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Illinois Senate President Don Harmon tried to pass legislation that would have wiped clean a potential multimillion-dollar election fine in pending case.
The Supreme Court will consider whether an Illinois Republican congressman and two federal electors can challenge the state's protocols for counting mail-in ballots received after Election Day.
U.S. Rep Mike Bost argues that Illinois law allowing mail-in ballots to be counted after Election Day violates the federal law establishing an “Election Day.”
GOP Rep. Michael Bost and two Republican presidential electors challenged Illinois' decision to count mail-in ballots that arrive after Election Day.
The Supreme Court has agreed to consider reviving a Republican challenge to an Illinois law that allows mail ballots to be counted if they are received up to two weeks after Election Day.
Supreme Court agrees to take a case challenging whether federal courts are allowed to hear disputes over ballots received after Election Day.
President Donald Trump’s allies have brought a series of cases seeking to exclude votes received after Election Day from official results.
The justices added four cases to their docket for next term, including a lawsuit brought by a conservative group challenging an Illinois law that allows mail ballots to be counted after Election Day.
The Supreme Court agreed Monday to consider whether Republican Illinois Rep. Mike Bost can challenge state rules that allow counting ballots after Election Day.
The Supreme Court will consider reviving a lawsuit challenging Illinois’s ability to count mail ballots received after Election Day, the court announced in a brief order Monday. Lower courts
The Supreme Court said Monday that it will hear an appeal from Illinois Rep. Mike Bost who wants to challenge the state’s decision to count absentee ballots after Election Day.
Bost v. Illinois State Board of Elections raises important questions about who, if anyone, has standing to bring federal challenges to certain types of election laws in advance of an election. These are laws that expand opportunities to vote but