The Supreme Court will hear a case that could jeopardize Nevada’s policy of counting mail ballots received days after the election, which delays results and stokes conspiracy theories. It’s about time.

The justices this week agreed to take a dispute from Illinois regarding a Republican congressman’s objection to a state law allowing officials to tally mail ballots that arrive up to two weeks after voting has completed. The case will have ramifications for the 18 states — including Nevada — that record mail ballots received after the polls have closed on Election Day.

Nevada’s statute is one of the most liberal, given the state Supreme Court ruled last year that even mail ballots with illegible postmarks must be included in the final vote numbers.

The Illinois case involves Rep. Mike Bos

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