YES NO Nevada Vote-by-Mail (Poll Observer Access; Signature Verification Standards; Notice/Cure for Mismatches Missing Signature or Mistakes) Dismissed - Standing Election Administrators 10/29/20 Closed Hotze v. Hollins 10/27/20 YES NO Texas Drive through voting TBD TBD 10/27/20 Active Nev. Republican Central Comm. v. Clark Cnty., No. A-20-8238210W (Nev. Dist. Ct., Clark Cnty.) 10/27/20 YES NO Nevada Vote-by-Mail (Other Vote-by-Mail Issue) Granted: Discovery for materials. Trump/GOP 11/2/20 Active Kraus v. Cegavske, No. 82018 (Nev. Sup. Ct.) 11/3/20 YES NO Nevada Vote-by-Mail (Poll Observer Access; Signature Verification Standards; Notice/Cure for Mismatches Missing Signature or Mistakes) Dismissed - Standing Election Administrators 11/10/20 Closed Pierson v. Stepien, No. 1:20-cv-09266 (S.D.N.Y.) 11/4/20 NO NO New York Recount procedures Closed: Administrative Election Administrators 11/13/20 Active Pirkle v. Wolf, No. 4:20-cv-02088-MWB (M.D. Penn.) 11/10/20 YES NO Pennsylvania Vote-by-Mail (Signature Verification Standards; Poll Observer Access) Voluntarily Dismissed: Consolidated NA 11/16/20 Closed Bally v. Whitmer, No. 1:20-cv-1088 (W.D. Mich) 11/11/20 YES NO Michigan Vote-by-Mail (Claim that Mail Voting Leads to Fraud and/or Vote Dilution; Observer Access) Voluntarily Dismissed (withdrawn) Defendant 11/16/20 Closed Law v. Whitmer, No. 10 OC 00163 1B (Nev. Dist. Ct., Carson City) 11/17/20 YES NO Nevada Challenge to Voting Machinery/Hardware/ Software: Accepting Invalid Signatures Denied: Voting machine irregularities. Discovery opposed and not granted Election Administrators 12/4/20 Closed Ziccarelli v. Allegheny County Board of Elections, No. 29 WAP 2020 11/20/20 YES NO Pennsylvania Mail In Ballots: Failure to write name, address, and date on outer envelope Denied: Did not violate statutes Election Administrators 11/23/20 Closed Wisconsin Voters Alliance vs. Wisconsin Election Commissions 11/23/20 NO NO Wisconsin Private Funding for Local Election Authorities TBD TBD Active Kistner v. Simon 11/24/20 YES NO Minnesota Vote by Mail (Ballot harvesting; signature matching; etc.) Dismissed - Venue Election Administrators 12/4/20 Closed Coreco Ja'Qan Pearson, et al v. Kemp, USCA11 Case: 20-14480 11/25/20 YES NO Georgia Vote manipulation; voter fraud Withdrawn: Moot Election Administrators Closed King v. Whitmer, No. 2:20-cv-13134-LVP-RSW (E.D. Mich.) 11/25/20 YES NO Michigan Vote-by-Mail (Poll Observer Access) Dismissed - Moot/Laches Election Administrators 12/7/20 Closed Johnson v. Benson, No. 162286 (Mich. Sup. Ct.) 11/26/20 YES NO Michigan Vote-by-Mail (Other Vote-by-Mail Issue) Dismissed - Moot/Standing Election Administrators 12/9/20 Closed Feehan v. Wisconsin Elections Commission, No. 2:20-cv-1771 (E.D. Wis.) 12/1/20 YES NO Wisconsin Vote-by-Mail (Failure to Include ID/Documentation) Dismissed - Lack Standing Election Administrators 12/9/20 Closed Wood v. Raffensberger, 12/1/20 YES NO Georgia Voting anomalies Denied: Venue TBD 10/20/20 Active Bowyer v. Ducey, No. 2:20-cv-02321-DJH (D. Ariz.) 12/2/20 YES NO Arizona Authority To Act (Elections Clause; Electors Clause) Dismissed - Lack Standing Election Administrators 12/9/20 Active Texas v. Pennsylvania, Wisconsin, Michigan, Georgia 12/7/20 NO NO Various Violations of State Election Laws Dismissed: Standing Election Administrators Closed Still v. Raffensperger, No. 2020CV343711 (Ga. Super. Ct., Fulton Cnty.) 12/12/20 YES NO Georgia Vote-by-Mail (Claim that Mail Voting Leads to Fraud and/or Vote Dilution) Voluntarily Dismissed: Consolidated NA 1/7/21 Closed Favorito v. Cooney 12/28/20 YES NO Georgia Improper Ballot Counting TBD TBD 12/28/02 Active Trump not Plaintiff Subtotals = 34 28 0 Trump not Plaintiff: Active = 14 Trump as Defendant: Case Name and Number Date Filed Illegal Voting Alleged * Evidence Argued ** State Issue(s) Disposition Ruling Favored Date of Last Order Status New York v. Trump, No. 1:20-cv-02340 (D.D.C.) 8/25/20 YES NO DC Vote-by-Mail (US Postal Service) Injunction Granted Election Administrators 9/27/20 Closed Ohio Democratic Party v. LaRose, No. 20AP428 (Ohio Ct. App.) 9/16/20 YES NO Ohio Vote-by-Mail (Other Vote-by-Mail Issue) TBD TBD 9/29/20 Active For All 2020 Presidential Election Cases # of Cases Illegal Voting Alleged * Evidence Argued ** Active Status Grand Totals = 81 72 0 30 References: * Illegal Voting Alleged includes: a) voter improprieties (e.g. non-citizens voting, non-registered citizens voting, deceased parties voting, registered voters voting twice, Stanford Healthy Elections Tracker etc.) and/or b) process illegalities (officials correcting ballot errors, etc.) and/or c) voting machine irregularities (e.g. an algorithm changing the actual results, etc.). Scotusblog Election Litigation Tracker Wikipedia Pre-election 2020 Election Lawsuits ** Evidence Argued means that: a) the Plaintiff was able to present ALL of their empirical evidence related to voting malfeasance, impropriety, etc. Wikipedia Post-election 2020 Election Lawsuits and b) the judge authorized an independent investigation to verify the accuracy of the claimed voting malfeasance, impropriety, etc. Democracy Docket Election Lawsuits Business Insider Election Lawsuits For any question, suggestions or improvements, please email John Droz, jr. Note: 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.