Justices eye letting candidates challenge states that change voting rules

From Washington Times:

The Supreme Court seemed poised Wednesday to embrace new rules that would give candidates for federal office the chance to challenge election rules in court well before votes are cast, a move that could give Republicans more room to confront Democratic states’ mail-in ballot laws.

The justices heard oral arguments on a case from Rep. Mike Bost, a Republican who was denied the chance to challenge Illinois’ law allowing mail-in ballots to be counted up to two weeks after Election Day. Lower courts ruled he didn’t have legal standing to sue because he couldn’t show he was particularly injured by the law.

Most of the justices seemed dismayed by that argument. They said giving candidates at least some chance to sue seemed reasonable.

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