State courts are fielding sky-high numbers of lawsuits ahead of the midterms – including challenges to voting restrictions and to how elections are run

A voting dropbox is pictured ahead of the midterm elections in Mesa, Ariz., in October 2022. Olivier Touron/AFP via Getty Images

The run-up to Election Day is often a contentious time.

In recent years, it has also become a litigious time – parties increasingly turn to courts to resolve disputes about the rules for voting.