A Michigan judge rejected a Republican Party effort to block some Americans living overseas from voting in the battleground state. Earlier this month, the Republican National Committee (RNC) filed a lawsuit arguing that Michigan’s election laws improperly allowed U.S. citizens living abroad—who had never resided in Michigan but had relatives who had—to vote there. In…
Republicans are suing in three crucial battleground states to stop what they call illegal overseas voting, while their presidential candidate, Donald Trump, courts Americans living abroad in his race against Democratic Vice President Kamala Harris. These lawsuits mark a significant legal push from Republicans nationwide, who claim they aim to restore faith in elections by…
A federal judge has rejected a lawsuit filed by Democrats challenging Wisconsin’s absentee voting regulations, a decision that preserves the law in advance of the upcoming presidential election. U.S. District Court Judge James Peterson dismissed the lawsuit, citing the law’s longstanding presence since the 1960s. The ruling maintains Wisconsin’s requirement for witness signatures on absentee…
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