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Suit over Illinois mail ballot-counting law tossed- Patricia Mansonpmanson@lawbulletinmedia.comU.S. Rep. Michael J. Bost of Illinois and two other Republicans lack standing to challenge a state law that sets the deadline for counting ballots cast in federal elections, a federal judge ruled.In a written...

On November 11, 2022, Judge Kness  rejected  a motion by Democratic Party of Illinois to intervene as a defendant in Judicial Watch’s lawsuit challenging the Illinois election law permitting mail-in ballots to be received as long as two weeks after Election Day.

Illinois Democratic Party can’t intervene in election suit, judge rules- Grace Barbicgbarbic@lawbulletinmedia.comThe Democratic Party of Illinois can’t intervene as a party in a federal lawsuit in which three Republicans are challenging an Illinois ballot deadline statute, a judge held.Three plaintiffs sued the Illinois...