In 2020, Jefferson County - where Beaumont is the county seat - voters narrowly backed Donald Trump, with 50.2% favoring the former president and 48.6% backing Joe Biden. Here’s a look at at the legal challenges playing out in some states:īeaumont is a city of about 112,000 people near the Louisiana border that’s about 80 miles (125 kilometers) east of Houston. Trump and his Republican allies brought roughly 60 lawsuits challenging the election that were roundly rejected by judges appointed to the bench by presidents of both political parties. The avalanche of election cases follows Republican Donald Trump’s failed effort to get courts to overturn his loss to Democrat Joe Biden in 2020. ![]() More than 100 lawsuits were filed before Tuesday’s elections, targeting rules for things like mail-in voting, voting machines and access for partisan poll watchers.Īnd observers are bracing for a deluge of challenges after polls close as some Republican candidates have already said they will not accept a loss or have planted doubt on the election process despite no evidence of fraud. ![]() And more bruising court fights are expected in the coming days that could draw out how long it takes for votes to be counted in some races. Election legal challenges were playing out Tuesday as voters cast ballots across the country in the midterm elections.
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