US Representative Mike Bost and Judicial Watch announced on Monday that the United States Supreme Court has agreed to hear their case challenging Illinois’ statute that extends Election Day for 14 days past the date established by federal law.
Illinois’ election law allows vote-by-mail ballots received up to 14 days after the polls close on Election Day to be counted as if received on or before Election Day. Vote-by-mail ballots without postmarks can also be counted up to 14 calendar days after Election Day if they are dated on or before Election Day.
The Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals had previously denied standing for the legal challenge to Illinois’ practice of counting ballots received after Election Day. Representative Bost’s election integrity lawsuit was initially filed on May 25, 2022.
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