Mississippi Law Allowing Ballots to Be Received After Election Day Can Stand: Judge

The statute does not run afoul of federal law or the U.S. Constitution, according to the new ruling.
Mississippi Law Allowing Ballots to Be Received After Election Day Can Stand: Judge
A voter casts her ballot at a polling place at Highland Colony Baptist Church in Ridgeland, Miss., on Nov. 27, 2018. Drew Angerer/Getty Images
Zachary Stieber
Zachary Stieber
Senior Reporter
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A Mississippi law that allows ballots received up to five days after an election to be counted is lawful, a federal judge ruled on July 28.

U.S. District Judge Louis Guirola Jr. pointed, in part, to the Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act (UOCAVA), which governs ballots from citizens residing overseas.

Zachary Stieber
Zachary Stieber
Senior Reporter
Zachary Stieber is a senior reporter for The Epoch Times based in Maryland. He covers U.S. and world news. Contact Zachary at [email protected]
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