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Breaking: Supreme Court Rules 5-4 on Mail-In Ballot Deadline
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Mid-episode, live breaking news lands: the Supreme Court has ruled 5-4 that federal law does not prevent states from counting mail-in ballots postmarked by Election Day but received up to five days later [1] — Vince Coglianese "The Supreme Court ruled 5-4 that states can count mail-in ballots received up to 5 days after Election Day if postmarked on time. Justice A…" 26:00 . Justice Amy Coney Barrett wrote the majority opinion, joined by Chief Justice John Roberts and the three liberal justices. Justice Samuel Alito dissented, calling the ruling inconsistent with federal election law and two centuries of practice. Coglianese processes the ruling in real time, calling it 'a big steaming pile of crap' and noting that California already allows voters to handwrite postmark dates on ballots. He invokes the Carter-Baker Commission's bipartisan conclusion that mail-in ballots are the primary source of election fraud [2] — Vince Coglianese "Carter-Baker Commission: mail-in ballots primary fraud vector: Former President Jimmy Carter, as part of the bipartisan Carter-Baker Commis…" 29:00 , and offers his personal heuristic: if Thomas and Alito are on the same side, that's the right side.
The Supreme Court ruled 5-4 that states can count mail-in ballots received up to 5 days after Election Day if postmarked on time. Justice Amy Coney Barrett wrote the majority, joined by Chief Justice Roberts and the liberal wing. Alito called it inconsistent with two centuries of historical practice.
The Supreme Court ruled 5-4 that states can count mail-in ballots postmarked by Election Day but received up to 5 days after, with Barrett and Roberts joining liberal justices.
Former President Jimmy Carter, as part of the bipartisan Carter-Baker Commission in the early 2000s, concluded that mail-in ballots are the primary source of fraud in elections.
The Carter-Baker Commission — a bipartisan election study — concluded that mail-in ballots are the primary source of fraud in American elections. Democrats used to acknowledge this. Now they embrace it because it benefits them.
