Arriving

• The Supreme Court rejected a Republican-led legal challenge that sought to ban the counting of mailed ballots arriving after Election Day. • The ruling upholds laws in the District of Columbia and more than half of U.S. states that allow late-arriving ballots to be counted if they are postmarked by the election date. • This decision prevents a significant shift in voting rules that Donald Trump and his allies had targeted ahead of the midterm elections.

• The US Supreme Court upheld a law allowing mail-in ballots that arrive after Election Day to be counted, ruling against Republican challenges. • The decision ensures that voters who mailed their ballots on time are not disenfranchised by postal delays, maintaining the authority of states to determine ballot counting procedures. • This ruling is significant as it prevents potential confusion for voters and election officials during the current cycle of midterm primaries and general elections.

• In a 5-4 decision, the Supreme Court rejected a Republican effort to restrict the use of mail-in ballots that arrive after Election Day. • The ruling centers on the constitutional balance between a state legislature's power to prescribe election manners and Congress's authority to override those rules for federal elections. • This decision ensures that California's existing voting system remains unaffected, preserving the legality of late-arriving mail ballots.