The U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments Wednesday in a case that could decide whether political candidates have the right to challenge Illinois’ vote-by-mail law in court.

A majority of the court appeared sympathetic to the argument that political candidates should be able to sue over their states’ election laws. The case is one of several lodged by allies of President Trump.

The Supreme Court appeared poised Wednesday to pave the way for a floodgate of lawsuits challenging certain state election laws to proceed — before those elections take place.

( NewsNation) — The Supreme Court is set to hear arguments regarding a lawsuit over an Illinois law that allows the counting of ballots after Election Day. The court will not be weighing in on the law itself, but on the question of who is allowed to file a lawsuit over such policies.

Majority of Supreme Court signaled that it would allow candidates for federal office to challenge state elections laws without having to prove harm.

Rep. Mike Bost, a six-term Republican who represents a district in downstate Illinois including most of the metro-east, and two electors filed a lawsuit in May 2022 arguing that the late-ballot rule is superseded by laws enacted by Congress setting the time for federal elections.

Daley and LaHood’s group, Fair Maps Illinois, is beginning the process of gathering the signatures necessary to put a referendum on the ballot, and that’s no small feat. They’ll need about 400,000 folks to sign their petition by May, a process they estimate will take as much as $4 million to accomplish.

Chief Justice John Roberts expressed concern during oral arguments on Wednesday that Illinois wants the high court to limit candidates’ ability to sue over election laws to the “most fraught” time of the campaign,

The Supreme Court will be hearing arguments about an Illinois law that could allow officials to count mail-in ballots that are received after Election Day.

With Illinois and Chicago under the national microscope amid immigration enforcement and an impending U.S. National Guard deployment, nine Democratic candidates vying for U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin’s seat (D-Ill.

At Wednesday’s argument in Bost v. Illinois Board of Elections, not many of the justices worked hard to hide their cards. It appears there is a substantial majority, perhaps as […]

Bost’s best arguments as to the injury he suffers from the grace period is that it might diminish his margin of victory (he’s in an R+5 seat) and that he may choose to spend additional money on poll watchers and other staff during that time.