A decision from the high court is expected to have broad implications as Mississippi is among over a dozen states with similar laws.

The U.S. Supreme Court will decide whether Mississippi can uphold a COVID-era state law that allowed for ballots to be received and counted up to five days after an election. A decision from the high court is expected to have broad implications as Mississippi is among over a dozen states with similar laws.

Justices agreed to hear the Mississippi case after the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals declined to rehear a previous ruling from a three-judge panel, maintaining the panel’s decision that Mississippi cannot count ballots that arrive after Election Day. The court sided with the plaintiffs – Republican National Committee, the Mississippi Republican Par

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