How MS mail-in ballot law could impact Massachusetts
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The U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments Monday regarding a Mississippi law that allows a five-day grace period for counting mail-in ballots received after Election Day.
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Hi and thank you for joining us for 22 News at 5-30. I'm Nick Oresko.
And I'm Ciara Speller. A case regarding the counting of late mail-in ballots could affect voting in Massachusetts.
22 News reporter Areta Odaya live in studio and has the latest as we get closer to election season.
The Supreme Court heard arguments today over a Mississippi law that allows a five-day grace period for mail-in ballots
received after Election Day to be counted.
In the hearing, conservative Supreme Court justices seem skeptical of the Mississippi law.
President Trump has openly opposed mail-in ballots, urging Congress to ban them in most cases.
All 50 states require ballots to be cast or postmarked on or before Election Day.
But 14 states have grace periods for receiving and counting regular mailed ballots,
ranging from a day to several weeks after the election.
In Massachusetts, ballots must be postmarked on or before Election Day
and received no later than 10 a.m., five days after the election.
A ruling is expected by late June, just in time for the counting of ballots in the 2026 midterm congressional elections.
Working for you, Areta Odaya, 22 News.