High Court Considers Bounds on Late-Arriving Mail-In Ballots
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SCOTUS appeared ready to limit counting of mail-in ballots that arrive after Election Day, weighing a Mississippi case that challenges postmark deadlines and five-day grace periods used by about a dozen states; the ruling could affect midterm election rules nationwide by clarifying whether late-arriving ballots can be counted and how state grace periods interact with federal election laws, amid debates over election integrity and voter burdens.
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