The Supreme Court upholds grace periods for mail-in ballots, siding against the GOP

The Supreme Court has upheld a Mississippi law giving mail-in ballots a grace period: they can arrive up to five days after Election Day if they're postmarked by Election Day. According to N-P-R, the ruling went against Republican efforts to tighten voting deadlines. It's a win for voting access advocates, who argue these grace periods prevent legitimate votes from being lost to mail delays.

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