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Supreme Court will decide whether states can count late-arriving mail ballots, a Trump target (apnews.com)

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The justices took up an appeal from Mississippi after a panel of three judges nominated by the Republican president on the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled last year that the state law allowing ballots that arrive shortly after Election Day to be counted violated federal law.

Mississippi is among 18 states and the District of Columbia that accept mailed ballots received after Election Day as long as the ballots are postmarked on or before that date, according to the National Conference of State Legislatures.

The list includes swing states such as Nevada and states such as Colorado, Oregon and Utah that rely heavily on mail voting.

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[–] shalafi@lemmy.world 3 points 2 hours ago* (last edited 2 hours ago)

Can't see how SCOTUS weasels out of this. States run elections, states get to make the rules. End. Proponents of the ban are saying counting late ballots violate federal law. What federal law? Couldn't find anything scanning these articles.

In any case, how does federal law supercede state election laws? State control of elections is in the fucking Constitution.

Section 4 Congress

Clause 1 Elections Clause

The Times, Places and Manner of holding Elections for Senators and Representatives, shall be prescribed in each State by the Legislature thereof; but the Congress may at any time by Law make or alter such Regulations, except as to the Places of chusing Senators.