Bost v. Illinois Bd. of Elections

The Court holds that a political candidate has Article III standing to challenge the rules that govern the counting of votes in his election. Congressman Michael Bost may therefore pursue his suit against Illinois's practice of counting mail-in ballots received up to two weeks after Election Day — without having to show that the rule risks costing him the election, a significant vote threshold, or money. CASE: Bost v. Illinois Bd. of Elections AUTHOR: Roberts, J. DECIDED: 2026-01-14 OPINION: https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/25pdf/607us1r05_e2q3.pdf AI DISCLOSURE: The voices in this podcast are AI-generated. The narration is produced by a machine-learning voice synthesis model. Tone, inflection, pacing, and emphasis are artifacts of the model and should not be attributed to any individual. The text being read is the majority opinion as published by the Supreme Court of the United States with light adaptations to improve readability.