US President Donald Trump criticized a Supreme Court decision on Monday (June 29) that allows mail-in ballots received after Election Day to be counted, calling it “surprising” and “very detrimental to honest elections”. The court on Monday rejected a Republican-led challenge to a five-day grace period in Mississippi for election day ballots, dealing a setback to Trump. The justices in a 5-4 ruling overturned a lower court's decision that had deemed Mississippi's law inconsistent with U.S. statutes that set the timing of federal elections — for the presidency, Senate and House of Representatives. Show more Show less
'Gives people more time to vote illegally...': Trump hits out at mail-in ballot grace period ruling
US President Donald Trump criticized a Supreme Court decision on Monday (June 29) that allows mail-in ballots received after Election Day to be counted, calling it “surprising” and “very detrimental to honest elections”. The court on Monday rejected a Republican-led challenge to a five-day grace period in Mississippi for election day ballots, dealing a setback to Trump. The justices in a 5-4 ruling overturned a lower court's decision that had deemed Mississippi's law inconsistent with U.S. statutes that set the timing of federal elections — for the presidency, Senate and House of Representatives.
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