Supreme Court skeptical of allowing states to count mail ballots that arrive after Election Day

By: Jonathan Shorman

Outlets: Stateline

Published: March 23, 2026

Words: 1,231

Last Updated: 2 months, 1 week ago

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The U.S. Supreme Court’s conservative justices on Monday appeared skeptical of the validity of mail-in ballots that arrive after Election Day, in a case that could potentially affect hundreds of thousands of voters during the upcoming midterm elections.

The high court heard arguments on whether federal law overrides a Mississippi law that requires mail-in ballots that are postmarked on or before Election Day to be counted as long as they arrive within five business days …

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