US supreme court to decide if states can accept late-arriving mail ballots

Case involves a challenge to a Mississippi law that allows ballots to count if they are received days after election dayThe US supreme court announced on Monday it will hear a high-stakes case about whether states can accept mail-in ballots that arrive after election day, even if they are filled...

<p>Case involves a challenge to a Mississippi law that allows ballots to count if they are received days after election day</p><p>The US supreme court announced on Monday it will hear a high-stakes case about whether states can accept mail-in ballots that arrive after election day, even if they are filled out and mailed before then.</p><p>The case, <a href="https://www.scotusblog.com/2025/11/justices-agree-to-decide-major-election-law-case/">Watson v Republican National Committee</a>, involves a challenge to a Mississippi law that allows ballots to count if they are received within five business days of election day.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/nov/10/supreme-court-mail-in-ballots">Continue reading...</a>
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