US supreme court upholds law to count mail-in ballots arriving after election day
Summary
The US Supreme Court ruled to uphold state laws that allow mail-in ballots arriving after election day to be counted if they were sent by election day. This decision affects more than a dozen states, including Mississippi, and rejects a challenge by the Republican National Committee and President Trump’s administration.Key Facts
- The Supreme Court sided against the Republican National Committee (RNC) and President Trump’s administration.
- The case involved a Mississippi law allowing mail-in ballots to be counted up to five business days after election day if postmarked by that day.
- Fourteen states, Washington DC, and three territories have similar laws allowing late-arriving ballots.
- Some states changed these laws during the Covid-19 pandemic to make voting easier.
- The RNC argued that counting late ballots violated federal election day rules, but the Supreme Court disagreed.
- Mail-in voting has security checks, including signature verification.
- President Trump has criticized mail-in voting but has voted by mail himself.
- Voting rights groups and military/overseas voters supported Mississippi’s law, saying a grace period helps people with special difficulties.
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