BREAKING: The U.S. Supreme Court will soon decide whether a mail-in ballot must be received by Election Day to count

[In It to Win It]

The Supreme Court will review an objectively insane 5th Circuit decision that prohibited states from counting ballots that were mailed before Election Day but arrive shortly after. (More than half the states have such laws.)
www.supremecourt.gov/orders/court...

— Mark Joseph Stern (@mjsdc.bsky.social) 2025-11-10T14:44:40.107Z

The Supreme Court did grant review of one case today, Watson v. Republican National Committee, and it's a big one over state laws allowing the counting of ballots cast by Election Day but received after Election Day.

Here's the docket: www.supremecourt.gov/docket/docke...

And question presented:

— Chris Geidner (@chrisgeidner.bsky.social) 2025-11-10T14:46:35.227Z

[CurtEastPoint]

1. Considering the current delivery standards of the USPS, this is hardly fair.

[C_U_L8R]

2. What is wrong with dated postmarks?

Once the ballots are in the mail system, they are out of voters’ control. It’s up to the government to make prompt delivery from there on out. Robbing votes for late delivery is totally random and unfair.

[FBaggins]

3. At least moderately good news

The ruling below was by three Trump judges (including one thought to be on his SCOTUS short list).

The fact that SCOTUS took the case implies that at least one of the six thinks that it may need to be overturned.

[Silent Type]

4. Christ, don't wait until last minute whatever the rules. Is it that hard? Personally, think Dems are smarter than MAGA.

[UTUSN]

5. If being in line at closing time works, seems like postmark Election Day same-same.