A divided Supreme Court ruled on June 29 that states could count mail-in ballots received after Election Day as long as they were postmarked by then.
The case, known as Watson v. Republican National Committee (RNC), focused on a challenge to Mississippi’s practice of accepting late-arriving ballots. However, the 5–4 ruling affects the approximately 30 states that the National Conference of State Legislatures says accept mailed ballots received after Election Day.
Within hours, President Donald Trump criticized the ruling on Truth Social, saying it was a “tremendous loss … concerning Voter’s Rights” that permits ballots to be counted “LONG AFTER an Election is over.” The president said the ruling shows how important it is to pass the stalled proposed SAVE Act, which would require voters to show photo ID and proof of citizenship, and ban mail-in ballots, except for illness, disability, travel, or military deployment….