United States Court of Appeals For the Seventh Circuit ____________________ No. 22-3034 MICHAEL J. BOST, et al., Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. ILLINOIS STATE BOARD OF ELECTIONS and BERNADETTE MATTHEWS, in her capacity as the Executive Director of the Illinois State Board of Elections, Defendants-Appellees. APPEAL OF: DEMOCRATIC PARTY OF ILLINOIS, Proposed Intervenor. ____________________

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, Eastern Division. No. 22-CV-2754 — John F. Kness, Judge. ____________________

ARGUED APRIL 20, 2023 — DECIDED JULY 27, 2023 ____________________

Before EASTERBROOK, ROVNER, and ST. EVE, Circuit Judges. ST. EVE, Circuit Judge. Illinois law allows mail-in ballots postmarked on or by Election Day to be counted if received 2 No. 22-3034 up to two weeks after Election Da