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On Wednesday, October 8, the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) heard oral arguments in Bost et al v. Illinois State Board of Elections et al, a case with the potential to increase judges’ willingness to hear the kind of election integrity-related complaints that often have been dismissed for lack of “standing.”

On October 8, the United States Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in Bost v. Illinois State Board of Elections. A key legal concept being litigated is "standing." Many courts never examine election-related cases and evidence because they rule the defendants do not have "standing." Bost v Illinois could . . . finally . . . break through that barrier.

In a significant victory for election integrity advocates, the U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to review a lower court’s decision on federal candidate standing and the counting of mail-in ballots after Election Day. The case, led by Congressman Mike Bost (R-IL) and two presidential electors, challenges an Illinois law permitting mail-in ballots to be counted up to 14 days after Election Day, even without a postmark. Michigan has a similar law as well, going so far as to waive p

Three quick read headline stories, for midweek. Today's 3: SCOTUS decision on MI legislators, Ranked Choice Voting Setback, Benson Broke the Law … Again.

Two MI senators and 9 members of the MI House filed a petition with the US Supreme Court asking the high court to hear their case.

Direct link between MFE and US Supreme Court ruling Trump v. Anderson.