THENATIONALPULSE (Pulse Wires) - Supreme Court ALLOWS Counting of Mail-In Ballots Arriving After Election Day.
The Supreme Court has ruled in favor of so-called grace periods for mail-in ballots arriving after Election Day.
PULSE POINTS WHAT HAPPENED: The U.S. Supreme Court has upheld a Mississippi law that allows mail-in ballots postmarked by Election Day to be counted if received up to five days later. The 5-4 decision , authored by Amy Coney Barrett, is a loss for the Republican Party, which had challenged the law, arguing it violates the Constitution. DETAIL: Mississippi is one of 18 states and territories with grace periods for mail-in ballots, most of which are Democrat-led. Republicans, led by President Donald J. Trump and the Republican National Committee (RNC), oppose such laws, arguing they undermine election integrity by extending the election timeline beyond what Congress sets. The 5th Circuit Court of Appeals previously ruled in favor of the…Open