Case Summary:

In the case of Watson v. Republican National Committee (Docket No. 24-1260), argued before the Supreme Court of the United States on March 23, 2026, the relevant facts are as follows:

Fact Summary

The litigation concerns a challenge to a Mississippi state law (enacted in 2020) that permits the counting of absentee ballots that are postmarked on or before Election Day but received by election officials up to five business days later.

The plaintiffs—the Republican National Committee (RNC), the Mississippi Republican Party, and the Libertarian Party of Mississippi—sued Mississippi Secretary of State Michael Watson, alleging that this "grace period" violates federal statutes that establish ...