Supreme Court rules candidates can challenge voting laws : NPR
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Key Points:
- The U.S. Supreme Court ruled 7-2 that political candidates have legal standing to challenge election laws before voting or counting begins, overturning a lower court decision against Illinois Republican Rep. Michael Bost.
- The case involved an Illinois law allowing election officials to count mail ballots arriving up to two weeks post-Election Day if postmarked on time, a practice common in several states to accommodate postal delays.
- Chief Justice Roberts emphasized candidates' concrete interest in election rules regardless of personal electoral harm, while dissenting Justice Jackson warned the ruling allows preemptive lawsuits without proven harm, unlike ordinary litigants.
- Supporters argue the decision upholds the rule of law by enabling timely resolution of election law disputes, whereas critics caution
