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Supreme Court likely to favor GOP challenge to Illinois mail-in ballot rules in case with major election implications

From New York Post:

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court appeared poised Wednesday to greenlight a slew of challenges to election laws by political candidates — which could lead to massive impacts on the next presidential vote in 2028.

A majority of the high court seemed to side with Rep. Mike Bost (R-Ill.), who petitioned the court to allow his lawsuit challenging an Illinois law allowing mail-in ballots postmarked before Election Day to be counted up to two weeks after polls close to move forward.

Bost’s case had been rejected by the lower courts, including the Chicago-based US Court of Appeals for the 7th Circuit, which determined the lawmaker — who represents a deep-red district in Southern Illinois — lacked standing on the grounds that his lawsuit was speculative and showed no evidence of harm.

“What you’re sketching out for us is a potential disaster,” Chief Justice John Roberts told an attorney for Illinois who questioned whether candidates likely to win could challenge election laws they found unjust..

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