The Democratic National Committee has filed amicus briefs requesting that judges in Michigan and Nevada dismiss “dangerous” and “flawed” lawsuits launched by the Republican National Committee earlier this year. The DNC argues that these lawsuits are part of former President Donald Trump’s attempts to undermine public confidence in the November elections. The DNC believes that the lawsuits represent political theater and are without merit.
The Biden reelection campaign plans to push back on Republican election integrity challenges by filing the amicus briefs in Michigan and Nevada. The DNC is asking the courts to dismiss the challenges related to voter rolls and mail-in ballots. The campaign spokesperson, Charles Lutvak, states that Trump and Republicans are attempting to undermine voting rights and democracy but will fail in their efforts. The campaign is prepared to defend free and fair elections against what they see as baseless lawsuits.
In Michigan, the DNC’s amicus brief argues that the Republican lawsuit regarding voter rolls is part of a dangerous pattern of unsubstantiated claims that harm public confidence in the electoral process. Similarly, the brief in Nevada states that the lawsuit there is designed to sow public distrust in the security and integrity of the electoral system. The campaign sees these lawsuits as attempts to provide ammunition to undermine the results of the upcoming general election.
The Biden reelection campaign has built a legal team and infrastructure to combat Republican efforts to question election integrity. The campaign believes that Republicans are using a playbook from 2020 to cast doubt and sow distrust in election results before any ballots have been cast. The RNC has engaged in more than 80 election-related lawsuits, including those in Nevada and Michigan seeking to cancel voter registrations, despite opposition from top election officials in those states.
Critics argue that the RNC is using a faulty formula in its lawsuits regarding voter rolls, comparing voter roll numbers to outdated population estimates. These lawsuits, including the challenge to the Michigan signature verification and the Nevada mail-in voting law, are seen as groundless by election officials and critics. The RNC claims that counting mail-in ballots received after Election Day dilutes honest votes and disproportionately harms GOP candidates and voters.
Former President Trump, who now leads the Republican Party, has been involved in the RNC’s legal strategy. The recent resignation of the RNC’s top lawyer, Charlie Spies, comes after Trump expressed displeasure with Spies’ criticism of false claims of a stolen 2020 election. Lara Trump, the party’s co-chair, has defended the recent litigation in Nevada as essential to ensuring a free, fair, and transparent election. The legal battles over voter rolls, mail-in voting laws, and ballot counting rules continue to shape the election landscape in the lead-up to November.
