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Miller Warns Multi-Day Counting Undermines Democracy After Court Ruling

6/30/2026

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Stephen Miller, Deputy Chief of Staff for Security, warned on June 29, 2026 that multi-day ballot counting could damage democracy.
He said practice erodes faith in a Fox News interview after a 5-4 Supreme Court ruling in Mississippi upheld post-Election Day mail-in counting.
California allows ballots up to seven days after Election Day, where in 2024 400,000 late ballots—about 2.5% of votes—were counted, specialists saying delay reflects mail-in growth, not fraud.

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Stephen Miller, Deputy Chief of Staff for Security, warned on June 29, 2026 that multi-day ballot counting could damage democracy.
He said practice erodes faith in a Fox News interview after a 5-4 Supreme Court ruling in Mississippi upheld post-Election Day mail-in counting.
California allows ballots up to seven days after Election Day, where in 2024 400,000 late ballots—about 2.5% of votes—were counted, specialists saying delay reflects mail-in growth, not fraud.