USA Today/Gannett: Midterm election drives bevy of lawsuits over ballots, voting in battleground states

USA Today/Gannett: Midterm election drives bevy of lawsuits over ballots, voting in battleground states

"It's pretty common to see both sides of the aisle throw down lawsuits in the weeks leading up to an election," said Sylvia Albert, director of voting and elections for Common Cause. "What's different about litigation this year is it's directly tied to the 2020 election and the 'big lie,' meant to discourage voters from coming out to cast a ballot, and to lower their confidence in the outcome of our elections."

WASHINGTON – Before voters head to the polls, parties head to court.

bevy of lawsuits are pending in state and federal courts in the run-up to the November midterm election, in which voters will decide control of Congress and choose who gets to occupy three dozen governor’s mansions. Many of those suits have origins in laws approved in response to false claims of widespread fraud in 2020.

“It’s pretty common to see both sides of the aisle throw down lawsuits in the weeks leading up to an election,” said Sylvia Albert, director of voting and elections for Common Cause. “What’s different about litigation this year is it’s directly tied to the 2020 election and the ‘big lie,’ meant to discourage voters from coming out to cast a ballot, and to lower their confidence in the outcome of our elections.”