Supreme Court to Hear Congressman’s Challenge to State Ballot-Counting Law

Lower courts ruled that the GOP lawmaker lacked legal standing to sue over the Illinois election law.

Rep. Michael Bost (R-Ill.) speaks at President Donald Trump's Make America Great Again rally in Murphysboro, Ill., on Oct. 27, 2018. Hu Chen/The Epoch Times

The Supreme Court said on June 2 that it will consider a congressman’s challenge to an Illinois law that allows ballots received up to 14 days after Election Day to be counted.

A victory for the petitioner, Rep. Michael Bost (R-Ill.), could open the door to more lawsuits being filed in other states against the late counting of ballots.