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The Supreme Court's pending mail ballot case could nullify or change how votes are counted in 29 states, potentially destabilizing midterm election administration.
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The Republican National Committee is challenging Mississippi's five-day grace period for mail-in ballots received after Election Day, arguing a federal law requires all ballots to be received by Election Day. If the Court agrees, it would invalidate ballot-receipt grace periods in approximately 29 states [1] — Leah Litman "The RNC is asking the Supreme Court to rule that ballots received even one day after Election Day can't be counted, which would upend votin…" 53:40 . The timing is catastrophic: state and local election officials have already begun preparing to administer elections under existing rules; mid-cycle upheaval would create administrative chaos and voter confusion. Historically, flexible ballot timing originated during the Civil War to ensure Union soldiers could vote — and today, overseas military members would be among the first disenfranchised by a ruling that only counts ballots received on Election Day itself. Even a narrow ruling raises broader questions, Leah warns: if Election Day is magical, why count early-received absentee ballots at all?
The practice of counting ballots outside of Election Day originated during the Civil War to ensure Union soldiers serving away from home could vote.
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