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Supreme Court rules states can count late-arriving mailed ballots, rejecting Trump-led challenge
By Mark Sherman, Associated Press at KPRC 2 / Click2Houston (NBC)
· June 29, 2026
· 3 min read
The Supreme Court on Monday ruled that states can count ballots that arrive after Election Day, a persistent target of President Donald Trump.The 5-4 decision rejected a Republican-led attack on laws in more than half the states and the District of Columbia that permit mailed ballots to arrive an...
Key takeaway The outcome spares officials the headache of changing their ballot rules just a few months before the 2026 midterm congressional elections.
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Category: government ·
Published: June 29, 2026 ·
Source: KPRC 2 / Click2Houston (NBC) ·
Reading time: 3 min
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What is this story about? The Supreme Court on Monday ruled that states can count ballots that arrive after Election Day, a persistent target of President Donald Trump.The 5-4 decision rejected a Republican-led attack on laws in more than half the states and the District of Columbia that permit mailed ballots to arrive an...
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