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The Supreme Court ruled in Watson v.
RNC that Mississippi's law permitting mail-in ballots received up to five days after Election Day to be counted is constitutional, delivering a setback to President Donald Trump's push for stricter election rules.
Justice Amy Coney Barrett, a Trump nominee, wrote that Election Day statutes set the deadline for ballot submission — not receipt — leaving the five-day receipt window intact.
Trump responded on Truth Social hours after the decision, calling it a "tremendous loss" for voters' rights and demanding immediate congressional action.
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