Nevada Supreme Court Upholds Law on Mail-In Ballots

The justices said Republicans didn’t sufficiently show they will suffer irreparable harm absent an injunction.

Ballots are processed by an election worker at the Clark County Election Department in North Las Vegas on Nov. 10, 2022. Mario Tama/Getty Images

Ballots that arrive by mail can be counted up to three days after Election Day, the Nevada Supreme Court ruled on Oct. 28.

The state’s top court turned away a challenge to a state law that says ballots that arrive without clear postmarks, provided they’re received no later than 5 p.m. on the third day after the election, shall be counted as having been postmarked on or before Election Day.