Supreme Court Rules States Can Count Late-Arriving Mailed Ballots06/30/2026The Supreme Court ruled in a 5 to 4 decision yesterday that states can count late-arriving mailed ballots. The decision leaves in place laws in more than half the states and Washington D.C. that allow mailed ballots to arrive and be counted days after an election, provided they’re postmarked by Election Day. Click here to read the Supreme Court's full opinion on the decision.