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- Bost v. Illinois State Board of Elections - SCOTUSblog
Bost v Illinois State Board of Elections Issue: Whether petitioners, as federal candidates, have pleaded sufficient factual allegations to show Article III standing to challenge state time, place, and manner regulations concerning their federal elections
- Bost v. Illinois State Board of Elections, No. 23-2644 (7th Cir. 2024)
In Illinois, voters can cast their ballots by mail, and election officials can receive and count these ballots for up to two weeks after Election Day, provided they are postmarked or certified by Election Day Plaintiffs, including Illinois voters and political candidates, challenged this procedure, arguing it unlawfully extends the voting period and dilutes their votes They also claimed it
- Bost v. Illinois State Board of Elections - American Civil Liberties Union
Congressman Michael Bost brought suit trying to prevent Illinois from counting mail ballots that are voted by election day and received within the following fourteen days, consistent with Illinois law The Seventh Circuit ruled that Congressman Bost lacks standing to sue Bost sought certiorari from the U S Supreme Court on the question whether he has standing as a federal candidate to bring
- Bost v. Illinois State Board of Elections
4 The two state cases Bost cites to support his contrary view both involved questions about where and how voters must cast their ballots under state law See Maddox v Board of State Canvassers, 149 P 2d 112, 115 (Mont 1944) (interpreting state law that “provide[d] for voting by ballots deposited with the election officials”); Bloome v Hograeff, 61 N E 1071, 1072 (Ill 1901) (allowing
- QPReport - Supreme Court of the United States
Federal law sets the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November as the federal Election Day 2 U S C §§ 1 and 7; and 3 U S C § 1 Several states, including Illinois, have enacted state laws that allow ballots to be received and counted after Election Day Petitioners contend these state laws are preempted under the Elections and Electors Clauses Petitioners sued to enjoin Illinois
- Supreme Court grants certiorari in Bost v. Illinois State Board of . . .
Supreme Court grants certiorari in Bost v Illinois State Board of Elections on standing to challenge rules relating to the time receiving absentee ballots June 2, 2025, 7:06 am election administration, Elections Clause, Supreme Court Derek Muller
- Bost v. Illinois State Board of Elections - Democracy Docket
Lawsuit filed on behalf of three Republicans, including the current representative for the 12th Congressional District, Michael Bost, alleging that Illinois’ mail-in ballot receipt deadline violates federal law The plaintiffs argue that federal law requires states to hold Election Day on the first Tuesday in November, but Illinois allows mail-in ballots to be received and counted for up to
- BOST v. ILLINOIS STATE BOARD OF ELECTIONS (2024) - FindLaw
Case opinion for US 7th Circuit BOST v ILLINOIS STATE BOARD OF ELECTIONS Read the Court's full decision on FindLaw
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