Understanding the Split Supreme Court Decisions on Mail Ballots
- Court has issued several orders, opinions on ballot deadlines
- Unprecedented mail-in voting expected due to Covid-19 pandemic
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A dizzying array of U.S. Supreme Court orders and opinions over the past 10 days has left the rules governing next week’s presidential election in flux.
In rapid succession, the court has allowed extra time for mail-in ballots to arrive in Pennsylvania and North Carolina, but rejected calls for a similar extension in Wisconsin. Along the way, some conservative justices have signaled they would invalidate late-arriving ballots after the election-- and potentially help Republican President Donald Trump defeat Democrat Joe Biden.