The Supreme Court issued a ruling on late-arriving mail ballot laws, which could have significant effects on the midterm elections.

The court’s ruling means state laws that allow ballots to be received after Election Day can stand.

In a surprise decision across ideological lines, the Supreme Court is saving a grace period for ballots received after Election Day.

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Monday ruled that states can count ballots that arrive after Election Day, a persistent target of President Donald Trump.

The Supreme Court, in a 5-4 decision, upheld state laws that allow the counting of late-arriving mail-in ballots even if they were postmarked by Election Day.

A view of the US Supreme Court in Washington, DC, on June 25, 2026. Saul Loeb | AFP | Getty ImagesThe Supreme Court on Monday ruled that Mississippi can continue to count some…

The justices ruled that a Mississippi law that allows ballots to be counted as long as they were sent by Election Day is not prohibited under federal law.

The Supreme Court issued a ruling on late-arriving mail ballot laws, which could have significant effects on the midterm elections.

The Supreme Court on Monday ruled that states can count mail ballots that are cast by Election Day but arrive later, rejecting a GOP challenge to a Mississippi law.

Mail-in voting has huge bipartisan support among voters because it is safe and secure, and has been part of the American experience since the Civil War.

Chief Justice John Roberts and Justice Amy Coney Barrett sided with the court’s three liberal justices

The U.S. Supreme Court has upheld a Mississippi law that allows election officials to count mail-in ballots that are postmarked by Election Day but received up to five days after…

It leaves in place the ballot receipt practices of roughly 30 states...

The Supreme Court upheld Mississippi's mail-in ballot law that allows a grace period for ballots to be received and counted after Election Day.

The Supreme Court upheld a Mississippi state law Monday that allows election officials to count mail ballots postmarked by Election Day but arrive up to five days later, turning…

Donald Trump had previously vowed to end mail-in voting before November’s congressional elections

Election officials in states that allow mail ballots to be counted after Election Day say they are relieved that the U.S.

In a crucial victory for democracy, the US Supreme Court ruled that states can count ballots received after Election Day if postmarked on time.

The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday ruled that states can count ballots that arrive after election day, a persistent target of President Donald Trump.

Justice Samuel Alito warned the Supreme Court's decision allowing late-arriving mail ballots to count could undermine confidence in elections.

The justices in a 5-4 ruling overturned a lower court's decision that had deemed a Mississippi law inconsistent with US statutes that set the timing of federal elections.