Alito warns late-arriving ballot ruling may undermine election confidence

Justice Samuel Alito offered a sharp dissent on Monday to the Supreme Court’s decision to uphold a Mississippi law allowing late-arriving mail ballots to be counted, warning that the majority’s ruling will likely hurt public confidence in elections and the system of government.

The high court ruled 5-4 in favor of upholding the Mississippi law, finding that federal law does not preempt state laws allowing the counting of ballots that are postmarked by Election Day but arrive days later. Alito penned the dissent and highlighted how that decision could undermine upcoming elections.