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Supreme Court 5-4 upholds Mississippi 5-day mail ballot rule

6/29/2026

Center

Supreme Court Upholds

In a 5-4 ruling, Supreme Court upheld Mississippi’s five-day mail-ballot receipt rule, rejecting a challenge backed by President Donald Trump.
The Supreme Court ruled absentee ballots marked by Election Day count if received within five business days after the election.
Justice Amy Coney Barrett wrote the majority, joined by Justice John Roberts and liberal justices.
President Donald Trump urged SAVE America Act, imposing photo-ID or citizenship-proof for mail voting.

Right

Supreme Court Hears

The Supreme Court announced it will hear arguments on a Republican effort to enforce Arizona’s strict voting laws.
Absentee ballots postmarked by Election Day may be counted if received within five business days after election, the Court ruled.
The high court allowed Arizona’s proof-of-citizenship requirement for state and local elections to take effect.
President Donald Trump’s administration joined the appeal, arguing the measures protect election integrity.

Blindspot

Center coverage emphasized the Supreme Court’s 5-4 ruling upholding Mississippi’s five-day mail-ballot receipt rule, while Right coverage focused on a pending Arizona case and did not include that decision.
Center coverage also noted the majority opinion author and that the ruling preserves late-mail-ballot practices in about 30 states, details absent from Right coverage.

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Supreme Court Upholds

In a 5-4 ruling, Supreme Court upheld Mississippi’s five-day mail-ballot receipt rule, rejecting a challenge backed by President Donald Trump.
The Supreme Court ruled absentee ballots marked by Election Day count if received within five business days after the election.
Justice Amy Coney Barrett wrote the majority, joined by Justice John Roberts and liberal justices.
President Donald Trump urged SAVE America Act, imposing photo-ID or citizenship-proof for mail voting.

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