Overseas voters – now a bloc that could be crucial for Democrats – targeted by GOP lawsuits in battleground states | CNN Politics

There are about 6.5 million eligible American voters living, serving and studying overseas, with about 1.6 million of them in battleground states, and more in tight House districts.

GOP lawmakers in Pennsylvania , North Carolina and Michigan are asking the court to set aside all ballots cast from overseas, including those from military voters, for further verification.

GOP lawsuits focus on state laws that extend voter eligibility to overseas voters.

GOP members of the US House have sued in federal court over how Pennsylvania election officials are processing overseas ballots.

RNC official: Much of their election integrity litigation is being decided in the weeks before Election Day .

Rep. Pat Ryan calls the moves “stunning” and “a disgrace”.

Those involved in the RNC cases in Michigan and North Carolina stressed that those legal challenges were not directed at military ballots but civilians who never lived in those states.

RNC : "We are fighting to protect the votes of military voters and overseas citizens to be counted properly" Democrats Abroad chair: "Being able to vote and having a voice is really important to us".