{"id":2558639,"date":"2026-01-30T16:25:02","date_gmt":"2026-01-30T21:25:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/supreme-court-will-hear-challenge-to-late-arriving-ballot-laws-in-march\/"},"modified":"2026-01-30T16:28:53","modified_gmt":"2026-01-30T21:28:53","slug":"supreme-court-will-hear-challenge-to-late-arriving-ballot-laws-in-march","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/supreme-court-will-hear-challenge-to-late-arriving-ballot-laws-in-march\/","title":{"rendered":"Supreme Court will hear challenge to late-arriving ballot laws in March"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fsupreme-court-will-hear-challenge-to-late-arriving-ballot-laws-in-march%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2558639&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The Supreme Court will hear arguments in Watson v. Republican National Committee on March 23 to decide whether federal election law\u2014which defines Election Day as the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November\u2014<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/digital-privacy-legislation-gets-a-bipartisan-push\/\" title=\"Bipartisan Support for Digital Privacy ...s\">preempts state laws<\/a> that allow mail ballots postmarked by Election Day but received afterward to be counted. The case centers on a Mississippi law that permits counting ballots received up to five days after Election Day; Mississippi officials defend the law, while the RNC asks the court to invalidate it and similar rules in other states. The ruling could affect mail-ballot practices and other election procedures ahead of the midterm elections. The Court also scheduled Trump v. Barbara for April 1, a challenge to President Trump\u2019s January 2025 executive order denying birthright citizenship to children born in the U.S. to parents in the country illegally or temporarily; it is the first major birthright-citizenship dispute before the high court in over a century.The justices are expected to issue decisions in these and other pivotal cases\u2014including ones on campaign finance and race-based redistricting\u2014by the end of June.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Supreme Court will hear challenge to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/supreme-court-could-shake-up-mail-ballot-and-campaign-finance-rules\/\" title=\"... could shake up mail ballot and ... rules\">late-arriving ballot laws<\/a> in March<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2482453\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>The <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/supreme-court\/\">Supreme Court<\/a> announced on Friday that it will hear arguments in a challenge to <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/supreme-court\/3885768\/supreme-court-shake-up-mail-ballot-campaign-finance-rules-midterms\/\">late-arriving ballot laws<\/a> in March, in a case that could have wider implications for election procedures in multiple states this November.<\/p>\n<p>The justices <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.supremecourt.gov\/oral_arguments\/argument_calendars\/MonthlyArgumentCalMarch2026.pdf\">will hear<\/a> arguments in <em>Watson v. Republican National Committee<\/em> on March 23. The case looks at whether state laws allowing the counting of mail ballots postmarked by Election Day but received afterward violate federal law. In the <em>Watson<\/em> case, the justices are considering the legality of a Mississippi law that allows mail ballots postmarked by Election Day to be counted if received up to five days later.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/supreme-court\/4440458\/california-warns-supreme-court-against-stepping-into-political-fray-blocking-congressional-map\/\">California warns Supreme Court not to step into &#8216;political fray&#8217; by blocking new congressional map<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/supreme-court\/4439368\/trump-supreme-court-uphold-his-birthright-citizenship-order\/\">Trump allies urge Supreme Court to uphold his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/from-immigration-to-tiktok-the-trump-actions-already-facing-legal-threats-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"From immigration to TikTok: The Trump actions already facing legal threats - Washington Examiner\">birthright citizenship order<\/a><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>The central question in <em>Watson<\/em> will be whether the federal law, which sets Election Day as the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November, preempts state laws that allow ballots received after Election Day to be counted. Mississippi officials have argued that the state law is not preempted, while the RNC has urged the high court to strike down the Magnolia State&rsquo;s law, along with similar ones in other states, as unlawful.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;\">The ruling in the&nbsp;<em>Watson<\/em>&nbsp;case is expected to be one of several heard by the Supreme Court that could have an <\/span>impact on the midterm election. Other <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/supreme-court\/3805459\/supreme-court-poised-shake-up-midterm-elections\/\">pivotal cases<\/a> include a campaign finance law challenge that could allow for greater coordinated spending between candidates and political parties, and a challenge to how <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/supreme-court-to-review-legality-of-counting-mail-ballots-arriving-after-election-day\/\" title=\"... to review legality of ... mail ballots arriving after ...\">race-based redistricting lawsuits<\/a> are handled.<\/p>\n<p>The Supreme Court also announced on Friday that it will hear <em><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/supreme-court\/4439368\/trump-supreme-court-uphold-his-birthright-citizenship-order\/\">Trump v. Barbara<\/a><\/em>, a challenge to President Donald Trump&rsquo;s executive order on birthright citizenship, on April 1.<\/p>\n<p>In the <em>Barbara<\/em> case, the high court will examine whether the president&rsquo;s January 2025 order, which claims birthright citizenship under the 14th Amendment does not extend to children born on U.S. soil to parents who are in the country illegally or on a temporary basis, such as on a visa, is constitutional. The case will be the first <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >major challenge involving birthright citizenship heard<\/a> by the high court in more than 100 years.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/supreme-court\/4439368\/trump-supreme-court-uphold-his-birthright-citizenship-order\/\">TRUMP ALLIES URGE SUPREME COURT TO UPHOLD HIS BIRTHRIGHT CITIZENSHIP ORDER<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Supreme Court has yet to schedule which cases it will hear for its session beginning April 20 and ending April 29, which is expected to be the last session of oral arguments this term.<\/p>\n<p>The high court is expected to release rulings in every case this term, including the <em>Watson<\/em> and <em>Barbara<\/em> cases, by the end of June.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>SCOTUS to hear late ballot deadline case in March<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2638,"featured_media":2558640,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/AP26026721510953.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[39518,33739,54156,32275],"class_list":["post-2558639","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-ballot-deadlines","tag-election-law","tag-late-arriving-ballots","tag-supreme-court"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/AP26026721510953.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2558639","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2638"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2558639"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2558639\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2558643,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2558639\/revisions\/2558643"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2558640"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2558639"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2558639"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2558639"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}