The Supreme Court is officially reviewing a law in 16 states that allows for voters’ ballots to be counted after the election day—as long as it was postmarked on time.
The controversy surrounding ballots and timing has grown more apparent in the last two elections.
President Donald Trump was quoted on X during the 2020 presidential race, asking to “stop the count,” as he believed the mail-in method had “rigged” the election. The White House released a statement following the event.
“We are working on an executive order to strengthen our elections in this country,” the announcement stated. “We must ensure that there is no blatant fraud.” The executive order assigned Attorney General Pam Bondi to make an effort to overturn the law in the states that still allowed for post-election ballots to count.
The Republican and Libertarian parties of Mississippi are both in opposition to the current law that allows ballots to be counted after Election Day.
Although different states have made their own changes to the law, during the 2025 legislative session, Utah mandated that ballots be received by 8 p.m. on election night.
Author: Asher Swiss
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Editor: Hannah Clove
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