'A lot of votes may not count': Supreme Court appears ready to upend WA mail

Key Points:

• The U.S. Supreme Court is considering a case that could require all ballots containing federal races to be physically received by Election Day, potentially invalidating ballots postmarked by Election Day but arriving later, affecting Washington voters this November.
• Former Washington Attorney General Rob McKenna warns that many votes in federal races may not count if ballots are not physically received by Election Day, though votes on state and local races on the same ballot would still be counted.
• Washington currently allows ballots postmarked by Election Day to be counted even if received later, but this practice may end for federal races, requiring voters to submit ballots earlier or use drop boxes to ensure timely receipt.
• The SAVE Act, pending in Congress, would further tighten federal election rules by requiring proof of citizenship for voter registration and mandating all federal ballots be received by Election Day, representing a significant shift in election procedures.
• Military and overseas voters could be disproportionately affected by a hard receipt deadline, as they rely on mail-in voting and may face challenges delivering ballots by Election Day.