WATSON v. REPUBLICAN NATIONAL COMMITTEE (Absentee ballots and Election day statutes)
WATSON v. REPUBLICAN NATIONAL COMMITTEE (Absentee ballots and Election day statutes)  
Podcast: Supreme Court Decision Syllabus (SCOTUS Podcast)
Published On: Mon Jun 29 2026
Description: Send us Fan Mail The federal election-day statutes do not prevent Mississippi from counting absentee ballots postmarked by election day but received up to five days thereafter; nothing in the federal election-day statutes requires ballots to be received by election day. Support the show