Summary
The Supreme Court has agreed to decide if states can keep counting mail ballots that arrive after Election Day. This decision follows an appeal from Mississippi, where a lower court ruled against the practice under federal law. Mississippi is one of several states that accept such ballots if postmarked by Election Day.
Key Facts
- The Supreme Court will decide on the legality of counting late-arriving mail ballots.
- This issue has been a focus of President Donald Trump.
- The appeal comes from Mississippi, challenging a state law on this.
- A lower court had ruled the Mississippi law violated federal law.
- 18 states and Washington D.C. allow late-arriving ballots if postmarked by Election Day.
- The decision could impact how mail ballots are handled in future elections.
