Today, in a decisive victory for voters, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that federal law does not prevent states from counting absentee ballots postmarked by Election Day but received after Election Day. Currently, 14 states, plus the District of Columbia, allow for regular absentee ballots mailed by Election Day but arriving after Election Day to count; many more states allow military and overseas ballots to count in these circumstances. The Supreme Court’s decision, written by Justice Barrett and joined by Justices Jackson, Kagan, Roberts, and Sotomayor, allows these state laws to stand.
Elias Law Group was proud to represent Vet Voice Foundation and the Mississippi Alliance for Retired Americans in this historic case, which affirmed a simple principle: a lawful ballot cast on time should be counted. The Supreme Court rejected the RNC’s radical attempt to rewrite election laws in a way that would have resulted in the rejection of hundreds of thousands of ballots and the disenfranchisement of voters nationwide through no fault of their own.
The Supreme Court is also expected to rule in NRSC v. FEC tomorrow. ELG will provide written updates and briefings on that case shortly after the decision is announced.