Supreme Court rules states can accept mail ballots after Election Day
Summary
The Supreme Court decided that states may count mail-in ballots arriving after Election Day in federal elections, as long as they were mailed by Election Day. The court ruled 5-4 against the Republican National Committee, which wanted to stop this practice.Key Facts
- The ruling allows states to accept mail ballots after polls close on Election Day.
- Ballots must have a postmark dated on or before Election Day to count.
- Over a dozen states currently accept late-arriving mail ballots under these rules.
- The decision was a close 5-4 vote by the Supreme Court.
- The Republican National Committee challenged the practice but lost.
- The case focused on federal election races, not state elections.
- Justice Amy Coney Barrett participated in the ruling (her full opinion was not provided here).
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