"North Dakota Judge Dismisses Mail Ballot Lawsuit"

A federal judge in North Dakota has dismissed a lawsuit challenging the acceptance of mail-in ballots after election day, brought by a county election official and backed by a legal group aligned with former President Donald Trump. The judge ruled that the county auditor lacked standing and did not allege a specific constitutional violation, and that the state election director named in the lawsuit is not a potential cause for the alleged injuries. The lawsuit argued that there is a conflict between federal and state law regarding the acceptance of mail-in ballots received after election day, but the judge's ruling was welcomed by the North Dakota Republican Secretary of State as "a win for the rule of law in North Dakota and a win for our military and overseas voters."