WASHINGTON,
D.C. – Fox
News reported today on the U.S. Supreme Court taking up the Republican National
Committee’s (RNC) lawsuit challenging state laws that allow mail-in ballots to
be counted after Election Day.
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“The Supreme
Court revealed on Monday it will consider a lawsuit, originally brought by
the Republican National Committee, over whether counting ballots that arrive
after Election Day is lawful. The case will examine a state law in solid red
Mississippi that allows ballots postmarked by Election Day to be counted if
they are received up to five days after the election.
“The RNC, which has
fought to stop late-arriving ballots over allegations that they undermine trust
in the vote counting process, argues the state law conflicts with federal law
and is hoping the Supreme Court will ban them nationwide.
“‘What this case is
about is whether a ballot that was cast on or before Election Day, sealed in an
envelope, placed in the U.S. Mail and received by a state some days later can
be counted if a state law says that that's okay…
“The RNC sued over the
law and secured a win at the conservative U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th
Circuit, leading Mississippi to bring the matter to the Supreme Court. The
state argues ‘election’ means voters' final choice, which occurs when ballots
are cast by Election Day. Receipt of ballots that are marked and submitted
effectuates the voters' choice but are ‘not part of the election itself,’
Mississippi told the Supreme Court in a filing. As such, the state argues,
federal law does not prohibit short, post-Election Day windows to receive
ballots cast on time.
“’Allowing states to
count large numbers of mail-in ballots that are received after Election Day
undermines trust and confidence in our elections,’ Gruters said.
“’Elections must end on
Election Day, which is why the RNC led the way in challenging this harmful
state law. The RNC has been hard at work litigating this case for nearly two
years, and we hope the Supreme Court will affirm the Fifth Circuit’s landmark decision
that mail-in ballots received after Election Day cannot be counted.’”
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