No. 22O155, Original

In the

 

Supreme ourt of the United States

S

TATE OF

T

EXAS

,

 Plaintiff,

v. C

OMMONWEALTH OF

P

ENNSYLVANIA 

,

 

S

TATE OF

G

EORGIA 

,

 

S

TATE OF MICHIGAN

,

 AND

S

TATE OF

W

ISCONSIN

,

 

 Defendants

. On Motion for Leave to File Bill of Complaint

BRIEF OF STATE OF MISSOURI AND 16 OTHER STATES AS

 AMICI CURIAE 

 IN

SUPPORT OF PLAINTIFF’S MOTION FOR

LEAVE TO FILE BILL OF COMPLAINT

OFFICE

 

OF

 

THE

 

MISSOURI ERIC S. SCHMITT  ATTORNEY 

 

GENERAL

 Attorney General

Supreme Court Building P.O. Box 899 D. John Sauer Jefferson City, MO 65102

Solicitor General

John.Sauer@ago.mo.gov

Counsel of Record Counsel for Amici Curiae

(additional counsel listed on signature page)

 

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

STATEMENT OF INTEREST OF

 AMICI

................ 1 SUMMARY OF ARGUMENT .................................... 2  ARGUMENT ............................................................... 3 I.

 

The Separation-of-Powers Provision of the Electors Clause Is a Structural Check on Government That Safeguards Liberty ...... 4 II.

 

Stripping Away Safeguards From Voting by Mail Exacerbates the Risks of Fraud ........ 8 III.

 

The Bill of Complaint Alleges that the De-fendant States Unconstitutionally Abol-ished Critical Safeguards Against Fraud in  Voting by Mail .......................................... 16 CONCLUSION ......................................................... 22

 

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TABLE OF AUTHORITIES

Cases

 

 Alden

v.

 Maine

, 527 U.S. 706 (1999) .................................................. 6

 Anderson

v.

 Celebrezze

, 460 U.S. 780 (1983) .............................................. 1, 5

 Anderson

v.

 United States

, 417 U.S. 211 (1974) .................................................. 2

 Bond

v.

 United States

, 564 U.S. 211 (2011) .................................................. 6

 Bush

v.

 Gore

, 531 U.S. 98 (2000) .......................................... 4, 5, 19

 Bush

v.

 Palm Beach Cty. Canvassing Bd

., 531 U.S. 70 (2000) .................................................... 4

Crawford

v.

 Marion County Election Bd

., 553 U.S. 181 (2008) .................................................. 8

FERC

v.

 Mississippi

, 456 U.S. 742 (1982) .................................................. 6

Gregory

v.

 Ashcroft

, 501 U.S. 452 (1991) .................................................. 6

Moore

v.

 Ogilvie

, 394 US 814 (1969) .................................................. 19