This database consolidates and tracks litigation concerning the effect of the pandemic on election law. The purpose of this tool is to provide an interactive list of relevant cases that can be searched by issue, court, status, and jurisdiction.
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Donald J. Trump for President, Inc. v. Philadelphia County Board of Elections
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Donald J. Trump for President, Inc. v. Philadelphia County Board of Elections, No. 200902035 (Penn. Ct. Common Pleas, Philadelphia Cnty.) |
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| Case Summary | Plaintiff, the Trump Campaign, sought an injunction against the Pennsylvania Secretary of State. Plaintiff alleged that campaign poll observers are not allowed at Philadelphia's on-site satellite early voting polling locations, in violation of a Pennsylvania statute. | |
| Filed | 10/01/2020 | |
| State | Pennsylvania | |
| Type of Court | State | |
| Status | Closed | |
| Last Updated | 05/14/2021 | |
| Issue Tag(s) | Authority To Act (Other) Poll observers at early voting locations |
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| Complaint(s) | 10/01/2020: Complaint filed. | |
| Dispositive Ruling(s) | 10/09/2020: Other, The court found that the Philadelphia Board of Election's "satellite offices" do not count as polling places under the Election Code. Therefore poll observers had no right to be present. Petition denied. | |
Donald J. Trump for President, Inc. v. Philadelphia County, No. 983 CD 2020 (Pa. Commw. Ct.) |
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| Case Summary | Trump campaign appeals lower court ruling. | |
| Filed | 10/15/2020 | |
| State | Pennsylvania | |
| Type of Court | State | |
| Status | Closed | |
| Last Updated | 03/13/2021 | |
| Issue Tag(s) | Authority To Act (Other) Poll observers at early voting locations |
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| Dispositive Ruling(s) | 10/15/2020: Appellant Brief | |
| 10/23/2020: Other, The Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court affirmed the trial court's order that denied appellants' injunction to allow Trump campaign representatives, as poll watchers, into satellite election offices. The court held that, under state law, satellite election offices qualify neither as “polling places” nor “public sessions,” to which poll watchers receive access. | ||
