Conservative election activist Cleta Mitchell has withdrawn her motion for a protective order against a left-of-center group in connection with a federal lawsuit. Mitchell had argued in a court filing earlier this week that Democracy NC planned to use a legal deposition to gain information that could hurt Mitchell’s work on election integrity.
Conservative election activist Cleta Mitchell has asked a federal court for a protective order against left-of-center activist group Democracy NC. Mitchell argues that ideological opponents hope to use a legal deposition to gather information they can use against her election integrity work.
Left-of-center activist group Democracy NC must wait nearly a year for a trial in its lawsuit challenging a change to North Carolina’s election law dealing with same-day voter registration. A federal court document released Thursday set a tentative Aug. 4, 2025, date for the bench trial before US District Judge Thomas Schroeder in Winston-Salem.
A left-of-center activist group’s federal lawsuit against a North Carolina election law will go to trial in “late summer” of 2025. A court order Tuesday set deadlines for the suit, which challenges a state law provision dealing with same-day voter registration.
Top Republican state lawmakers have asked a federal judge to pause a third lawsuit challenging 2023 changes to North Carolina’s state election law. The judge already has placed two related lawsuits on hold this month. Unlike the other two cases, plaintiffs from the left-of-center activist group Democracy North Carolina have not agreed to stay the proceedings in their case.
A federal election lawsuit In North Carolina tied to Democratic operative Marc Elias’ law firm could be put on hold for the rest of the 2024 election cycle. All parties in the case are asking a judge to issue a stay.
A federal judge has rejected motions to dismiss two lawsuits challenging North Carolina’s recent election law changes. Both suits targeted a provision that would force elections officials to reject ballots from same-day registration voters if a single mailing to their stated address proved undeliverable.
The State Board of Elections has addressed a federal judge’s concerns about a new state law changing the process for checking addresses tied to same-day voter registration. The board’s lawyers filed paperwork Tuesday in three federal court cases explaining its latest actions.
A federal judge issued an injunction Sunday blocking a part of North Carolina’s new state election law dealing with same-day voter registration. Election officials cannot disqualify a same-day voter’s ballot after receiving just one returned piece of undeliverable mail sent to the voter’s address.
Top legislative leaders are asking a federal judge to dismiss two lawsuits challenging portions of North Carolina’s new election law. Plaintiffs in one case are working with high-profile Democratic operative Marc Elias’ law firm. The Democratic National Committee and state Democratic Party filed the second suit.
Lawyers for the plaintiffs, State Board of Elections, legislative leaders, and Republican Party did not reach a deal Thursday to avoid a court order in two federal lawsuits challenging North Carolina’s new election law.
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