RNC intervenes in Marc Elias Wisconsin election integrity lawsuit

The Republican National Committee and Republican Party of Wisconsin moved Tuesday night to intervene in Priorities USA v. Wisconsin Elections Commission, an election lawsuit filed in Wisconsin by Democrat-affiliated attorney Marc Elias.

The original suit, filed by the Elias Law Group in July, seeks to allow Wisconsin voters to return absentee ballots in drop boxes. In 2022, the Wisconsin Supreme Court barred the return of absentee ballots without official witnesses.

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The Republican response claimed that Elias, whom the Democratic National Committee cut ties with in April following 14 years of representation, is “partnering with far-left dark money groups to try and get rid of basic, commonsense election safeguards that the majority of folks support.”

“Wisconsin election integrity is under attack from far-left dark-money groups bent on destroying basic voting safeguards, so the RNC, RPW, and RITE are legally intervening to ensure that Wisconsinites can have faith in their election process,” RNC Chairwoman Ronna McDaniel said in a statement announcing the intervention. “As Democrats compete to see who can launch the most self-serving and frivolous attack on election integrity, Republicans remain committed to protecting your vote in the Badger State and nationwide.”

“Despite the schemes of overtly far-left groups like Law Forward and the Elias Group, the Republican Party of Wisconsin will continue to ensure Wisconsin voters have full confidence in our elections,” RPW Chairman Brian Schimming added. “While Democrats attempt to undo common sense voting measures like requiring witness signatures on absentee ballots, we will continue to fight back against Democrat efforts to undermine safeguards every step of the way. Having safeguards in our elections should be a bipartisan issue; Wisconsinites in every corner of the state want fair and transparent elections.”

The RNC additionally claimed that “when it comes to election law, Democrats have no substance to stand on, just hysterical left-wing talking points” and cited three “key election law wins” secured by the party in the 2022 midterm election cycle.

Teigen v. Wisconsin Elections Commission, White v. Wisconsin Elections Commission, and DeLorey v. City of Green Bay banned ballot drop boxes and restricted ballot harvesting, banned clerks from filling absentee witness signature requirements, and “protected access for Republican election observers.”

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In total, for the 2024 cycle, the RNC is involved in 50 election integrity lawsuits across 16 states.

You can read the full intervention at this link.