The Republicans lost the ability to dispute through a settlement of a voter intimidation lawsuit brought by the DNC against the GOP. The GOP signed a consent decree saying that they would not pursue any investigation into fraud.
1982 New Jersey, they lost the right to have voter fraud prevention people on sight without a court order.
The Supreme Court on Monday declined the Republican National Committee’s request to lift a three-decade-old court order that limits the national GOP’s ability to challenge voters’ eligibility at the polls.
The case, Republican National Committee vs. Democratic National Committee, dealt with a consent decree issued in 1982 that prevents the RNC from engaging in some voter fraud prevention efforts without prior court consent. It specifically said the RNC could not engage in ballot security efforts (later defined in 1987 as “ballot integrity, ballot security or other efforts to prevent or remedy vote fraud,” according to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit opinion), especially in areas where racial or ethnic makeup could be considered a reason for the activities.