"The case is called Watson v. Republican National Committee, and it involves a Mississippi law that allows mail-in ballots postmarked by Election Day to be counted as long as they are received by the state board of elections within five days of the election."
"Counting mail-in ballots was an uncontroversial practice until Donald Trump lost an election. Trump declared, without a scintilla of evidence, that mail-in ballots were 'rigged,' and the Republicans have lined up like lemmings to follow Trump off the anti-democratic cliff."
"Mail-in ballots received after Election Day do not change the outcomes of elections. But they can change the initial reports called out by newscasters standing in front of giant touch screens on election night."
The Supreme Court is hearing Watson v. Republican National Committee, concerning Mississippi's mail-in ballot law allowing ballots postmarked by Election Day to be counted if received within five days. This law, adopted during the Covid-19 pandemic, reflects states' rights in election administration. Mail-in ballots became contentious after Trump's unfounded claims of fraud. Despite early election night reports being affected, late-arriving ballots do not alter election outcomes.
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