High Court Hears Arguments On Whether Ballots May Be Received After Election Day

( March 23, 2026, 4:37 PM EDT) -- WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Supreme Court on March 23 heard arguments as to whether a COVID-era Mississippi state law providing that mail-in ballots postmarked by Election Day may be received by the registrar within five days of Election Day and still be valid is, as the Fifth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals found, preempted by federal law governing elections and the definition of Election Day (Michael Watson v. Republican National Committee, et al., No. 24-1260, U.S. Sup.)....

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