US EditionTakeaways from arguments in the Supreme Court case that could end grace periods for mail-in ballots
The Republican National Committee challenges Mississippi's five-day mail ballot grace period, potentially impacting 13 states and DC that allow post-Election Day ballot counting.
- The Supreme Court heard arguments on Monday regarding a challenge to Mississippi's five-day grace period for mail-in ballots, with justices questioning whether state laws conflict with Election Day statutes established by Congress.
- In 2024, the Republican National Committee brought the lawsuit, putting mail-ballot deadlines in Thirteen states and the District of Columbia at risk by challenging whether federal law permits counting ballots received after Election Day.
- Arguments featured a technical debate about voters being able to 'recall' ballots after mailing them. Justice Elena Kagan questioned whether Congress in the mid-19th Century could have conceived of modern early voting methods.
- Conservative justices expressed skepticism toward state laws allowing late-arriving mail ballots. Counsel Clement noted June would give states 45 days to adjust absentee-ballot instructions before the general election.
- A ruling striking down Mississippi's law may prompt future challenges to early voting, which most states offer. Groups warned that eliminating post-election receipt deadlines would disrupt election administration across affected jurisdictions in 2026.
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Mississippi to Require Mail Ballots a Day Early if US Supreme Court Strikes 2020 Law
Mississippi circuit clerks would need to receive mail-in absentee ballots by the day before an election under House Bill 908, which would go into effect if the U.S. Supreme Court strikes down Mississippi’s grace period for counting late-arriving ballots. The post Mississippi to Require Mail Ballots a Day Early for Elections if US Supreme Court Strikes 2020 Law appeared first on Mississippi Free Press.
Last-minute voter? The Supreme Court is coming for you
A voter casts their ballot at Modoc Hall at Sacramento State on Nov. 5, 2024. Photo by Miguel Gutierrez Jr., CalMatters The U.S. Supreme Court is hearing arguments this week in a lawsuit that could affect elections for more than a dozen states, including California, requiring voters to send their mail-in ballots early. The dispute is over a Mississippi law that allows election officials there to count such ballots when they are postmarked by El…
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