Democratic Group Prepares for Election Lawsuits

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Facts

  • The Democratic Association of Secretaries of State (DASS) has begun raising money for its Democracy Legal Defense Fund, which is aimed at helping secretaries of state across the US defend against expected post-election lawsuits.[1][2]
  • While the group's goal is to allocate $5M specifically to help the Democratic secretaries of state in Maine, Michigan, North Carolina, and Nevada, the last election in 2020 saw lawsuits filed in Georgia and Arizona as well.[2]
  • Following a total of 50 post-election lawsuits in 2020, the pro-Democrat group is looking to get ahead of the game in states they deem contestable for both the presidential and congressional district elections.[1]
  • In Democrat-leaning Maine, where Trump is trying to win the 2nd congressional district for the third time in a row, Electoral College votes are awarded by both who wins the state overall and who wins each of its two congressional districts.[1]
  • This comes as several states across the country have made or are considering making changes to their respective election laws, including requirements surrounding hand-counted ballots, mail-in ballots, drop-off boxes, and using digital IDs at polling centers, among others.[3]

Sources: [1]NBC, [2]thehill.com and [3]PBS NewsHour.

Narratives

  • Democratic narrative, as provided by Demsofstate. After Republicans sought to overthrow elections in 2020 and 2022, DASS this year is going to ensure every state has the legal protection it deserves to fight for democracy. Secretaries of State are already inundated with Republican attacks, so it's up to groups like this to give them an extra hand come November.
  • Republican narrative, as provided by Townhall. While Democrats portray themselves as defenders of democracy, what they're actually doing is projecting their own sins onto the other side. Donald Trump has a very good chance of winning, but even if he does, he'll still have to face post-election attempts to block him from assuming office—just as they did before and are sure to do again if Democrats don't get their way.

Predictions