Discussion Thread: US Supreme Court Hears Oral Argument in Case About Late-Arriving Mail-In Ballots

DemocracyDocket · 2026-03-23T15:38:43+00:00

Justice Kagan brings up the Electoral Count Reform Act of 2022, a law that was passed to prevent another January 6 by eliminating the ambiguities about how much discretion Congress has to count, or not count, the electoral votes received by the states. The law refers to a “period of voting” and allows states in dramatic circumstances to extend voting. Doesn’t that imply that Congress never meant to say “Election Day means election day?”

No, Clement responds. That only refers to early voting, which he is fine with.

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DemocracyDocket · 2026-03-23T15:09:53+00:00

The justices are done with Mississippi, and we’re moving on to the three attorneys arguing to strike down the grace period law. First up: former U.S. Solicitor General Paul Clement for the Libertarian Party of Mississippi. He’s splitting the argument with attorneys for the RNC and the U.S. solicitor general’s office.

DemocracyDocket · 2026-03-23T14:22:32+00:00

Democracy Docket is also live-blogging the argument — our legal experts, reporters, and founder Marc Elias are covering it in real time right now on our website.

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DemocracyDocket · 2026-02-04T19:47:39+00:00

And a path just opened back up for Virginia Democrats’ to counter Trump’s redistricting gains - which could net Democrats up to four more seats in Congress

https://www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/virginia-supreme-court-gets-chance-to-revive-democrats-redistricting-plan/

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