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California remains the problem child of American elections

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The Supreme Court missed an opportunity to bring integrity to American elections this week. Counting ballots that arrive after Election Day, as California does, only increases distrust.

In Watson v. RNC, a 5-4 majority held that federal statutes allow states to have mail-in ballots arrive after Election Day. Late ballots still get counted.

This decision further threatens confidence in elections with extended ballot tabulation periods. COVID is over, but its legacy lingers.

Watson was a case interpreting a statute. The good news is Congress can fix a statute.

Election Day will remain election weeks until Congress fixes this.

Mississippi is primed to amend its law, but Secretary of State Michael Watson brought the issue to the Supreme Court in hopes of resolving the matter nationwide. 

North Dakota is another example of a state that fixed the problem. The Public Interest Legal Foundation (PILF) sued North Dakota because it accepted ballots for 13 days after an election.

Not much in the law needs to change. Amending 3 USC Section 1 and the other counterparts will solve the problem. There is no need to hang other issues on this........

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