cert petition<\/a> filed for Bost and the electors. Many of the cases took an unjustifiably strict view of standing, part of a recent trend, the cert petition says. The 7th Circuit decision is part of the trend, according to the plaintiffs.<\/p>\n\u201cThe ability of candidates and parties to sue over state laws affecting their campaigns has been narrowed again and, indeed, may never have been so restricted,\u201d the petition says.<\/p>\n
Bost and the electors argued that the policy caused monetary harm because they were forced to use resources to contest ballots arriving after Election Day and to monitor the late vote count.<\/p>\n
But the 7th Circuit said there was no impending injury. Bost, for example, won his last election with 75% of the vote, the 7th Circuit said.<\/p>\n
\u201cAnd plaintiffs cannot manufacture standing by choosing to spend money to mitigate such conjectural risks\u201d as an election defeat, the appeals court said.<\/p>\n
The cert petition claims that the 7th Circuit\u2019s decision \u201cis infected with a number of errors,\u201d and the Supreme Court\u2019s guidance \u201cis urgently needed.\u201d<\/p>\n
The case is Bost v. Illinois State Board of Elections<\/em>.<\/p>\nBost is represented by Judicial Watch, a conservative watchdog group.<\/p>\n
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