The Republican National Committee announced that it has deployed legal teams to challenge election results in a multitude of battleground states.
The committee released the names of who will be heading up its legal teams in Arizona,
Georgia, Michigan, and
Pennsylvania early Friday morning. To date, Arizona has been called for Joe Biden by Fox News and the
Associated Press but not by any other outlet, and Michigan has been called for the former vice president unanimously, while Biden has inched ahead in Georgia.
"Democrats and their friends in the media spent four years talking about a Russia hoax on the grounds of election integrity. Now with just 48 hours after polls closed in an actual presidential election, they want to ignore clear irregularities, rush to call states as won, and end the election," RNC Chairwoman Ronna McDaniel said. "We will not stand for that."
"Every candidate, in every office from president down to the local level, has a legal right to challenge irregularities that occur in the process of canvassing ballots," she added. "We intend to ensure that every lawful voter has their vote counted in accordance with the law, that observers are granted the access they are due under state law, and that any irregularities that have occurred — whether by malicious intent or incompetence — are fully investigated to the fullest extent allowed under of the law. We will not give up on this process until every last issue has been resolved."President Trump, the Trump campaign, and the RNC have repeatedly alleged election fraud in battleground states. The campaign has filed lawsuits in Georgia, Pennsylvania,
Nevada, and Michigan and has said it plans to seek a recount in Wisconsin, which could play a role in the election outcome.
While Biden is currently leading the Electoral College vote, Trump is not mathematically eliminated, though his chances for a second term are looking bleak.
Comment: More on the lawsuit in Nevada
from The Hill:
Nevada Republican Party sends criminal referral to DOJ alleging thousands of cases of voter fraud
Celine Castronuovo - 11/05/20 11:00 PM EST
The Nevada Republican Party announced Thursday evening that it has sent a criminal referral to U.S. Attorney General William Barr with allegations that the state had 3,602 cases of voter fraud.
The criminal complaint comes as news outlets have yet to announce a projected winner in the race between President Trump and Democratic nominee Joe Biden, with the Trump campaign and the GOP having already filed multiple unsuccessful legal challenges in the Southwestern state.
"Our lawyers just sent a criminal referral to AG Barr regarding at least 3,062 instances of voter fraud," the Nevada Republican Party wrote in a tweet. "We expect that number to grow substantially. Thousands of individuals have been identified who appear to have violated the law by casting ballots after they moved from NV."
The Washington Post reported that the party's lawyers sent Barr a list of voters identified by cross-checking voter registration names and addresses with the National Change of Address database.
Nevada law allows residents to cast ballots after moving out of state if they are serving in the military, a spouse of someone in the military or attending school.
The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of Nevada pointed out in a tweet Thursday following the criminal referral announcement that voters in the state do not lose their eligibility to vote when they leave the state temporarily.
"The ACLU of Nevada is watching to be sure this election remains fair and we are prepared to fight if any serious cases are filed," Nikki Levy, a Nevada ACLU staff attorney, wrote in the tweeted statement.
Earlier Thursday, Joe Gloria, Clark County's registrar of voters, told the Post while responding to questions about potential voter fraud that he would investigate any incident reported to him.
"We're firm in our commitment to making sure that we're processing ballots with high integrity," he said.
Gloria also said Thursday that the bulk of ballots in Clark County would likely be counted by the weekend, adding that the processing of ballots will not be complete until Nov. 12.
A Justice Department official, who spoke to the Post on the condition of anonymity to discuss a move that could lead to an investigation, confirmed that the department had received the referral and that officials were "looking into it."
The Trump campaign has filed several lawsuits in Nevada as the state continues to process an influx of mail-in ballots amid the coronavirus pandemic.
On Thursday, the Trump campaign filed a lawsuit alleging that Nevada votes have been cast by deceased people and nonresidents. The campaign also threatened to file a federal lawsuit to stop the counting of "improper" votes.
Comment: More on the lawsuit in Nevada from The Hill: