SCOTUS weighs post-Election Day ballots in widening election-timing clash

The Supreme Court heard arguments on whether states can count mail-in ballots received after Election Day, with conservatives warning that late tallying undermines finality and liberals urging congressional action; Mississippi’s law allowing late ballots to be counted if postmarked by Election Day and received within five business days is central to the case, and lawmakers have proposed the Make Elections Great Again Act to preempt post-Election Day deadlines. A ruling is expected in coming months.