Bost v. Illinois Bd. of Elections · ¶77

It is impossible to square this outcome with the practical concerns the Court identifies. See, e.g., ante, at 7 (emphasizing that “‘federal courts should ordinarily not alter the election rules on the eve of an election’” (quoting Republi can National Committee v. Democratic National Committee, 589 U. S. 423, 424 (2020) (per curiam))). Ironically, then, it is the Court’s new and generous candidate-standing rule that invites late-breaking judicial intervention into the political process in a manner that is “as practically untenable as it is undemocratic.” Ante, at 7.

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