Following the Supreme Court’s Monday morning ruling upholding a Mississippi law that allows mail-in ballots postmarked by Election Day and received within five business days to be counted, New York Attorney General Letitia James says those voting by mail on time shouldn’t fear their vote not being counted.
James released a statement shortly after the court’s 5-4 ruling, which stemmed from a challenge brought by the Republican National Committee. The ruling also comes days after a federal judge halted President Donald Trump’s executive order that sought to create a federal voter list and limit who can receive a mail ballot, based in part on a lawsuit filed by Democratic attorneys general — James included — representing 22 states and the District of Columbia.
“The right to vote has been a sacred promise for generations,” James said in a statement. “All eligible Americans should be able to exercise that constitutional right, free from roadblocks and unnecessary restrictions.
” … We are stronger as a nation when more people vote. The Supreme Court has upheld this in principle, but it is up to us to make it a reality.”