Bost v. Illinois Bd. of Elections · ¶47

Any litigant who invokes the judicial power of the federal courts under Article III “must establish that he has a `personal stake' in the alleged dispute, and that the alleged injury suffered is particularized as to him.” Raines v. Byrd, 521 U. S. 811, 819 (1997). Today, however, the Court essentially pronounces that this foundational principle no longer applies to candidates for elected office. It declares that all candidates have standing to challenge election regulations in light of their interest in a “fair process.” Ante, at 77. No matter that, in a democratic society like ours, the interest in a fair electoral process is common to all members of the voting public. The Court thus ignores a core constitutional requirement while unnecessarily thrusting the Judiciary into the political arena.

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