SCOTUS Has a Chance to Kill Mail-Ballot Grace Periods
Should SCOTUS rule against Mississippi’s mail-in ballot receipt deadline, it could potentially disenfranchise millions of voters.
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New Target in GOP War on Voting: Mail Ballot Grace Periods
President Donald Trump and the GOP have launched a new offensive in their long-running war on voting.
SCOTUS Could Get Chance to Disenfranchise Voters Whose Ballots Arrive After Election Day
Mississippi’s secretary of state asked SCOTUS to weigh in on the state’s mail-in ballot receipt deadline.
SCOTUS Declines To Review Mississippi’s Jim Crow-Era Felony Disenfranchisement Law
The U.S. Supreme Court declined to hear a case challenging Mississippi’s lifetime ban on voting for individuals with certain felony convictions, which the state enshrined in its 1890 constitution with the express purpose of denying Black men the right to vote.
Mississippians Ask SCOTUS To Hear Felony Voter Disenfranchisement Case
A group of Mississippians are asking the nation’s highest court to determine whether the state’s lifetime voting ban violates the U.S. Constitution.
Pro-Voter Orgs Ask Full 5th Circuit to Reconsider Decision on Late-Arriving Ballots
Pro-voter organizations have asked the full 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals to reconsider a three-judge panel’s decision that invalidated a Mississippi law allowing election officials to count timely postmarked mail-in ballots for up to five business days after an election.
RNC Pressures Texas to Halt Counting of Late Mail Ballots, Citing 5th Circuit Decision
The RNC urged Texas election officials to halt a plan to count ballots received after Election Day, citing a 5th Circuit decision.
Mississippi Federal Court Could Decide Fate of Late-Arriving Ballots for 2024 After 5th Circuit Ruling
A panel of Trump-appointed judges on the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals granted the Republican National Committee’s (RNC) request to invalidate a Mississippi election law that allows for the counting of timely postmarked mail-in ballots for up to five days after an election.
RNC Challenge to Mississippi’s Mail-In Ballot Deadline to Be Heard by 5th Circuit
Mississippi currently permits mail-in ballots to be counted up to five business days after an election, provided they are postmarked on or before Election Day. The Republican National Committee (RNC) is challenging this law, and the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals will hear oral argument on the matter Tuesday.
Election Officials Urge USPS to Fix Mail Delivery Issues That Could Impact Voting
Election officials across the country are urging the United States Postal Service (USPS) to fix what they’ve identified as significant issues with mail delivery that could impact voting in the Nov. 5 election.
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