The Association of Americans Resident Overseas, Blue Star Families et al., Amici Curiae
The Association of Americans Resident Overseas and Blue Star Families are joined in this brief by six other groups representing military and overseas voters, as well as 55 retired defense officials, military leaders and diplomats. The following is excerpted from the Amici Curiae Brief for Petitioner as submitted to the U.S. Supreme Court on Jan. 9, 2026. The Fifth Circuit’s construction of the term “election” under the federal election-day statutes is erroneous as a matter of both plain statutory meaning and constitutional structure under the election clause. Amici here submit this brief to explain that the Fifth Circuit’s decision also…