Trump Slams SCOTUS Mail-In Ballot Ruling, Presses SAVE Act
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- Trump on Monday slammed the Supreme Court ruling allowing states to count mail-in ballots received after Election Day
- The Supreme Court upheld a Mississippi law permitting ballots sent by Election Day to be counted even if delivered late
- Trump argued the ruling makes passage of the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE America) Act more urgent than ever for Congress
Why it matters: The ruling upheld Mississippi's practice of counting ballots postmarked by Election Day but received later — exactly the state-level deadline rule Trump's SAVE America Act targets. By slamming the decision and tying it to pending legislation, Trump turned a courtroom loss into a Capitol Hill argument for federal voter-eligibility standards.
