Voters drop off their mail-in ballots in Pittsburgh, Pa., on Nov. 4, 2024. Rebecca Droke/AFP via Getty Images
Rebecca Droke/AFP via Getty Images
The U.S. Supreme Court has upheld a Mississippi law that allows election officials to count mail-in ballots that are postmarked by Election Day but received up to five days after it.
The ruling is a loss for the Republican Party, which brought the case, ahead of this year’s midterm elections.
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