Judges Race to Resolve Last-Minute 2024 Election Legal Fights

Judges are rushing to clear a final wave of time-sensitive fights over how Americans will vote in the November election, with US courts fielding one new lawsuit per day on average this month.

At least 29 cases have been filed since Oct. 1, according to Bloomberg News’ analysis of court records. Some disputes required immediate turn-around, such as whether to extend voter registration deadlines in states hit by hurricanes. Other cases dealt with voter roll purges, absentee ballot drop box locations and how local officials will count and certify results in the days after Nov. 5.

More than half of ...