Supreme Court Decides NC Absentee Ballot Deadline

The Supreme Court of the United States on Wednesday decided to uphold the North Carolina State Board of Elections’ decision to extend the state’s mail-in ballot deadline from three to nine days. The decision was made because of the Wuhan coronavirus pandemic.

In order to count, ballots have to be postmarked on or before Election Day but election officials must receive that ballot by 5 p.m. on Nov. 12.

The main question surrounding the case was whether or not the State Board of Elections had the authority to make deadline changes without consent from the North Carolina state legislature.

The decision was made 5-3, with newly-confirmed Justice Amy Coney Barrett sitting out “because of the need for a prompt resolution and because she has not had time to fully review the parties’ filings,” court spokeswoman Kathy Arberg told the Associated Press. (Read more from “Supreme Court Decides NC Absentee Ballot Deadline” HERE)

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