Trump Criticizes Supreme Court Ruling on Mississippi Mail-In Ballots, Calls for SAVE America Act Passage
Former President Donald Trump reacted strongly to a Supreme Court decision affirming Mississippi's practice of counting mail-in ballots received after Election Day, advocating for immediate legislative action.
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Former President Donald Trump voiced strong disapproval on Monday after the Supreme Court upheld a Mississippi statute allowing mail-in ballots to be counted up to five days following Election Day.
The high court's decision in the case of Watson v. RNC appeared to contradict Trump's efforts for more stringent election regulations, particularly by affirming Mississippi's method for processing late-arriving mail ballots. Notably, the ruling put Trump at odds with some of his own judicial appointments. The judgment also drew a pointed response from one of the Republican senators Trump had specifically named in his critical remarks, with the senator highlighting his existing support for legislation requiring ballots to be received by Election Day.
Justice Amy Coney Barrett, whom Trump appointed, countered Republican arguments in the case. She wrote that while Election Day is the legally mandated date for a vote to be submitted,
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