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.”

Lawsuit from Republican US Rep. Mike Bost comes as the GOP nationwide has tried to stop allowing mail-in votes from being counted 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.

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

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.

Republicans want to prevent states from counting mail-in ballots that are cast, but not received, before the end of Election Day.

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.

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