Summary
The U.S. Supreme Court decided that Representative Mike Bost from Illinois can challenge a state law about counting mail ballots that arrive after Election Day. The law allows these ballots to be counted if they were mailed by Election Day but arrive up to two weeks later.
Key Facts
- The Supreme Court voted 7-2 to let Rep. Mike Bost challenge the Illinois mail ballot law.
- The law in question allows mail ballots postmarked by Election Day to be counted if they arrive up to two weeks late.
- President Donald Trump has targeted this type of mail ballot law.
- Bost won his election easily, but he argues that the vote tally shouldn't limit his right to challenge the law.
- Illinois state officials feared the lawsuit might lead to a surge in election-related court cases.
- Over a dozen states and Washington, D.C., have similar laws regarding late-arriving mail ballots.
