Supreme Court Rules Against Extending Deadline for Wisconsin’s Absentee Ballots

Supreme Court Rules Against Extending Deadline for Wisconsin’s Absentee Ballots
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The Supreme Court on Oct. 26 refused to reinstate a lower court order that called for counting mailed ballots in Wisconsin even if they are received up to six days after Election Day.

The 5-3 ruling is a victory for Republicans, who argued that there are plenty of ways to cast a vote by Nov. 3 and that a court should not modify a rule adopted by a state’s elected representatives so close to an election.

Ivan Pentchoukov
Ivan Pentchoukov
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Ivan is the national editor of The Epoch Times. He has reported for The Epoch Times on a variety of topics since 2011.
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