Ballots Arrive

• The U.S. Supreme Court upheld the legality of a state grace period that allows mail-in ballots arriving after Election Day to be counted. • Republican Tate Reeves criticized the ruling on social media, arguing that the practice should not be permitted despite the court finding it constitutional. • Reeves announced plans to ask state lawmakers to repeal the grace period during the next legislative session to ensure all ballots are received by 5 p.m. on Election Day.

• The Supreme Court ruled on Monday that states are permitted to count mail-in ballots that were cast by Election Day even if they arrive after the deadline. • The decision rejects a legal challenge brought by the RNC and the Trump administration against a Mississippi law, which argued that all ballots must be received by Election Day. • This ruling maintains flexibility for states in managing mail-in voting timelines, countering efforts to strictly limit ballot reception to a single day.

• The U.S. Supreme Court rejected a challenge from the Republican National Committee, ruling that states may count mail-in ballots arriving after Election Day. • The decision specifically upholds a Mississippi law allowing ballots to be tallied as long as they were postmarked by the date of the election. • This ruling clarifies that such state-level flexibility in ballot deadlines is not prohibited under current federal law.