The Republican National Committee announced Tuesday that it would appeal losses it sustained Monday in lawsuits against Michigan and North Carolina challenging the procedures for overseas voting. “We are appealing both decisions in Michigan and North Carolina because the law in both states is clear: if you’ve never lived there,

Judges in Michigan and North Carolina rejected lawsuits brought by the Republican National Committee and others that challenged overseas ballots cast by voters abroad who never resided in the states.

The GOP made similar cases in both Michigan and North Carolina, arguing that U.S. citizens who live overseas but have not resided in the state they would be voting in should not be allowed to vote. Both lawsuits were rejected in the states.

The RNC filed lawsuits in Michigan and North Carolina to challenge state policies that permit citizens living abroad to cast ballots in those states if their parents (or, in Michigan, their spouse) resided there before leaving the country, even if the voters themselves have never lived in those states, said the outlet.

A judge in Michigan on Monday rejected an effort by the Republican Party to block some Americans who are living overseas from voting in the battleground state. The Republican National Committee filed a lawsuit earlier this month arguing that election laws in the state improperly allowed U.

Judges in Michigan and North Carolina have rejected a Republican attempt to have certain overseas and military absentee ballots thrown out.

The GOP's lawsuits seeking to block some overseas ballots from being cast in Michigan and North Carolina have been turned away by state judges, CNN reported Monday. It's a blow to former President Donald Trump's ongoing efforts to obstruct the management of elections across the country.