US EditionSupreme Court rules House Republican can challenge mail ballot deadline
The Supreme Court ruled 7-2 that candidates have standing to sue over election rules without proving risk of loss, affecting future election litigation procedures.
- On Wednesday, the U.S. Supreme Court revived a Republican challenge and ruled Rep. Mike Bost, R-Ill., has the legal right to challenge the Illinois late mail ballot law.
- Illinois law allows ballots postmarked by Election Day to be counted if received up to two weeks later, but President Donald Trump and Republicans say late arrivals undermine confidence.
- Illinois officials warned it would `cause chaos` for election officials, noting the late ballots likely had little effect while Bost said vote-total considerations shouldn't bar his claim.
- The court will consider in the spring whether states can continue to count late-arriving mail ballots, with the Trump administration supporting Bost's challenge.
- More than a dozen states and the District of Columbia accept mailed ballots received after Election Day if postmarked by Election Day.
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Candidates have legal standing to challenge election laws, the Supreme Court rules
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled Wednesday that political candidates have the legal standing to challenge election laws before voting or counting starts.The case before the court was brought by Illinois Republican U.S. Rep. Michael Bost and other candidates, who wanted to challenge a state law that allows election officials to count mail ballots that arrive up to two weeks after Election Day, as long as they’re postmarked on time.Many states have la…
SCOTUS allows congressional candidates to challenge state mail-in ballot laws
The Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) ruled 7-2 Jan. 14 that congressional candidates may challenge state election laws governing when mail-in ballots are counted,… The post SCOTUS allows congressional candidates to challenge state mail-in ballot laws appeared first on CatholicVote org.
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Supreme Court gives candidates more room to challenge election rules
Kent Nishimura/Bloomberg via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The Supreme Court on Wednesday significantly expanded the ability of candidates for political office to challenge rules governing an election, rolling back lower court decisions that had said a candidate needed to show concrete harm in order to bring a suit. The 7-2 decision handed a victory to Republicans in Illinois who are contesting a state policy of counting timely cast but late-arriv…
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