US EditionSupreme Court Poised to Revive GOP Congressman’s Absentee Ballot Suit that Could Spur More Election Litigation
The Supreme Court will decide if federal candidates can sue over Illinois’ law allowing mail-in ballots to be counted up to 14 days after Election Day, impacting election litigation rules.
- On Wednesday, the U.S. Supreme Court will consider reviving a lawsuit challenging an Illinois law that allows counting mail-in ballots up to 14 days after Election Day.
- Republican Rep. Michael J. Bost and fellow plaintiffs argue the Illinois receipt deadline is preempted by federal law setting Election Day as the first Tuesday in November.
- Lower courts dismissed the case for lack of standing, ruling plaintiffs could not prove harm, while Bost says the policy causes a `pocketbook injury` and burdens campaigns during extended counting.
- The justices must decide whether federal candidates have standing to challenge state mail-in ballot rules, a ruling that could revive the Illinois case and prompt new election-law challenges.
- Partisan debates over mail-in voting continue as President Donald Trump and his allies criticize it while the U.S. Supreme Court term hears multiple election-related lawsuits in Democratic-led states.
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Supreme Court poised to revive GOP congressman’s absentee ballot suit that could spur more election litigation
(CNN) — A majority of the Supreme Court on Wednesday indicated it will back a Republican congressman from Illinois who is challenging a state law that allows mail ballots to be received after Election Day, a decision that would let…
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Supreme Court to hear case on Illinois mail-in ballot law
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Supreme Court hears arguments about reviving lawsuit challenging mail-in ballots - Everett Post
(WASHINGTON) — Following an unprecedented surge in election-related litigation, the Supreme Court on Wednesday was. considering reviving a lawsuit challenging an Illinois law that allows officials to count mail-in ballots received within two weeks of Election Day. The Supreme Court heard arguments about the broader question of who has the right to file a federal lawsuit challenging election law, the outcome of which could not only revive the ma…
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