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Mainstream media outlets have emphasized the GOP s contribution to that deluge as Republican National Committee Chairwoman Ronna McDaniel has pledged to make this the party s most litigious cycle ever. The RNC and like-minded entities have filed more than 70 lawsuits, overwhelmingly driving the more than 100 complaints brought during the 2022 cycle.
They have prevailed or achieved partial victories in cases in Arizona and Nevada that sought party parity among poll workers; in Michigan, overturning guidance that would have illegally restricted poll challengers, and cleaning voter rollsstriking down an expansive vote-by-mail and same-day voter registration law.
But Republicans say their legal onslaught is a response not only to what they believed were shortcomings in the legal maneuverings that followed the 2020 presidential election (courts rejected dozens of Trump-related challenges), but also to the Democrats own robust litigation strategy during that race.
Democratic Party organizations, campaigns, and interest groups launched 120 election-related lawsuits during the 2020 election, compared to just 40 brought by Republicans many of which came in response to Democrats legal maneuverings.