The 5-4 decision by the Court on Monday is a blow to Republicans' efforts to alter mail-in ballot times.

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

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

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…

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.

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…

The 5-4 decision by the Court on Monday is a blow to Republicans' efforts to alter mail-in ballot times.

In a 5-4 decision, the Court said states can allow post–Election Day receipt of mail ballots. It will boost Trump’s crusade for the SAVE America Act.

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

The ruling was a blow to the White House, but GOP lawmakers say it also underscores the need to pass the SAVE America Act.

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.