Challenge to Mailin Ballot Law OK'd

Challenge to mailin ballot law OK'd

ILLINOIS ELECTIONS

Bost: The Supreme Court Just Made It Easier For Republicans to Challenge Election Results They Don’t Like

A five-justice majority of the Supreme Court ruled Wednesday that candidates for federal office have a right to challenge election rules in federal court, simply by virtue of being candidates. “Candidates have a concrete and particularized interest in the rules that govern the counting of votes in their elections,” wrote Chief Justice John Roberts. Justices Amy Coney Barrett and Elena Kagan concurred in the judgment, applying the traditional pri…

Supreme Court hands Republicans 'the most important election law ruling in a generation'

On Tuesday, January 14, the U.S. Supreme Court handed down its 7-3 ruling in Bost v. Illinois State Board of Elections. Overturning a 7th Circuit Court decision, the justices found that Rep. Michael Bost (R-Illinois) could challenge a state law that allowed the counting of mail-in ballots that arrived after Election Day as long as they were postmarked before Election Day. The two dissenters were Democrat-appointed Justices Sonia Sotomayor and Ke…

Supreme Court permits Rep. Bost to contest Illinois ballot policy

WASHINGTON — In a pivotal ruling, the Supreme Court has opened the door for political candidates to challenge election rules, siding with an Illinois Republican in a significant 7-2 decision. On Wednesday, the Supreme Court ruled in favor of Rep. Mike Bost, a Republican from Illinois, allowing his lawsuit against the state's practice of counting mail-in ballots received after Election Day to move forward. The majority opinion, authored by Chief …