Nevada Supreme Court: count mailed ballots 3 days after Election Day even without postmark

The Nevada Supreme Court ruled Monday the state can count mailed ballots that arrive without a postmark up to three days after Election Day on Nov. 5.

The Republican National Committee and former President Donald Trump’s campaign committee had sought to block the counting of ballots without postmarks in the swing state, and the party has fought in other states to prevent counting ballots that arrive after Election Day.

But the state’s Supreme Court upheld the August decision by District Court Judge James Russell, who refused to block the counting of ballots without postmarks because of the importance of counting all eligible votes. Russell also found Republicans wouldn’t be irreparably harmed by counting late-arriving ballots because few votes were at stake.

"As explained in the legislative history, the purpose of the bill was 'to expand the ways in which people vote,' and make it easier for voters to exercise their freedom to vote," Chief Justice Elissa Cadish wrote for the court.



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