DOJ Supports Congressman’s Supreme Court Challenge to Late Counting of Ballots

The Justice Department said the Republican lawmaker has legal standing to move forward with his lawsuit.
DOJ Supports Congressman’s Supreme Court Challenge to Late Counting of Ballots
The U.S. Supreme Court in Washington on June 3, 2025.Madalina Vasiliu/The Epoch Times
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The Department of Justice (DOJ) filed a friend-of-the-court brief on July 29 in support of a GOP congressman’s challenge to an Illinois law that allows ballots received 14 days after Election Day to be counted.
Eighteen states, including Illinois, accept mailed ballots received after Election Day if they bear a postmark from or before Election Day, according to a National Conference of State Legislatures report. The District of Columbia, Guam, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands also follow the same rule.