WASHINGTON -- Today the Republican National Committee (RNC) and Mississippi Republican Party (MSGOP) announced a major election integrity lawsuit to stop ballots received days after Election Day from being counted. Following the news of the suit, RNC Chairwoman Ronna McDaniel released the following statement.
“Federal law is very clear – Election Day is the Tuesday after the first Monday in November. However, some states accept and count ballots days and days after Election Day, and we believe that practice is wrong. We are filing this lawsuit because counting ballots that are received well after polls have closed could undermine voter confidence in elections."
Background:
- The RNC and MSGOP have filed a lawsuit challenging Mississippi’s post-Election Day ballot receipt deadline.
- The existing deadline permits ballots postmarked on or before Election Day to be counted if received within five business days of the election.
- We believe that post-Election Day receipt deadlines violate the federal Election Day statute, which states that “the Tuesday next after the 1st Monday in November, in every even numbered year, is established as the day for the election.”
- Allowing ballots to be received and counted after Election Day unlawfully extends the election past the day Congress set for the election.
- This case could have major ramifications in future elections not just in Mississippi but across the country.
- The RNC is currently engaged in 77 election integrity lawsuits in 23 states with this filing.
- Our unprecedented election integrity operation is fighting for voter confidence and fair elections across the country.
- Please see the full filing HERE.
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