US supreme court rules Republican can challenge Illinois mailin ballot law
Jan 14, 2026
Lawsuit from Mike Bost was viewed by Trump-aligned conservatives as route to continue attacks on mail-in votingUS politics live – latest updatesThe US supreme court on Wednesday revived a lawsuit by a Republican congressman in Illinois that challenges a state law allowing mail-in ballots to be cou
nted if they are received after election day.The lawsuit from Mike Bost was viewed by Donald Trump-aligned conservatives as an avenue to continue attacks on mail-in voting. Bost argued that the Illinois law allowing ballots to be counted up to two weeks after election day if they are postmarked by the deadline unconstitutionally allows an extension of the election period. Continue reading... ...read more read less