The Supreme Court said on June 2 that it will consider a congressman’s challenge to an Illinois law that allows ballots received up to 14 days after Election Day to be counted.
A victory for the petitioner, Rep. Michael Bost (R-Ill.), could open the door to more lawsuits being filed in other states against the late counting of ballots.
The court granted the petition in Bost v. Illinois State Board of Elections in an unsigned order. The court did not explain its decision. No justices dissented.
Lower courts rejected the argument of Bost, who said the law extending counting beyond Election Day conflicts with federal law….