Supreme Court to Decide if Federal Ballots Received After Election Day Are Counted

An appeals court previously held that a Mississippi law allowing late-arriving ballots to be counted violated federal law.

The Supreme Court in Washington on Feb. 17, 2026. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times

The U.S. Supreme Court on March 23 will hear Mississippi’s appeal against a lower court ruling striking down its law counting ballots received after Election Day.

The counting of ballots received after Election Day has become an increasingly contentious political issue in recent years.