Republican Party launches legal campaign against US voting system

In an unprecedented move, the Republican Party and its conservative allies have launched a wide-ranging legal campaign aimed at the American voting system. Their effort, far-reaching and methodical, sets the stage for challenging an election that they claim, without basis, is already being rigged against former President Donald J. Trump.

This campaign involves a powerful network of Republican lawyers and activist groups, collaborating loosely with the Republican National Committee. Many key players were involved in Mr. Trump’s efforts to contest the results of the 2020 election. Unlike the chaotic challenge four years ago, this new drive includes a systematic search for any vulnerability in the nation’s election system.

Two-Pronged Approach

Mr. Trump’s allies have adopted a two-pronged approach: first, restricting voting for partisan advantage before Election Day, and second, disrupting the process of certifying the winner after the election, if Mr. Trump loses. The latter strategy involves an ambitious, and legally dubious, attempt to redefine decades of established law that governs how election results are officially certified in the weeks preceding the transfer of power.