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US supreme court upholds law to count mail-in ballots arriving after election day
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Court sides against Republicans after deciding earlier this term to let Louisiana effectively dismantle Voting Rights Act US supreme court decisions – live updates Sign up for the Breaking News US newsletter email The US supreme court sided against national Republicans and Donald Trump’s administration to allow mail-in ballots that arrive after election day to be counted, upholding the law in more than a dozen states.The Republican National Committee (RNC) had challenged a Mississippi state law allowing mailed ballots to be counted if they arrive within five business days of election day, so long as they were postmarked by election day. Continue reading...
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