Supreme Court rules late-arriving ballots can be counted, a Trump lossTrump loss

The Supreme Court ruled Monday that states may count mail-in ballots arriving after Election Day if they were postmarked beforehand, rejecting a challenge from the Republican National Committee.

This decision directly counters President Donald Trump's long-standing effort to disqualify late mail ballots. The ruling matters because it upholds current voting access standards and limits future political attempts to restrict ballot counts.