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The Most Important Supreme Court Election Law Ruling in a Generation
This week, the U.S. Supreme Court issued a sweeping 7-2 decision in our historic election case, Rep. Michal J. Bost et. al. v. Illinois State Board of Elections, broadly affirming candidate standing to bring election disputes to federal court.
As you know from my prior updates, we filed this lawsuit on behalf of Congressman Mike Bost and two presidential electors who were seeking to vindicate their standing to challenge an Illinois law which allows the counting of ballots received up to 14 days after Election Day.
This is the most important Supreme Court election law ruling in a generation. Too many courts have denied candidates the standing to challenge unlawful election rules such as the outrageous accepting of ballots that arrive after Election Day. American citizens concerned about election integrity should celebrate this victory. I thank our legion of supporters and our election law team that helped achieve this historic result.
The Supreme Court decision broadly affirmed candidate standing to bring election ballot disputes to federal court:
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 prospects or increase the cost of their campaigns. Their interest extends to the integrity of the election — and the democratic process by which they earn or lose the support of the people they seek to represent.
“I’m thankful the U.S. Supreme Court has ruled strongly in our favor and concluded we have…
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