TBA Law Blog


Posted by: Azya Thornton on Mar 23, 2026

The U.S. Supreme Court signaled a divide over whether mail-in ballots must be received by Election Day, focusing on a Mississippi law that allows ballots postmarked by Election Day to be counted up to five business days later. According to Bloomberg Law, during more than two hours of arguments, Chief Justice John Roberts and Justice Amy Coney Barrett questioned both sides about how a ruling overturning the law could affect early voting, while Justices Samuel Alito and Brett Kavanaugh raised concerns about late-arriving ballots fueling claims of stolen elections. Justice Sonia Sotomayor emphasized that election rules are generally the domain of states and Congress.