Bost v. Illinois Bd. of Elections · ¶6

In their complaint and declarations, petitioners asserted several bases for standing as candidates.They first argued that they were “entitled to have their election[ ] results certified with votes received in compliance with the federal Election Day statutes.” App. to Pet. for Cert. 87a. And they alleged that they “rely on provisions of federal and state law in conducting their campaigns including, in particular, resources allocated to the post-election certification process.” Id., at 87a–88a. Congressman Bost further explained that the late counting of ballots would require him to “organize, fundraise, and run [his] campaign for fourteen additional days.” Id., at 66a. This, in turn, would “cost [his] campaign time, money, volunteers and other resources” by, for example, requiring the campaign to send poll watchers to “monitor late arriving ballots.” Id., at 67a. He also alleged that he…

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