{"id":2372946,"date":"2024-11-24T18:13:55","date_gmt":"2024-11-24T23:13:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/scotus-asked-to-review-illinois-counting-mail-in-ballots-after-election-day-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-11-24T18:17:07","modified_gmt":"2024-11-24T23:17:07","slug":"scotus-asked-to-review-illinois-counting-mail-in-ballots-after-election-day-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/scotus-asked-to-review-illinois-counting-mail-in-ballots-after-election-day-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"SCOTUS asked to review Illinois counting mail-in ballots after election day &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fscotus-asked-to-review-illinois-counting-mail-in-ballots-after-election-day-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2372946&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Judicial Watch is urging the U.S. Supreme\u200c Court to review an Illinois law \u2063that permits\u2064 the counting\u2064 of \u2064mail-in ballots received up to 14 days \u200bafter Election Day. This request follows a split decision \u200cby the \u200bSeventh Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals, which\u200c ruled that U.S. Rep. Mike Bost lacked the\u200b standing to contest this provision. Meanwhile, a \u2062separate ruling from the Fifth Circuit declared counting ballots \u2064received after Election Day to \u2062be \u200dillegal. Judicial \u200cWatch argues that Illinois&#8217;\u200c extended ballot counting timeline infringes upon federal law, civil rights, and increases the potential for \u200dvoter fraud. They are also <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/candy-or-cannabis-new-study-warns-of-edibles-in-copycat-packaging\/\" title=\"Candy Or Cannabis? New Study Warns Of Edibles In \u2018Copycat Packaging\u2019\">pursuing legal action<\/a> in Mississippi over a \u200csimilar five-day ballot extension, advocating for a consistent Supreme Court ruling on the matter.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">SCOTUS asked to review Illinois counting mail-in ballots after election day<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1890861\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>(The Center Square) &ndash; The group Judicial Watch is calling on the U.S. Supreme Court to reverse federal court rulings that upheld Illinois&rsquo; law allowing mail-in ballots to be counted for 14 days after Election Day.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Roy Horras, a leader for an Illinois election integrity group, said that in a split decision, a Seventh Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals panel found that U.S. Rep. Mike Bost, R-Murphysboro, had no standing to challenge the provision. But now, the Fifth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals just ruled in a separate Judicial Watch lawsuit that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/texas-gop-adopted-new-platform-stating-biden-was-not-legitimately-elected\/\" title=\"Texas GOP Adopted New Platform Stating Biden \u2018Was Not Legitimately Elected\u2019\">counting ballots received<\/a> after Election Day is unlawful.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The other case, in Mississippi, they had struck down the five-day rule. Somewhere between those two different appellate court jurisdictions, Judicial Watch is pushing it up to the Supreme Court to make a [uniform] judgment,&rdquo; said Horras.<\/p>\n<p>Judicial Watch President Tom Fitton said Illinois&rsquo; 14-day extension of Election Day thwarts federal law, violates the civil rights of voters and invites fraud.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We have a civil rights lawsuit for Mississippi voters who object to that state counting absentee ballots for up to five days that arrive after an election,&rdquo; said Fitton. &ldquo;We also have a lawsuit in Illinois where they count ballots up to 14 days after an election, even without a valid postmark.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>When asked about Judicial Watch&rsquo;s request that the Supreme Court review the Bost case, Illinois State Board of Elections spokesman Matt Dietrich said the agency does not comment on pending litigation.<\/p>\n<p>Along with Bost, two presidential electors from Illinois joined the lawsuit aiming to <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">prevent state election officials<\/a> from extending election day for 14 days. Horras said the separate case in Mississippi might just boost the chances the Supreme court reviews the Illinois case.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;If two courts are hearing cases that seem to come together then it&rsquo;s more likely it&rsquo;ll get pushed up to the Supreme Court,&rdquo; said Horras.<\/p>\n<p>Fitton said <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/for-five-states-to-stop-counting-on-election-night-is-absolutely-unprecedented-sidney-powell-lays-out-evidence-of-rampant-election-fraud-in-latest-interview-audio\/\" title=\"\u201cFor Five States to Stop Counting on Election Night Is Absolutely Unprecedented\u201d \u2013 Sidney Powell Lays Out Evidence of Rampant Election Fraud in Latest Interview (Audio)\">federal law requires<\/a> an &ldquo;Election Day,&rdquo; not an &ldquo;Election Week&rdquo; or &ldquo;Election Month.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Counting ballots after election day is a great way to invite fraud and it undermines confidence in elections and it&rsquo;s downright illegal,&rdquo; he said.<\/p>\n<p>The Seventh Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals ruled that Bost had no standing to challenge the provision, despite Judicial Watch arguing the increased costs and injuries to him caused by the two-week counting of ballots that arrived after election day.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1890861\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1890861\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>SCOTUS urged to review Illinois&#8217; mail-in ballot counting law<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2372947,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Supreme-Court-1-1.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[33731,6413,39540,6994],"class_list":["post-2372946","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-election-day","tag-illinois","tag-mail-in-ballots","tag-scotus"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Supreme-Court-1-1.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2372946","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2372946"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2372946\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2372950,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2372946\/revisions\/2372950"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2372947"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2372946"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2372946"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2372946"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}