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Dems Win Again: SCOTUS Allows NC To Count Mail-In Ballots Nine Days After Election

Tim Pearce
Dems Win Again: SCOTUS Allows NC To Count Mail-In Ballots Nine Days After Election
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The Supreme Court on Wednesday allowed North Carolina to count mail-in ballots up to nine days after the election as long as the ballots are postmarked by election day.

The ruling is a win for Democrats in a key state ahead of the election and a loss for North Carolina Republican lawmakers and the Trump campaign, both of which filed challenges to a lower court ruling that set the nine-day deadline, according to CNN.

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