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Supreme Court Sides With Republicans, Won’t Extend Wisconsin Ballot Deadline

In 5-3 order, court decides mail-in ballots can't arrive after Nov. 3

Joseph Curl
Supreme Court Sides With Republicans, Won’t Extend Wisconsin Ballot Deadline
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Even though the 2020 presidential election is still a week away, the Supreme Court is already weighing in on the issue.

America’s highest court sided with Republicans on Monday to prevent Wisconsin from counting mailed ballots received after Election Day. The court refused to reinstate a lower court order that would have allowed for ballots to be counted even if they were received up to six days after Nov. 3 as long as they were postmarked by Election Day. A federal appeals court put that order on hold, sending it to the Supreme Court, which voted 5-3.

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