Supreme Court Seems Skeptical of State Law Allowing Late-Arriving Ballots

The state Republican Party argues federal law prevails over a Mississippi law permitting late receipts.

Snow falls outside of the Supreme Court in Washington on March 2, 2026. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times

The U.S. Supreme Court on March 23 seemed skeptical of a Mississippi law that allows the state to count mail-in ballots received after Election Day in federal elections.

Mississippi law allows counting of mail-in ballots received within a five-day grace period after Election Day.