US EditionU.S. Supreme Court Agrees to Hear Mississippi Mail-in Ballots Case
The Supreme Court case could affect mail-in ballot deadlines in about 30 states, with nearly 30% of 2024 voters using mail-in ballots, an increase from 2016, officials said.
- On Monday, the U.S. Supreme Court agreed to take up Watson v. Republican National Committee, which challenges Mississippi's mail‑in ballots received after Election Day rule, with a decision expected by summer of 2026.
- Filed earlier this year, the lawsuit was brought by national and state GOP plaintiffs challenging Mississippi's late‑count rule, with the RNC arguing only Congress can set federal election deadlines while Mississippi contends states may regulate absentee ballot counting.
- Lower courts split on the issue, producing conflicting rulings that spurred appeals after a federal trial court upheld Mississippi's law but the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals sided with the RNC and struck the state's grace period.
- About 30 states and Washington, D.C. have similar late-arrival ballot rules that hang in the balance, and the ruling could affect whether Nevada and Pennsylvania count late absentee ballots before the 2026 federal elections.
- Mail‑in voting has grown rapidly and become a political flashpoint, with nearly 30% of Americans who voted using mail‑in ballots, up from just under 24% in 2016, amid pressure from President Donald Trump and national political actors pressing to curb it.
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West Hawaii TodaySupreme Court to hear major challenge to mail-in ballot laws
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court said on Monday that it would hear a challenge to Mississippi’s counting of mail-in ballots received after Election Day, a case that could upend mail-in ballot rules in dozens of states, creating chaos leading up to the 2026 elections.
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The U.S. Supreme Court on Nov. 10 agreed to take up a case that asks if states can legally count ballots received after Election Day. The justices have not set a date for oral arguments, but a decision is expected by the end of June 2026—just ahead of the midterm elections. Here’s what to know. Mississippi Law In July 2020, during the COVID-19 pandemic, Mississippi passed an emergency law allowing mail-in ballots to be counted as long as they we…
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