Supreme Court Protects Mail Voting and Preserves States’ Authority Over Ballot Receipt Rules

Supreme Court Protects Mail Voting and Preserves States’ Authority Over Ballot Receipt Rules

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Public Statement
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Monday, June 29, 2026

WASHINGTON, DC — Today, the Supreme Court issued a decision upholding voters’ rights and permitting Mississippi voters’ ballots that are cast on time to be counted after Election Day according to state law...

The American Civil Liberties Union and ACLU of Mississippi, on behalf of the League of Women Voters, Rural Coalition/Coalición Rural, Center for Rural Strategies, American Association of People with Disabilities (AAPD), and Disability Rights Mississippi (DRMS), filed an amicus brief arguing that the Fifth Circuit’s decision would have disrupted states’ ability to determine mail-ballot receipt rules in their own state and, depending on the needs of their voters, disproportionately harmed voters with disabilities, rural voters, older voters, military and overseas voters, and working people who rely on absentee voting.

Press Release / Last Updated: June 29, 2026

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