"This is an existential challenge to mail-in voting, and it has arrived just as we have the midterm elections coming up."
"This case really does drive me crazy. It marks an effort to overturn laws that count mail-in ballots if they arrive shortly after Election Day as long as they are postmarked or scanned by USPS on or before Election Day."
"About half the states have these laws, including some red states like Texas and Mississippi. They were enacted for the sensible reason that your right to vote shouldn't be undercut by USPS delays that are outside your control."
"Federal law does not say that states have to toss out mail-in ballots that come in after the election. It also doesn't say that states have to count these ballots."
The Supreme Court will hear Watson v. Republican National Committee, which challenges state laws allowing late mail-in ballots. The GOP argues federal law mandates these ballots be discarded, potentially nullifying over 750,000 votes in the 2024 election. This case poses a significant threat to mail-in voting, coinciding with the midterm elections. Many states, including some Republican ones, have laws to count ballots postmarked by Election Day. Federal law does not require states to discard late ballots, leaving the decision to individual states.
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