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    In a close election, here are 3 legal disputes that could reach the Supreme Court

    by David G. Savage, Los Angeles Times Oct 17, 2024 4 minutes
    An election observer watches as workers count mail-in and in-person absentee ballots at the Wisconsin Center on Nov. 08, 2022, in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

    WASHINGTON — In a nail-biter election Nov. 5, expect the losing side to challenge the results in court.

    After former President Donald Trump's 2020 defeat, his supporters filed numerous of lawsuits nationwide raising questions about ballots, counting and deadlines. All were dismissed as lacking evidence or sufficient effect on the final tally.

    In 2000, the Supreme Court's decision in Bush vs. Gore essentially decided the close election.

    Most election-law experts today are not predicting the winner of the 2024 election will be decided in the courts.

    "But in this climate, with so many states where the outcome could be very

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