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Podcast: Townhall Review | Commentaries
Episode: Carol Platt Liebau: The Supreme Court Takes Up Mail-In Ballot Case
Description: With mail-in voting on the rise – and elections more hotly contested than ever – the Supreme Court has stepped in. The justices will decide if states can count mail-in ballots that arrive after Election Day, so long as they’re postmarked by it. Federal law sets a single Election Day. But eighteen states – including Mississippi – still accept ballots that come later. The Republican National Committee argues Mississippi’s law conflicts with federal law, which requires ballots to be both cast and received by Election Day. The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals agreed. Mississippi’s GOP officials...