Judges in two battleground states rejected lawsuits from the Republican National Committee challenging some overseas ballots.
The GOP made similar cases in both Michigan and North Carolina , arguing that U.S. citizens who live overseas but have not resided in the state they would be voting in should not be allowed to vote. Both lawsuits were rejected in the states.
For years, Michigan has allowed eligible residents, uniformed service members, and other citizens living outside the United States to vote in federal elections, which is required by federal law.
Information on the matter from Michigan’s secretary of state says, “A United States citizen who has never resided in the United States but who has a parent, legal guardian, or spouse who was last domiciled in Michigan is eligible to vote in Michigan as long as the citizen has not registered or voted in another state.”
Judge Sima Patel of Michigan’s Court of Claims said the RNC filed the lawsuit too late, calling it an “11th-hour attempt to disenfranchise” spouses and children of former Michigan residents who now live abroad.