Mail-in Ballots
Supreme Court agrees to hear challenge to post–Election Day mail ballot counting
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The U.S. Supreme Court said Monday, Nov. 10, it will hear a Mississippi case testing whether states may count mail ballots postmarked by Election Day but delivered soon after. The suit, led by the Republican National Committee, targets Mississippi’s five‑business‑day grace period and could affect practices in 16 states plus several U.S. territories, according to NPR.
The US Supreme Court heard oral arguments on March 23 in Watson v. Republican National Committee, weighing whether states can count mail-in ballots postmarked by Election Day but received later. The case challenges a Mississippi law allowing a five-day grace period, with similar rules in over 30 states. Conservative justices expressed concerns over fraud risks, while liberals defended state authority.