Archived Cases Arranged by Case Name
Arrange Active Cases by: Case Name | State | Primary Topic | Date Filed
Arrange Archived Cases by: Case Name | State | Primary Topic | Date Filed
This is a list of past election law litigation cases that Election Law @ Moritz monitored.
- AAPD v. Herrara
New Mexico | Voter Registration - ABC, Inc. v. Heller
Nevada | Polling Place Press Access - Abramson v. Florida Elections Canvassing Commision
Florida | Election Contest, Recount Resources - ACLU of New Mexico v. Chavez
New Mexico | Voter ID - ACLU of Ohio v. Brunner
Ohio | Voting Technology - ACORN v. Cox
Georgia | Voter Registration - ACORN v. Dickerson
Maryland | Voter Registration - ACORN v. Scott
Missouri | Voter Registration - AFL-CIO v. Hood
Florida | Provisional Ballots - Alaska Democratic Party v. Fenumiai, et al.
Alaska | Election 2010, Polling Place Challenges - American Broadcasting Companies, Inc. et al v. Blackwell
Ohio | Polling Place Press Access - American Civil Liberties of Minnesota et al. v. Mary Kiffmeyer
Minnesota | Voter ID - American Tradition Partnership v. Bullock
Montana | Campaign Finance - Anita Rios v. Blackwell
Ohio | Recount Resources - Arizona Minority Coalition for Redistricting v. The Arizona Independent Redistricting Commission
Arizona | Redistricting - Baker v. Chapman
Alabama | Felon Voting Rights - Bay County Democratic Party v. Land
Michigan | Provisional Ballots - Beacon Journal Publishing Company, Inc. and Charlene Nevada v. J. Kenneth Blackwell and the Board of Elections
Ohio | Polling Place Press Access - Berg v. Obama
Pennsylvania | Candidate Eligibility - Berger v. Barbour
Mississippi | Voting Technology, Ballot Access - Bohmann v. City of Minneapolis
Minnesota | MN Senate race 2008, Absentee Ballots - Borders v. King County
Washington | Improper Election Administration - Boustani v. Blackwell
Ohio | Voter ID - Brown v. Rokita
Indiana | Voter Registration - Callen v. Blackwell
Ohio | Voting Technology - CBS Broadcasting v. Cobb
Florida | Polling Place Press Access - Chesnut v. Democratic Party of Nevada
Nevada | Selection of Presidential Electors - Christian Civic League of Maine v. Federal Elections Commission
Washington, D.C. | Campaign Finance - Citizen Center v. Gessler
Colorado | Improper Election Administration, Voting Technology - Citizens Alliance for Secure Elections, et al. v. Vu
Ohio | Voter Registration - Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission
National | Campaign Finance - Coleman v. Franken
Minnesota | MN Senate race 2008, Recount Resources, Absentee Ballots - Coleman v. Minnesota State Canvassing Board
Minnesota | MN Senate race 2008, Recount Resources, Absentee Ballots - Coleman v. Ritchie
Minnesota | Recount Resources, Absentee Ballots, MN Senate race 2008 - Colorado Common Cause v. Donetta Davidson
Colorado | Provisional Ballots, Voter ID - Common Cause v. Coffman
Colorado | Voter Registration, State Voter Registration Databases - Commonwealth of Kentucky, Office of the Attorney General v. Commonwealth of Kentucky, State Board of Elections
Kentucky | Improper Election Administration - Conservative Party of New York State, et al., v. New York State Board of Elections, et al.
New York | Voting Technology, Vote Dillution - Consolidated Minor Party Cases
Ohio | Ballot Access - Constitutional Party of Ohio v. Delaware Cty Bd of Elections
Ohio | Polling Place Observers - Crawford v. Marion County Election Board
Indiana | Voter ID - Curley v. Lake County Board of Elections
Indiana | Voter Registration, Early Voting - Daien v. Ysursa
Idaho | Ballot Access - Democratic National Committee v. Republican National Committee
New Jersey | Polling Place Challenges - Democratic Party of Georgia v. Perdue
Georgia | Voter ID - Democratic Party of New Mexico v. Republican Party of New Mexico
New Mexico | Voter Fraud - Diaz v. Hood
Florida | Voter Registration - DiMaio v. Democratic National Committee
Florida | Primary Election Dates, Selection of Presidential Electors - Doe v. Reed
Washington | Freedom of Information - EMILY'S List v. Federal Election Commission
Washington, D.C. | Campaign Finance - Fairfax County Democratic Party v. Board of Elections
Virginia | Polling Place Observers - Farrakhan v. Gregoire
Washington | Felon Voting Rights - Fedder v. Gallagher
Florida | Voting Technology - Fitrakis v. Husted (federal court)
Ohio | Voting Technology - Florida Democratic Party v. Cobb
Florida | Polling Place Notices - Florida Democratic Party v. Detzner
Florida | Early Voting - Florida Democratic Party v. Hood
Florida | Provisional Ballots - Florida Department of State v. Homeland Security
Florida | Voter Eligibility, Voter Fraud, State Voter Registration Databases - Florida State Conference of the NAACP v. Browning
Florida | Voter ID - Florida v. US
Florida | Voter Registration, Early Voting - Franken for Senate v. Ramsey County
Minnesota | MN Senate race 2008, Recount Resources, Absentee Ballots - Franken v. Olmsted County
Minnesota | Recount Resources, Absentee Ballots, MN Senate race 2008 - Franken v. Pawlenty
Minnesota | MN Senate race 2008, Election Contest, Recount Resources - Garcia v. Fox-Young
New Mexico | Improper Election Communications - Geller v. Democratic National Committee
Florida | Selection of Presidential Electors - Georgia State Conference of the NAACP v. Kemp
Georgia | Ballot Access - Georgia v. Holder
National | Voting Rights Act - Gooden v. Worley
Alabama | Felon Voting Rights - Grebner v. Michigan
Michigan | State Voter Registration Databases - Green Party of Michigan v. Michigan Secretary of State
Michigan | Freedom of Information - Green v. Doe
Florida | Voter Registration - Gustafson v. Johns
Alabama | Redistricting - Hamilton v. Ashland County Board of Elections
Ohio | Voter Registration, Absentee Ballots - Harkless v. Blackwell
Ohio | Voter Registration - Hawkins v. Blunt
Missouri | Provisional Ballots - Hayden v. Pataki; Muntaqim v. Coombe
New York | Felon Voting Rights - Hayes v. Michigan Democratic Party
Michigan | Selection of Presidential Electors - Hollander v. McCain
New Hampshire | Candidate Eligibility - Hunter v. Hamilton County Board of Elections
Ohio | Election 2010, Recount Resources - In re Mondello
New York | Election Contest - In re Petition Regarding 2010 Gubernatorial Election
Minnesota | Election 2010, Recount Resources - In Re Request for Advisory Opinion Regarding Constitutionality of 2005 PA 71
Michigan | Voter ID - In re: 2008 MN U.S. Senate Election
Minnesota | MN Senate race 2008, Recount Resources, Absentee Ballots - In Re: Removal from Office of Members of the Cuyahoga County Board of Elections/Bennett v. Brunner
Ohio | Improper Election Administration - In the Matter of Philip Ragusa
New York | Recount Resources - Jackson County v. State of Missouri; Weinschenk v. State of Missouri
Missouri | Voter ID - Janis v. Nelson
South Dakota | Felon Voting Rights - Jason Napolitano v. Donetta Davidson
Colorado | Selection of Presidential Electors - Jennings v. Elections Canvassing Committee of Florida/Jennings v. Dent
Florida | Voting Technology - Johnson v. Bush
Florida | Felon Voting Rights - Kidd v. Cox
Georgia | Redistricting - Kilroy v. Franklin County Board of Elections
Ohio | Provisional Ballots - King Lincoln Bronzeville Neighborhood Association v. Blackwell
Ohio | Improper Election Administration - Lake v. Perdue
Georgia | Voter ID - Lance v. Dennis
Colorado | Redistricting - LaRoque v. Holder/Nix v. Holder
National | Voting Rights Act - League of United Latin American Citizens v. Perry
Texas | Redistricting - League of Women Voters of Florida v. Browning
Florida | Voter Registration - League of Women Voters of Florida v. Cobb
Florida | Voter Registration - League of Women Voters of Florida v. Detzner
Florida | Voter Registration - League of Women Voters of Illinois v. Quinn
Illinois | Redistricting - League of Women Voters of Illinois v. Quinn
Illinois | Redistricting - League of Women Voters of New Mexico v. Herrera
New Mexico | Improper Election Administration - League of Women Voters of Ohio, et al v. Blackwell
Ohio | Provisional Ballots, Voter ID - League of Women Voters v. Blackwell
Ohio | Improper Election Administration - League of Women Voters v. Rokita
Indiana | Voter ID - Libertarian Party of Ohio v. Brunner
Ohio | Ballot Access - Lopez Torres v. New York State Board of Elections
New York | Ballot Access, Ballot Access - Lucas County Democratic Party et al v. Blackwell
Ohio | Voter Registration - LULAC of Texas v. State of Texas
Texas | Selection of Presidential Electors, Vote Dillution - Maksym v. Board of Elections Commissioners of the City of Chicago
Illinois | Candidate Eligibility - Maletski v. Macomb County Republican Party
Michigan | Voter Registration, Voter Eligibility - Marks v. Koch
Colorado | Improper Election Administration, Freedom of Information - McCain-Palin 2008 v. Cunningham
Virginia | Voting Rights Act - McComish v. Bennett
Arizona | Campaign Finance - McCorvey v. Browning
Florida | Selection of Presidential Electors - McKinney v. Brunner
Ohio | Ballot Access - Meehan v. Philadelphia Board of Commissioners
Pennsylvania | Absentee Ballots - Miller et al v. Blackwell et al
Ohio | Voter Eligibility - Miller v. Lieutenant Governor Craig Campbell, et. al.
Alaska | Election 2010 - Minnesota Majority v. Ritchie
Minnesota | Voter Registration - Monk v. Democratic National Committee
Florida | Improper Election Communications - Montana Democratic Party v. Eaton
Montana | Voter Registration - Moore v. Brunner
Ohio | Ballot Access - Morales v. Handel
Georgia | Voter Registration, State Voter Registration Databases, Voting Rights Act - Moss et al. v. Bush et al.
Ohio | Election Contest - Moyer v. Cortes
Pennsylvania | Voter Registration, Voter Fraud - NAACP New York State Conference v. New York State Board of Elections
New York | Voting Rights Act, Voting Technology - NAACP v. Billups
Georgia | Voter ID - NAACP v. Carnahan
Missouri | Voter ID - NAACP v. Murphy
Indiana | Voter Registration - NAACP-SCP v. Cortes
Pennsylvania | Voting Technology - Nader et al v. Blackwell
Ohio | Ballot Access - Nelson v. Dean
Florida | Primary Election Dates - Niehaus and Blessing v. Husted
Ohio | Provisional Ballots, Improper Election Administration - Northwest Austin Municipal Utility District Number One v. Gonzales
Texas | Voting Rights Act - Obama for America v. Cuyahoga County Board of Elections
Ohio | Improper Election Administration - Odle v. Murray
Arizona | Provisional Ballots - Ohio Citizen Action v. J. Kenneth Blackwell
Ohio | Freedom of Information - Ohio Democratic Party v. Blackwell
Ohio | Polling Place Observers - Ohio Democratic Party v. Blackwell
Ohio | Improper Election Administration - Ohio Democratic Party v. Blackwell
Ohio | Voting Technology - Ohio Democratic Party v. Cuyahoga County Board of Elections
Ohio | Improper Election Administration - Ohio Republican Party et al v. Brunner
Ohio | Absentee Ballots, Early Voting, Voter Registration - Paul v. Jeffrey and Erie County Ohio Board of Elections
Ohio | Election 2010, Election Contest - Peterson v. Ritchie
Minnesota | Absentee Ballots, Recount Resources, MN Senate race 2008 - Powell v. Alabama
Alabama | Voting Rights Act - Premier Election Systems v. Cuyahoga County
Ohio | Voting Technology - Project Vote v. Blackwell
Ohio | Voter Registration - Project Vote v. Kelly
Pennsylvania | Ballot Access, Voter Registration - Project Vote v. Madison County Board of Elections
Ohio | Absentee Ballots, Voter Registration - Randall v. Sorrell
Vermont | Campaign Finance - Ray v. Franklin County Board of Elections
Ohio | Absentee Ballots - Ray v. State of Texas
Texas | Absentee Ballots - Reitz et al v. The Honorable Edward G. Rendell et al
Pennsylvania | Absentee Ballots - Republican Party of Minnesota, et al. v. O'Connor
Minnesota | Election Judges - Rhode Island ACLU v. Board of Elections
Rhode Island | Voter Registration - Romney for President v. Wisconsin
Wisconsin | - Rudolph, et al., v. Fenumiai
Alaska | Election 2010, Polling Place Challenges - San Diego County v. Bowen
California | Voting Technology - San Francisco v. Election Systems & Software Inc.
California | Voting Technology - Sandusky County Democratic Party v. J. Kenneth Blackwell
Ohio | Provisional Ballots - Sarah White v. J. Kenneth Blackwell and the Board of Elections of Lucas County, Ohio
Ohio | Provisional Ballots - Sarantou v. Lucas County Board of Elections
Ohio | Election 2010, Provisional Ballots - Sarasota Alliance for Fair Elections v. Browning
Florida | Voting Technology - Schering v. Blackwell
Ohio | Provisional Ballots - Schoettle v. Marion County Board of elections
Indiana | Absentee Ballots, Improper Election Administration - Segue v. Louisiana
Louisiana | Voter Registration - Service Employees International Union, Local #3, et al v. Municipalities of Monroeville and Lebanon
Pennsylvania | Voter Registration - Shad v. Ritchie
Minnesota | MN Senate race 2008 - Shays v. Federal Elections Commission; Bush-Cheney '04 v. FEC
Washington, D.C. | Campaign Finance - Smith v. Aichele
Pennsylvania | Redistricting - South Carolina Green Party v. South Carolina State Election Commission
South Carolina | Ballot Access - Spencer v. Blackwell, et al
Ohio | Polling Place Challenges - State ex rel Voters First v. The Ohio Ballot Board
Ohio | Redistricting - State ex rel. Mahal v. Brunner
Ohio | State Voter Registration Databases, Voter Registration - State ex rel. Myles v. Brunner
Ohio | Absentee Ballots - State ex rel. Skaggs v. Brunner
Ohio | Provisional Ballots - State ex rel. Stokes v. Brunner
Ohio | Absentee Ballots, Early Voting - State ex. rel. Colvin v. Brunner
Ohio | Absentee Ballots, Voter Registration - State of Ohio ex rel. Doucher v. Brunner
Ohio | Absentee Ballots - State of Ohio ex rel. John W. Painter and John Williams v. Jennifer L. Brunner, Secretary of the State of Ohio, and the Board of Elections of Hamilton County, Ohio
Ohio | Election 2010, Provisional Ballots - State of Ohio Ex Rel. Matthew Wolf, et al. v. Blackwell
Ohio | Polling Place Challenges - State v. Maiden
Ohio | Improper Election Administration - Stewart v. Blackwell
Ohio | Voting Technology - Strickland v. Blackwell
Ohio | Candidate Eligibility - Strickland v. Blackwell
Ohio | Candidate Eligibility - Sullivan v. Scott
Florida | Ballot Access - Summit County Democratic Central and Executive Committee, et al v. Blackwell, et al
Ohio | Polling Place Challenges - Summit County Republican Party Executive Committee v. Brunner
Ohio | Election Judges - Susan B. Anthony List v. Driehaus, et al.
Ohio | Freedom of Information - Taylor v. Onorato
Pennsylvania | Voting Technology - Texas Democratic Party v. Dallas County
Texas | Voting Rights Act, Voting Technology, Recount Resources - Texas Democratic Party v. Vasquez
Texas | Provisional Ballots - Texas Democratic Party v. Williams
Texas | Voting Technology - The Real Truth About Abortion, Inc. v. Federal Election Commission, et al.
National | Campaign Finance - U.S. v. Florida, Detzner
Florida | State Voter Registration Databases, Voter Fraud, Voter Eligibility - U.S. v. McGregor et. al.
Alabama | - Union County Board of Elections v. Brunner
Ohio | Voting Technology - United States of America v. Brown
Mississippi | Improper Election Administration - United States of America v. City of Euclid, Ohio
Ohio | Vote Dillution - United States of America v. New York Board of Elections
New York | Voting Technology - United States of America v. The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania et al
Pennsylvania | Absentee Ballots - United States v. Alabama
Alabama | State Voter Registration Databases - United States v. New Black Panther Party for Self-Defense
Pennsylvania | Voting Rights Act - USA v. Election Systems and Software, Inc.
National | Voting Technology - USSAF v. Land
Michigan | Voter Registration, State Voter Registration Databases - Valdez v. Herrera
New Mexico | Voter Registration - Van Hollen v. Government Accountability Board
Wisconsin | Voter Registration, State Voter Registration Databases - Vanzant v. Brunner
Ohio | Absentee Ballots - Virginia NAACP v. Kaine
Virginia | Voter Turnout, Improper Election Administration - Ward v. Kasich
Ohio | Redistricting - Washington Association of Churches v. Reed
Washington | Voter Registration - Washington State Democratic Central Committee v. King County Records, Elections and Licensing Services Division
Washington | Provisional Ballots - West v. Walker
Florida | Election Contest - Wexler, et al v. Lepore, et al
Florida | Voting Technology - White v. Reed
Washington | Ballot Design, Voting Technology - Wilson v. Kasich
Ohio | Redistricting - Wisconsin Right to Life v. Federal Election Commission
Washington, D.C. | Campaign Finance - Young v. Hosemann
Mississippi | Felon Voting Rights, Voter Registration - Zirkle v. Henry
New Jersey | Voting Technology


Commentary
Silence of the Lambs
Dale A. Oesterle
With the election of 2012 now well over and past the second inauguration of the incumbent President, the historical analysis of the events has begun and will last as long as written human history lasts. An interesting tidbit may already be lost to the majesty of the moment.
The voters of three very different states, Alaska, New Hampshire, and Ohio, all had an opportunity to call state constitutional conventions. In each state the voters turned the opportunity down by very similar votes, 68%, 64% and 68% respectively against.
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