Supreme Court says Illinois congressman can sue over state mail-in voting laws
Republicans have filed a flurry of lawsuits in recent years targeting mail-in ballot laws
Breanne Deppisch By Breanne Deppisch , Anders Hagstrom Fox News
Published January 14, 2026 10:29am EST | Updated January 14, 2026 11:21am EST
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The Supreme Court on Wednesday ruled that federal candidates have the right to challenge state election laws that govern the counting of ballots in their states, clearing the way for an expected flurry of new lawsuits in the run-up to this year's midterm elections.
Justices ruled 7-2 that candidates running for federal office have the standing to sue state election boards over their counting of ballots – including challenging laws that allow for the counting of late-arriving mail-in ballots.
"Candidates, in short, are not ‘mere bystanders’ in their own elections," Chief Justice John Roberts said, writing for the majority. "They have an obvious personal stake in how the result is determined and regarded."
"We need not resolve whether respondents are right, because winning, and doing so as inexpensively and decisively as possible, are not a candidate’s only interests in an election."
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