The Supreme Court upheld a Mississippi state law Monday that allows election officials to count mail ballots that are postmarked by Election Day but that arrive up to five days later, turning aside a challenge from Republicans and allowing similar laws in more than two dozen states.
The 5-4 decision, written by Justice Amy Coney Barrett, found that federal election law does not require ballots to be received by Election Day. It overturned a lower court opinion that had sided with a challenge brought by the Republican National Committee and the state Republican party.
