"The most controversial lawsuit, however, involves drop boxes that have been placed in several California counties by the state's Republican Party. Unlike the official drop boxes used throughout the country that are placed, monitored and collected by county election officials, the boxes in California are unofficial, managed entirely by GOP officials.

Xavier Becerra, the state’s Democratic attorney general, sued the Republican Party in state court, requesting that the party disclose the location of each drop box and the names, addresses and dates of birth of every voter who has used one. Republicans refused, arguing that the boxes were legal under the state’s “ballot harvesting” law that allows third parties to deliver mail-in ballots on behalf of voters. On Oct. 21, Superior Court Judge David Brown sided with the GOP, rejecting the attorney general’s request to investigate, but allowing the case to proceed.

In an email to The Associated Press, Becerra’s office wrote that they will continue pressing the legal case "to ensure that every voter who casts their ballot will have their voices heard."

The Republican Party had its own response.

"This is a thuggish voter intimidation and vote suppression tactic by our Democratic Attorney General and Secretary of State," said Hector Barajas, spokesman for the California Republican Party. "