The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit sided with Republicans Friday, ruling that Mississippi law violates federal regulations by allowing mail-in ballots to be counted up to five days after an election, according to court filings. It was decided that there was.
The Republican National Committee (RNC) and the Mississippi Republican Party sued state officials in January over a law that allows election workers to count mail-in absentee ballots up to five days after Election Day (a measure enacted in 2020). . Mississippi today. A three-judge panel appointed by former President Donald Trump overturned the lower court’s ruling. states Congress has “legally designated” Election Day as a single day. (RELATED: ‘Unacceptable’: County fires election worker after Republicans discover real-time ballot security breach)
“Congress legally designated a single “voting day” for the election of members of Congress and the appointment of presidential electors. “Text, precedent, and historical practice confirm that this ‘election day’ is the day on which voters must cast their votes and state officials must receive them,” the ruling states.
“Mississippi law preempts federal law by allowing ballots to be received up to five days after the federal election,” the ruling continued. “We reverse the district court’s dissenting judgment and remand for further proceedings.”
Election materials are displayed on a table at the Santa Clara County Voter Registration Office on Oct. 21, 2024. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)
An estimated 20 states and Washington, D.C., allow mail-in ballots to be accepted and counted after Election Day, but Republicans in the lawsuit argued that states do not have the right to set their own deadlines to accept ballots. . According to To Uft.
“Congress established a specific date as the nationwide election day for federal positions. Federal law prohibits the publication of votes after Election Day,” they said. lawsuit said.
However, the justices did not completely invalidate the Mississippi law. Instead, they sent the decision back to the lower court for “further proceedings to take into account the value of the status quo in election day voting cases and seek appropriate relief.”
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