3 Illinois Republicans file lawsuit targeting post-election count of mail-in ballots

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The suit was filed in federal court in Chicago on behalf of Rep. Michael Bost from Carbondale. The suit asks a judge to prevent election authorities from counting mail-in ballots. Illinois law directs local election authorities to count ballots postmarked by the date of an election and received within two weeks of the election.

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Illinois suit targets post-election count of mail ballots

A lawsuit filed by three Illinois Republicans argues that the state should not count mail-in ballots that arrive after the date of an election. The suit was filed Wednesday in federal court in Chicago on behalf of Rep. Michael Bost,…

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3 Illinois Republicans file lawsuit targeting post-election count of mail-in ballots

A lawsuit filed Wednesday by three Illinois Republicans argues that the state should not count mail-in ballots that arrive after the date of an election.

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Lawsuit seeks to block Illinois from counting mail-in ballots post-election

Illinois law directs local election authorities to count ballots postmarked by the date of an election and received within two weeks of the election.

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Illinois suit targets post-election count of mail ballots

CHICAGO (AP) — A lawsuit filed Wednesday by three Illinois Republicans argues that the state should not count mail-in ballots that arrive after the date of an election.The suit was filed in federal court in Chicago on behalf of Rep. Michael Bost from Carbondale, a state GOP committeeperson Laura Pollastrini and Susan Sweeney who was one of the state’s Republican presidential electors in 2020.A spokesman for the Illinois State Board of Elections …

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Illinois suit targets post-election count of mail ballots

CHICAGO (AP) - A lawsuit filed Wednesday by three Illinois Republicans argues that the state should not count mail-in ballots that arrive after the date of an election.The suit was filed in federal court in Chicago on behalf of Rep. Michael Bost from Carbondale, a state GOP committeeperson Laura Pollastrini and Susan Sweeney who was one of the state's Republican presidential electors in 2020.A spokesman for the Illinois State Board of Elections …

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Mail in ballot Illinois: IL Republicans Michael Bost, Laura Pollastrini, Susan Sweeney, file lawsuit targeting post-election count

CHICAGO -- A lawsuit filed Wednesday by three Illinois Republicans argues that the state should not count mail-in ballots that arrive after the date of an

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