List of lawsuits related to election integrity
From dKosopedia
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Federal
- Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., and Michael Papantonio bring a qui tam suit in US District Court alleging that Diebold and other electronic voting machine (EVM) companies fraudulently represented to state election boards and the federal government that their products were “unhackable” (July 13, 2006)
- Avante lawsuit brought in US District Court (Eastern District of Missouri) by Avante Corporation claiming patent infringment by Diebold, ES&S, and Sequoia (June 26, 2006)
- Bush v. Gore (2000)
Alabama
- * Reynolds v. Sims (1964); eventually heard by Supreme Court
California
- CA suit remanded back to state court (July 20, 2006)
- dKos diary on suit regarding use of uncertified equipment and procedures in CA-50 special election (August 28, 2006)
- suit filed in Alameda County, CA to block use of Sequoia DRE until tested (October 4, 2006)
Colorado
- suit brought by CO voters (2006) Conroy v. Dennis (also see Voter Action's page on the suit and Voter Action history of developments)
Florida
- judge refuses to allow Christine Jennings to inspect ES&S source code
- lawsuit by Sarasota Alliance for Free Elections (SAFE) against Board of Commissioners
- hearing: September 6, 2006; judge rules in favor of SAFE and against a trio of attorneys for the County Commissioners, the Supervisor of Elections, and the Secretary of State; proposal for paper ballots and mandatory audits will appear on November 2006 ballot
Georgia
- brought against electronic voting machines by GA voters, coordinated by VoterGA.org (July 13, 2006)
- state Superior Court judge throws out GA voter ID law (September 19, 2006)
Missouri
- Dems bring suit over MO ID law (July 17, 2006)
New York
- Kramer v. Union Free School District (1969); attacked law that required one to possess taxable property or have children as students in school district as a qualification to vote; eventually heard by Supreme Court
Ohio
- Cobb-Badnarik suit against Ohio Secretary of State Kenneth Blackwell (2004)
- lawsuit against OH for requiring in-person distribution of registration forms (September 1, 2006) judge rules in favor of dropping the new requirements
- Ohio lawsuit alleging direct evidence of ballot tampering (September 6, 2006)
Pennsylvania
- Banfield v. Cortes (suit brought in August 2006; motion filed on January 25, 2008 to bring preliminary injunction against DREs)
Tennessee
- Baker v. Carr (1962); eventually heard by Supreme Court
Texas
Wisconsin
- Voter Action files petition with the Wisconsin State Elections Board to decertify DREs (October 4, 2006)
Links
- Verified Voting.org's litigation page
- VoterAction.org (see "State Lawsuits" in sidebar)
- Activists sue to block electronic voting Associated Press, July 13, 2006
- Dan Tokaji's Equal Vote Blog on election law
- Equal Vote Blog chart of status of voter ID legislation in multiple states
