U.S. Supreme Court Upholds Mississippi Law Permitting Counting of Mail-In Ballots Arriving After Election Day
on June 29, 2026.
In a 5-4 decision authored by Justice Barrett, the U.S. Supreme Court upheld a Mississippi law allowing the counting of timely postmarked mail-in ballots that arrive after Election Day. According to the Court, federal statutes do not require that mail-in ballots be received by Election Day. According to the majority opinion, federal statutes require that the electorate's choice be made on Election Day but do not set a deadline for the receipt of ballots. The case is Watson v. Republican National Committee....