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.

Ballots in Raleigh, N.C., in a file picture. Allison Joyce/Getty Images

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.