Trump campaign files lawsuits over mail-in ballots in multiple battleground states

U.S. President Donald Trump’s campaign said on Wednesday that it had filed a lawsuit over parts of mail-in ballots in the southeastern state of Georgia, the third legal action launched in battleground states.

Trump’s campaign had also filed lawsuits in Michigan and Pennsylvania to halt vote counting and asked for a recount in Wisconsin.

President Trump and the Georgia Republican Party have filed suit “to ensure a free, fair election in which only legal, valid ballots count,” Deputy Campaign Manager Justin Clark said in a statement.

Georgia, which carries 16 electoral votes, is a crucial battleground, where Trump and his Democratic challenger and former U.S. Vice President Joe Biden are running neck and neck so far. Democrats have not taken Georgia in a presidential election since 1992.

The Trump campaign is also seeking to intervene in a Pennsylvania case at the Supreme Court that deals with whether ballots received up to three days after the election can be counted, Clark said.