Chief Justice of the United States John Roberts, Justice Elena Kagan, and Justice Brett Kavanaugh attend President Donald Trump’s address to a joint session of Congress at the U.S. Capitol on March 4, 2025, in Washington, D.C. (Win McNamee / Getty Images)
By Katelynn Richardson January 15, 2026 at 4:30am
The Supreme Court held Wednesday that candidates for office can challenge rules governing elections in court.
In a 7-2 decision, the majority held that Republican Illinois Rep. Michael Bost has standing to challenge state rules that allow mail-in ballots to be counted up to 14 days after Election Day.
“Candidates have a concrete and particularized interest in the rules that
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