The Supreme Court ruled that election officials can count mail-in ballots arriving up to five days after Election Day if postmarked beforehand|Wisjg|CC BY-SA 4.0

In a narrow 5-4 split, the Supreme Court rejected a Republican National Committee (RNC) challenge, ruling that Mississippi election officials can count mail-in ballots arriving up to five days after Election Day if postmarked beforehand.

The majority decision prevents an election-year upheaval, keeping laws active across 14 states, including California, New York, and Texas, ahead of November’s midterm elections.

The ruling is a setback for President Donald Trump, who called it a “tremendous loss” on Truth Social and pushed for Congress to pass the Save America Act. He said the bill would require voters to show photo ID and proof of citizenship, and also ban mail-in ballots in most cases.

Conversely, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer celebrated the court decision, stating the justices upheld a bedrock American principle in voting.