The Republican National Committee announced Tuesday that it would appeal losses it sustained Monday in lawsuits against Michigan and North Carolina challenging the procedures for overseas voting. “We are appealing both decisions in Michigan and North Carolina because the law in both states is clear: if you’ve never lived there,

A judge in Michigan on Monday rejected an effort by the Republican Party to block some Americans who are living overseas from voting in the battleground state. The Republican National Committee filed a lawsuit earlier this month arguing that election laws in the state improperly allowed U.

The GOP made similar cases in both Michigan and North Carolina, arguing that U.S. citizens who live overseas but have not resided in the state they would be voting in should not be allowed to vote. Both lawsuits were rejected in the states.

Judges in two battleground states have rejected GOP efforts to challenge what they say are lax procedures against voter fraud in overseas balloting.

Judge Sima Patel ruled the effort was mounted too close to Election Day, calling it an "11th hour attempt to disenfranchise" voters.