Supreme Court OKs counting late-arriving mail ballots ahead of the midterms
TL;DR
The Supreme Court, in a 5-4 decision, upheld Mississippi’s rule to count mail-in ballots postmarked by Election Day even if they arrive after Election Day, preserving voting procedures in several states before the midterms and rejecting challenges from Republicans and Libertarians.
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