The U.S. Supreme Court decided on Nov. 10 to consider a challenge to a federal law that blocks states from counting mail-in ballots that officials receive after Election Day.
The court granted the petition in Watson v. Republican National Committee in an unsigned order on Nov. 10. No justices dissented.
The Republican National Committee, the state Republican Party, and the state’s Libertarian Party sued over the law.
Eighteen states accept mailed ballots received after Election Day if they bear a postmark from on or before Election Day, according to a National Conference of State Legislatures report.
Mississippi Secretary of State Michael Watson filed the petition with the Supreme Court in June….
Supreme Court Agrees to Decide If Mail-In Ballots Must Arrive by Election Day
