Supreme Court to consider deadlines for late-arriving mail ballots, as Trump continues attacks
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Key Points:
- The Supreme Court is set to hear Watson v. RNC, a case challenging whether states can count mail ballots postmarked by but received after Election Day, focusing on Mississippi's five-day grace period for late-arriving ballots.
- Mississippi and 13 other states allow such grace periods, while four states recently eliminated them, requiring ballots to be received by Election Day; the case raises constitutional questions about states' authority under the Elections Clause.
- The Republican National Committee and Mississippi Libertarian Party argue federal law mandates ballots be received by Election Day, citing concerns about election integrity and uniformity, while opponents emphasize that grace periods ensure all timely cast votes are counted, including those from military and overseas voters.
- Experts highlight that mail voting fraud
