The Supreme Court on Monday agreed to hear a Republican-led challenge over whether states may count mail-in ballots received after Election Day, a decision that could impact laws in more than a dozen states, including presidential battleground Nevada.
The case targets a Mississippi law enacted during the Covid-19 pandemic allowing ballots postmarked by Election Day to be counted up to five days late. Republicans, including the RNC, argue this violates federal law fixing the election date.
Last year, the conservative 5th Circuit ruled Mississippi’s policy violated federal law but did not block it before the 2024 election. The high court is already weighing other major voting cases, including challenges to the Voting Rights Act’s role in redistricting and lawsuits over post-election mail-in ballots in Illinois.
In a post on Truth Social, President Trump wrote he will lead a “movement to get rid of MAIL‑IN BALLOTS,” and sign an executive order ahead of the 2026 midterms to abolish them entirely and replace voting machines.
