‘BEYOND insane’: U.S. Supreme Court makes major ruling on counting ballots arriving after Election Day * WorldNetDaily * by Joe Kovacs
‘BEYOND insane’: U.S. Supreme Court makes major ruling on counting ballots arriving after Election Day
By Joe Kovacs
A divided U.S. Supreme Court ruled 5-4 Monday that elections officials can count mail-in ballots that arrive after Election Day as long as they were postmarked before that date.
The decision rejects a move by the Republican National Committee which challenged a Mississippi law allowing the counting of late arrivals, and is also seen as a setback for President Donald Trump.
🚨 In a 5-4 vote, the Supreme Court ruled that federal law does not require mail-in ballots to be received by Election Day, holding that states may count ballots postmarked by Election Day but received afterward if state law allows it. pic.twitter.com/j0QiGwhHUM
— SCOTUS Wire (@scotus_wire) June 29, 2026
Eighteen American states and territories have similar grace periods for mail-in ballots.
Justice Amy Coney Barrett authored Monday’s opinion, as she joined in the majority by Chief Justice John Roberts and the court’s left-leaning branch of Justices Sonia Sotomayor, Elena Kagan and Ketanji Brown Jackson.
Journalist Nick Sortor called the ruling “BEYOND insane,” adding, “This means states like California can CONTINUE taking WEEKS to count ballots after Election Day.”
“Yet ANOTHER reason the SAVE America Act must be passed NOW!”
🚨 BREAKING: The US Supreme Court ruled states CAN accept mail-in ballots AFTER Election Day, 5-4
Yet ANOTHER reason the SAVE America Act must be passed NOW!
This means states like California can CONTINUE taking WEEKS to count ballots after Election Day
BEYOND insane.
Barrett… pic.twitter.com/S0Fc4bALva
— Nick Sortor (@nicksortor) June 29, 2026
Jonathan Turley, constitutional law scholar at George Washington University, told Fox News: “I think this is a significant loss for Republicans who have wanted to try to rein in the way that we do our elections. California, of course, is the nightmare where you can go for weeks without a decision.
“And Justice Alito really lashes out and says this undermines the integrity of the process, the faith in the process of voters. And that is a sentiment that is shared by many. But what the court is saying is that you can’t use this federal law to achieve that purpose. That there is room at the elbows here for states like Mississippi to count ballots that have been postmarked before Election Day.
“That means it shifts attention back to Congress, also to the state legislators to determine whether they want to politically go forward and say we need to clean this process up. We need to bring back a certain degree of certainty and clarity that doesn’t allow this open-ended process we see in California.”
Democratic Legislative Campaign Committee President Heather Williams said: “While today’s ruling is a win for democracy, we know that President Trump continues to promote dangerous proposals like the SAVE America Act to sow chaos ahead of the midterm elections. The strongest path to fight back runs through state legislatures that will continue to shape how elections are run and voting laws.”
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Badenoch blasts 'moaning' female Labour MPs over Burnham jobs 'quota'
Kemi Badenoch has told Labour women to earn a job in Andy Burnham's Cabinet instead of demanding they are handed jobs because of their gender.
The Tory leader lashed out today amid reports that female MPs are demanding the de-facto new prime minister introduce a 50:50 gender split 'quota' in his government.
Amid reports that former foreign secretary David Miliband is being lined up to return to the role, possibly with his brother Ed as Chancellor, one female minister also complained that Burnham could not have 'more Milibands than women' in the top posts.
But in a scathing article in the Times today Mrs Badenoch told them to 'stop moaning' and get chosen on merit instead of retreating into 'more of the failed identity politics that is holding back our country'.
'There are many, many reasons why you shouldn't have any Milibands in the cabinet,' she said.
'But complaining that the boys haven't given them the right jobs or that the boys are taking all the jobs, just shows that Labour's women still don't get it.'
The idea of quotas was also attacked by Baroness Jacqui Smith, Labour's Skills Minister.
Asked by Times Radio if Mr Burnham should reserve jobs for women, she said: 'No, I think what Andy Burnham should be doing is building the very best team around him to change this country.'
A letter written by the Women's Parliamentary Labour Party has called on Mr Burnham to ensure a 50:50 split between men and women in government jobs
Amid reports that former foreign secretary David Miliband (above, right, in 2010) is being lined up to return to the role, possibly with his brother Ed as Chancellor, one female minister complained that Burnham could not have 'more Milibands than women' in the top posts
But Mrs Badenoch told them to pipe down and get chosen on merit instead of retreating into 'more of the failed identity politics that is holding back our country'
A letter written by the Women's Parliamentary Labour Party and seen by the BBC has called on Mr Burnham to ensure a 50:50 split between men and women in government jobs after he succeeds Sir Keir Starmer.
'We are asking you to demonstrate this change from day one and address the toxicity and misogyny within our own party and government,' it said.
Labour has never had a female leader, while the Conservatives have had three, and Mrs Badenoch urged the government to follow its meritocratic example.
'If you run a meritocracy, then you do not have to worry about jobs for the boys,' she wrote.
'Every woman who is a Conservative MP, every woman who has ever won the leadership, has had to fight to get where she is.
'By contrast, Labour women are demanding guarantees from Burnham. But the truth is he doesn't have to give any guarantees.
'If none of Labour's women are prepared to get their hands dirty and challenge him for the leadership, their demands are toothless.'
'In fact, it's quite revealing that the women's parliamentary Labour Party has written to Burnham asking him to commit himself to at least 50 per cent female ministers.
'This has nothing to do with meritocracy. It is yet more of the failed identity politics that is holding back our country.'
