US Supreme Court: Nevada, Other States Can Accept Late-Arriving Mail Ballots

‘OPB Politics Now’: Supreme Court rules Oregon (and others) can accept late ballots

The Supreme Court seemed on the verge of barring Oregon, Washington and other vote-by-mail states from accepting ballots that arrive after Election Day. But the court ruled this week – and those changes are not coming. On this week’s episode, Dirk VanderHart and Lauren Dake take a look at the latest developments that dictate how elections in the Pacific Northwest will play out.

US Supreme Court: Nevada, other states can accept late-arriving mail ballots

The U.S. Supreme Court ruled on Monday that Nevada and about a dozen other states that accept late-arriving mail ballots can continue to do so.

Madison County Clerk's Office: Supreme Court Decision Confirms Illinois Vote-by-Mail Procedures

EDWARDSVILLE – Madison County Clerk, Linda Andreas, announced that the recent United States Supreme Court decision regarding vote-by-mail ballots does not require any changes to how vote-by-mail ballots are administered or counted in Madison County.The court upheld the authority of states to count vote-by-mail ballots that are postmarked by Election Day and received within the time period established by state law. Illinois has long provided that…

Supreme Court affirms vote by mail. WA should prepare for the next obstacle

Even with the court's decision, officials must be vigilant and prepared for even more desperate assaults on balloting in certain counties this fall.

U.S. Supreme Court Affirms Maryland’s Mail-In Ballot Processing Rules

The U.S. Supreme Court has upheld Maryland’s mail-in ballot law, affirming the state’s authority to process ballots received after Election Day if they are timely postmarked by Election Day. The ruling in Watson v. Republican National Committee safeguards mail-in ballot voters from potentially being disenfranchised in federal elections. The Maryland State Board of Elections announced the decision on June 29, 2026. Mail-in ballots are considered …

Supreme Court decision on counting late ballots: Implication for Kansas lawsuit

While the U.S. Supreme Court agreed this week to allow states to count mail ballots after Election Day, the issue is still in hot dispute in Kansas. There's still a lawsuit in Douglas County challenging a state law that repealed a three-day grace period for mail ballots to arrive at election offices after Election Day in Kansas. The plaintiffs - Kansas Appleseed Center for Law and Justice, Loud Light and the Disability Rights Center of Kansas - …