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State courts are fielding sky-high numbers of lawsuits ahead of the midterms – including challenges to voting restrictions and to how elections are run

  • Written by Miriam Seifter, Associate Professor of Law, Co-Director of the State Democracy Research Initiative, University of Wisconsin-Madison
State courts are fielding sky-high numbers of lawsuits ahead of the midterms – including challenges to voting restrictions and to how elections are runA voting dropbox is pictured ahead of the midterm elections in Mesa, Ariz., in October 2022.Olivier Touron/AFP via Getty Images

The run-up to Election Day is often a contentious time.

In recent years, it has also become a litigious time – parties increasingly turn to courts to resolve disputes about the rules for voting.

This year, our...

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