The Economist asks:
In Bost v. Illinois State Board of Elections, will the Supreme Court rule that the petitioners have standing to challenge the state's laws allowing ballots to be received and counted after an election day?
Closing Jul 01, 2026 07:01AM UTC
A group of Illinois voters and candidates sued the state over its practice of counting votes received after an election day, though the district court and Seventh Circuit decided that the people in this group did not have standing to sue (SCOTUSblog, Substack - Adam Feldman, Capitol News Illinois). The Supreme Court is expected to hand down its decision in its 2025 term, but if it does not, the question will close as "No." If the Court decides this case without addressing this question's particular issue or issues of law, the question will close as "No." A finding that any petitioner has standing will count as "Yes."
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