The U.S. Supreme Court on March 23 seemed skeptical of a Mississippi law that allows the state to count mail-in ballots received after Election Day in federal elections.
Mississippi law allows counting of mail-in ballots received within a five-day grace period after Election Day.
The law was enacted in July 2020 during the COVID-19 pandemic to provide flexibility to voters.
Eighteen states accept mailed ballots received after Election Day if they are postmarked on or before Election Day, according to the National Conference of State Legislatures.
Federal law sets the Tuesday after the first Monday in November in certain years as Election Day for federal offices….
Supreme Court Seems Skeptical of State Law Allowing Late-Arriving Ballots
