Five Election-Related Legal Cases You Should Know About This Week

The League is at the forefront of the most important federal and state voting rights litigation across the United States. Here’s a list of the top five election-related legal cases you should know about this week. For case summaries, timelines, and additional information regarding our litigation practice, please visit LWV’s Legal Center. For press inquiries, email us at [email protected].   

11/1/24

• UPDATE: Federal: Virginia Coalition for Immigrant Rights v. Beals (voter purges) 

On October 30, 2024, the Supreme Court of the United States upheld the preliminary injunction, allowing the defendants to continue implementing the voter purges at issue. Read the League’s statement here.

• UPDATE: Federal: RNC v. Wetzel (voter access/protection)  

On October 25, 2024, a three-judge panel from the US Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit issued an unprecedented ruling concluding it is illegal for Mississippi to count a ballot mailed on or before Election Day, but which arrives for counting afterward. 

• UPDATE: Federal RNC v. Michigan (voter purges) 

In October, the district court dismissed the case on the basis that the plaintiffs did not have standing. In April 2024, LWV Michigan moved to intervene in the case, seeking to protect voters from wrongful purges and injury to its missions of voter education and registration. 

• Georgia: Thurmond v. State Election Board 

The lawsuit was filed by DeKalb County, its board of registration and elections, and DeKalb County CEO Michael Thurmond (D) against the Georgia State Election Board (SEB) challenging three rules the board passed on Sept. 20, 2024. On October 10, the League of Women Voters of Georgia filed an amicus brief to protect voters.