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Court rules ballots that arrive late shouldn’t be counted despite postmarks
Washington Piosy ^ | October 25, 2026

Posted on 10/25/2024 6:53:46 PM PDT by BlackFemaleArmyColonel

The 5th Circuit’s ruling in a Mississippi case could have implications for other states with similar laws.

A federal appeals court Friday ruled invalid a Mississippi law that allows election officials to count mail ballots that arrive after Election Day as long as they are postmarked by then.

The ruling came less than two weeks before the Nov. 5 presidential election and could have implications for other states with similar laws. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit did not rule on how the state should handle ballots for this election, saying that matter should be addressed later by a trial court judge.

(Excerpt) Read more at washingtonpost.com ...


TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: 5thcircuit; ballots; election; late; mississippi; piosy

1 posted on 10/25/2024 6:53:46 PM PDT by BlackFemaleArmyColonel
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To: BlackFemaleArmyColonel

It should read “Washington Post” as the source.


2 posted on 10/25/2024 6:55:06 PM PDT by BlackFemaleArmyColonel (No weapon formed against me shall prosper! (Isaiah 54:17))
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To: BlackFemaleArmyColonel

That’s a good thing, because Democrats want to count every ballot until the can secure the win.


3 posted on 10/25/2024 7:10:48 PM PDT by Robert DeLong
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To: BlackFemaleArmyColonel

Poison.....


4 posted on 10/25/2024 7:10:54 PM PDT by Red Badger (Homeless veterans camp in the streets while illegals are put up in 5 Star hotels....................)
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To: BlackFemaleArmyColonel

FACT CHECK: Did The USPS Endorse Kamala Harris For President?

The claim is misleading. The NALC, a labor union that represents postal walkers, not the USPS, endorsed Harris.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/fact-check-did-the-usps-endorse-kamala-harris-for-president/ar-AA1rAk23


5 posted on 10/25/2024 7:12:58 PM PDT by Libloather (Why do climate change hoax deniers live in mansions on the beach?)
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To: Libloather

What’s the difference?

I just read of a dem group renting a building attached to a Post Office. They covered the windows and wouldn’t allow anyone to see what was going on.


6 posted on 10/25/2024 7:16:36 PM PDT by Cowgirl of Justice
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To: BlackFemaleArmyColonel

Yeah, you know why?? Because if I show up to vote on Thursday I’ll be told the polls are closed. Same thing. Too late.

It’s NO surprise an election’s coming. They’ve been on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November since 1845.


7 posted on 10/25/2024 7:25:20 PM PDT by cotton1706
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To: BlackFemaleArmyColonel

Can ballots of military members be an exception, if delayed while enroute from overseas?


8 posted on 10/25/2024 7:27:21 PM PDT by roadcat ( )
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To: roadcat

They have to be postmarked appropriately.


9 posted on 10/25/2024 8:18:35 PM PDT by BlackFemaleArmyColonel (No weapon formed against me shall prosper! (Isaiah 54:17))
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To: Robert DeLong
"That’s a good thing, because Democrats want to count every ballot until the can secure the win."

Not overseas military ballots. They have teams of lawyers that will fight to reject as many military ballots as they can.

10 posted on 10/25/2024 9:09:26 PM PDT by mass55th (“Courage is being scared to death, but saddling up anyway.” ― John Wayne)
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To: BlackFemaleArmyColonel

What is to be done with the ones that were tossed out onto the ground. My wife found 7 yesterday in the driveway of my son’s new house he hasn’t moved in to. She picked them up and mailed them again. God knows where they will end up this time.

wy69


11 posted on 10/25/2024 9:10:02 PM PDT by whitney69
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To: BlackFemaleArmyColonel

wording in the headline is wrong.

it’s not “should not” be counted... it’s “must not” be counted.

‘should’ makes it sound like there’s wiggle room...


12 posted on 10/26/2024 2:25:35 AM PDT by sten (fighting tyranny never goes out of style)
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To: mass55th
Do not fool yourself.

People are under the delusion that all military voters vote for the conservative, but that is not the case at all. In addition, the are really relying on Americans who are not military who are abroad, which like main-in votes are not fully scrutinized which opens the possibility that votes are being cast by people that are not the people they are pretending to be.

13 posted on 10/26/2024 6:25:07 AM PDT by Robert DeLong
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To: Robert DeLong
Correction: they are really relying on Americans who are not military who are abroad
14 posted on 10/26/2024 6:27:26 AM PDT by Robert DeLong
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To: mass55th
If you did not really understand my initial response, it's not your fault. I was half awake.

But this might explain what I am talking about:

CNN: Overseas voters – now a bloc that could be crucial for Democrats – targeted by GOP lawsuits in battleground states

That is not even taking in the illegal voters who they are registering, with the DoJ suing the states that are removing these illegal voters, demanding that these illegal voters be reentered into the voter rolls.

15 posted on 10/26/2024 7:28:49 AM PDT by Robert DeLong
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To: BlackFemaleArmyColonel

“They have to be postmarked appropriately.”

With all due respect, define “postmarked”.

Postmarks are not controlled items. They can be added at any time. Cheating would simply involve illegally postmarking the fake ballots. This is why if they do not arrive in time then tough luck.


16 posted on 10/26/2024 7:42:14 AM PDT by CodeToad (Rule #1: The elites want you dead.)
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