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Crush of lawsuits over voting in multiple states creates a shadow war for the 2024 election
![Gene J. Puskar FILE - Allegheny County Election Division Deputy Manager Chet Harhut carries a container of mail-in ballots in Pittsburgh, April 18, 2024. The Republican National Committee has filed voting-related lawsuits in two dozen states targeting such things as voter rolls, mailed balloting and policies related to poll watchers. Democrats say it’s a strategy designed to raise doubts about the legitimacy of the vote this fall and potentially delay certification of the results. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar, File)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/bdae92eef98441a2a31e394cf7298194/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
FILE - Allegheny County Election Division Deputy Manager Chet Harhut carries a container of mail-in ballots in Pittsburgh, April 18, 2024. The Republican National Committee has filed voting-related lawsuits in two dozen states targeting such things as voter rolls, mailed balloting and policies related to poll watchers. Democrats say it’s a strategy designed to raise doubts about the legitimacy of the vote this fall and potentially delay certification of the results. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar, File)
![Gregory Bull FILE - Election workers process ballots at the Clark County Election Department, Nov. 10, 2022, in Las Vegas. The Republican National Committee has filed voting-related lawsuits in two dozen states targeting such things as voter rolls, mailed balloting and policies related to poll watchers. Democrats say it’s a strategy designed to raise doubts about the legitimacy of the vote this fall and potentially delay certification of the results. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull, File)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/e73c1a762bc441fb86133c0e410a2b00/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
FILE - Election workers process ballots at the Clark County Election Department, Nov. 10, 2022, in Las Vegas. The Republican National Committee has filed voting-related lawsuits in two dozen states targeting such things as voter rolls, mailed balloting and policies related to poll watchers. Democrats say it’s a strategy designed to raise doubts about the legitimacy of the vote this fall and potentially delay certification of the results. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull, File)
![Carlos Osorio FILE - A ballot is handed to a voter, far right, as early voting takes place at the Warren City Hall, Feb. 21, 2024, in Warren, Mich. The Republican National Committee has filed voting-related lawsuits in two dozen states targeting such things as voter rolls, mailed balloting and policies related to poll watchers. Democrats say it’s a strategy designed to raise doubts about the legitimacy of the vote this fall and potentially delay certification of the results. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio, File)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/8069dfe750094971b61547771782303b/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
FILE - A ballot is handed to a voter, far right, as early voting takes place at the Warren City Hall, Feb. 21, 2024, in Warren, Mich. The Republican National Committee has filed voting-related lawsuits in two dozen states targeting such things as voter rolls, mailed balloting and policies related to poll watchers. Democrats say it’s a strategy designed to raise doubts about the legitimacy of the vote this fall and potentially delay certification of the results. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio, File)