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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The Supreme Court Just Made It Easier for Candidates to Challenge Election Laws
Candidates for office are entitled to challenge the rules governing how votes are counted in their elections, the Supreme Court ruled in a 7-2 decision Wednesday, making it easier for candidates to bring such lawsuits. “Candidates have a concrete and particularized interest in the rules that govern the counting of votes in their elections, regardless whether those rules harm their electoral… Source
Court holds that all candidates can challenge rules governing vote counting in elections
In a surprisingly sweeping opinion issued Wednesday, a five-justice majority in Bost v. Illinois State Board of Elections held that a federal congressional candidate had a legal right to sue, known as standing, in federal court to challenge an Illinois law that allows mail-in ballots postmarked by Election Day to be counted as many as 14 days later. Reversing lower federal court rulings that denied Rep. Michael Bost (R-Ill.) standing to sue, the…
Supreme Court greenlights congressman’s suit challenging mail-in ballot rules * WorldNetDaily * by Katelynn Richardson, Daily Caller News Foundation
Source link (Photo by Joe Kovacs) The Supreme Court held Wednesday that candidates for office can sue to challenge rules governing vote counting in elections. In a 7-2 decision, the majority held that Republican Illinois Rep. Michael Bost has standing to challenge state rules that allow mail-in ballots to be counted up to 14 days after
Supreme Court Hands Down Major Victory for Voter Integrity, Upholds Candidates' Right To Challenge Ballot-Counting Rules - Real News Now
The Supreme Court on Monday issued a landmark 7-2 decision affirming that candidates have the right to challenge laws that extend mail-in ballot counting beyond Election Day, delivering a significant win for election integrity advocates. At the heart of the case was a challenge to an Illinois law that allows ballots postmarked by Election Day to be counted up to 14 days later. Congressman Michael Bost, joined by two other candidates, filed suit …
Supreme Court ruling allows Bost to challenge Illinois election law
(The Center Square) – A U.S. Supreme Court ruling clears the way for U.S. Rep. Mike Bost to challenge Illinois’ law allowing mail-in ballots to be counted weeks after Election Day, a dispute that lower courts had previously refused to…
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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