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Justices Eye 2 More Election Integrity Cases After Clearing Mail Ballot Counting Case

Although the Supreme Court issued a stinging defeat to President Donald Trump and Republicans in an election integrity case, justices have more such cases in the pipeline.

One solidly red state, Mississippi, and two battleground states, Arizona and Pennsylvania, were the focal point of election litigation on Monday. The high court ruled 5-4 to uphold a Mississippi law that allows for counting ballots arriving up to five days after Election Day, so long as the ballots are postmarked by Election Day.

The Republican National Committee was the plaintiff in the case, while the Trump Justice Department stated an interest in the case, backing the RNC’s side against the Mississippi law.

“In the RNC v Watson case, the Supreme Court lost a critical opportunity to interpret the meaning of Election Day and now the fight goes to the Congress and state legislatures,” former U.S. Election Assistance Commission Chairman Don Palmer, now a senior legal fellow at The Heritage Foundation, told the Daily Signal.

“Instead, the court has prolonged the delay and confusion Americans witness with late-arriving ballots. Unfortunately, the practice will continue in a minority of states and have a negative impact nationwide on the confidence in our elections. All states should implement legislation enacting Election Day as the deadline for the return of mail ballots.” 

The ruling affects more than a dozen states and territories across the country that allow the counting of mail ballots arriving after Election Day.

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