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,

Courts in Michigan and North Carolina on Monday rejected attempts by Republicans to disqualify the ballots of certain overseas voters. Both cases targeted people who have never lived in the state but were born overseas to parents who were residents of the state.

The RNC filed lawsuits in Michigan and North Carolina to challenge state policies that permit citizens living abroad to cast ballots in those states if their parents (or, in Michigan, their spouse) resided there before leaving the country, even if the voters themselves have never lived in those states, said the outlet.